Archive for April, 2012

Monkey Brains and Multiple Selves

Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Monkey Brains and Multiple Selves

Our bodies and minds have evolved to enjoy life right here and now because it could be gone tomorrow. We crave fatty foods because they gave us extra padding in case we couldn’t eat next week. We crave sweets because they gave us energy to keep ourselves alive. Then came all the conveniences of the modern world. ... »

Quantified Self Talk: Beeminding Beeminder

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Quantified Self Talk: Beeminding Beeminder

[The Beeminder founders, Bethany Soule and Daniel Reeves, presented at the Portland Quantified Self Meetup on April 10. This is what they said.] We’re excited to be here! We used to go to Quantified Self meetups in New York and we just moved here, to pursue the Portlandian Dream of working a couple hours a week in a coffee shop and going to clown school. [They hate it when you say that.]... »