As mentioned above, neuroscience seems to be the ripest candidate for a grand scale revolution. For supporting evidence see this talk: Toward the First Revolution in the Mind Sciences.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 8:45 PM on May 6, 2008

You mention a couple books in the field of positive psychology. There was a recent post about the now-famous Harvard positive psychology course with a link to the lecture videos. I've watched the lectures, and while they don't talk much about experimental methods they're well worth a view.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 6:15 PM on April 17, 2008

MITWorld has an impressively broad collection of talks, most of which are intended for a public audience. I think you'll find the quality of the speakers to be unparalleled.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 9:02 PM on February 25, 2008

By specifying minimal human moderation, do you mean that the balance of moderation is carried out by the users rather than the administrators? Systems that rely wholly on user moderation seem to scale poorly.

If you're aiming for the level of discourse of the MeFamily, I'd offer that you've already hit on one of the most sustainable discussion models on the web.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 8:59 PM on January 21, 2008

There's an ongoing thread at Something Awful with some fantastic documentary and educational video suggestions.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 8:36 PM on December 8, 2007 marked best answer

You can mix all the ingredients for masala chai ahead of time. Grind the spices and add them to the loose tea. Grate some ginger, dry it out, and add it too.

A rounded teaspoon of this mixture makes for a nice strong brew.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 9:14 PM on August 27, 2007

The simple, clean, and lightweight design ethic works well for research groups. I made this site for a physics research group.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 12:15 AM on August 23, 2007

I've recently been using xplorer² lite, which manages folder views manually. The reason I mention it is because it streamlines MANY other functions. It has tabbed browsing and dual panes for moving files around. It remembers the last selected file in each folder.

These and other features save so much time if you find yourself clicking through the same folder trees repeatedly.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 12:51 PM on August 17, 2007

Two rather unconventional sodas are favourites of mine:
Rivella is made in Switzerland from milk protein. It resembles ginger ale, and has an indescribable taste.
Malta is a malted beverage made by Guinness, brewed in Nigeria of all places. It can be commonly found in Malaysia as well.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 1:25 AM on July 31, 2007

For the bleeding edge in music management you might try Songbird. It's the latest project from the creators of winamp.

There's already an add-on for iPod support. Songbird is based on the mozilla platform, so add-ons are just as easy to use as in firefox.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:28 PM on July 14, 2007

I've been wondering what the name of this symbol is for years. It's often used as a section divider in literature. Like the pointy finger, it seems to be a timeless piece of graphic design.

Maddeningly, amtho's link to P22 offers another example but no reference!

(Apologies if it's not kosher to add a question within a thread, I couldn't tell from reading the posting guidelines.)... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 11:14 PM on July 11, 2007

It looks like you're in good company here, I'm really impressed with by the response so far.

I can add a few ideas specific to Vancouver:
-participate in the city's EcoDensity planning meetings (ongoing)
-become involved with APEG (not just for civil engineers!) and bring about change in the organization
-help organize events such as the recent sustainability cafes
-BCSEA is very active in public policy and in developing... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:53 AM on July 4, 2007

Consider releasing portions of your research in a blog or some other bite-size media. This strategy forces you to add context to your notes and edit them for readability, which could be helpful when you go back to them six months later.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 3:01 AM on June 23, 2007

Jimmy Eat World's The Middle. I feel like this song could make me feel positive about any situation.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:59 AM on March 25, 2006

Wings 3D is relatively simple to learn and free to use. It would require some proficiency to model biological shapes, but this is true of most modelling software.

Z-brush employs a very different building process, letting you 'paint' objects. It is likely going to be the most intuitive starting point for a beginner, but it carries a $500 price tag.

Both of these programs are available for Mac and Windows.... [more]
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 11:41 AM on March 10, 2006

Copenhagen does fit my description but it's not the work I'm speaking of. I missed out on seeing Copenhagen at the Playhouse in Vancouver, I hope it returns.

sueinnyc, Die Physiker looks like it fits the bill! Thank you for the links, I look forward to reading it. Seeing as Die Physiker is also a play I will have to do a search to see when and where it has been produced.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:20 PM on December 1, 2005

The link from Wikipedia to the Literary Encyclopedia confirms that I was thinking of Die Physiker. It describes Friedrich Dürrenmatt's motivation for writing the play, and that the play went on to have worldwide success after premiering in Germany in 1962.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:30 PM on December 1, 2005

Oops, it priemered in Zurich, not in Germany.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:39 PM on December 1, 2005

I don't have experience with biology diagrams, but I'll suggest Dia as a general purpose tool. A windows version can be found here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 10:52 AM on November 28, 2005

I recently did a quick search do solve exactly your problem. It yielded this: Snif.

I haven't used it to add descriptions, but it seems to have that functionality. It's a php script you drop into your file directory, no setup required. It allows navigation of its root folder as well as subfolders.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 9:26 PM on November 17, 2005 marked best answer

I'll go first.
I came across Tumi and the Volume's album "At the Bassline" through a south-african friend. Their sound is a blend of hip-hop, instrumental and soul.

I like them for their powerful and original sound. What draws me back again and again though is the complexity of Tumi's lyrics.
You can listen to them here.
posted to Ask Metafilter by FissionChips at 2:48 PM on October 18, 2005