Cheating to Learn: How a UCLA professor gamed a game theory midterm (Posted April 22, 2013 by Peter Nonacs)

Peter Nonacs, a professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at UCLA, turned his own class into a revealing experiment in game theory and an excellent learning opportunity for everyone. So in this life, do you choose to help out your neighbor? What do you have to lose? What do you have to gain? Do you feel morally obligated to choose one over the other in certain situations?

 

Mike Love - Barbershop (FREE Download)

The Pier's MP3 Leak of the Week is O'ahu's own Mike Love, a rising star in the reggae community. If you ever get the opportunity to watch him perform live, do not miss it! This artist's musical talent goes above and beyond the ordinary. And if you are ever in O'ahu, check and see where and when Mike Love is performing. His regular weekly solo and duet acts are free (no cover charge) at O'Tooles and Anna O'Brien's in Honolulu.

To download a FREE copy of Barbershop, go to The Pier's homepage. (For limited time only!)

Symphony of Science - Our Biggest Challenge

In keeping with yesterday's theme, here is an awesome video produced by melodysheep for the Symphony of Science collection on climate change and personal responsibility. I truly believe that we should all strive to be good stewards with our time and money. Conscious spending should trump conspicuous consumption, always. In a society of waste and replace, who will save the planet from ourselves? Live simply, and you shall know how to simply live. Your life will be that much more fulfilling; I guarantee it. Aloha~

Echo Movement - Pale Blue Dream featuring Carl Sagan

Happy Earth Day everyone! Today we celebrate the scientific miracle of life on this tiny pale blue dot, floating in space amidst the vastness of the universe. Today also celebrate what it means to be human and to be live. Rejoice! because we are all a part of a whole, we are all one, and together we are all ALIVE.  Take care of each other, my friends, and take care of the Earth -- it is our home and we are just a part of it, so in a way I urge you to take care of yourselves.

Macklemore - The Unplanned Mixtape

Happy Aloha Friday!

This one is for all of you new Macklemore fans out there hooked on his fresh sound. Click here for a free download of one of his throwback albums. Scroll down and find "The Unplanned Mixtape" link.

Real Beauty Sketches

Here is an interesting little psychological experiment on self perception and esteem in American society. Is the face you gaze upon in the mirror every morning really the same face that the rest of the world sees everyday?

Remember to smile      
Love and be Loved. Aloha~

Alabama Shakes - You Ain't Alone

She got SOUL. Do you?

When life gets you down, don't forget that you are never alone. Peace & Blessings~

30 Abandoned Places That Look Truly Beautiful

More specifically, an eerie tone of beauty which lies in the mystery of human desolation. Because we are mortal beings, we are an amnesic species from generation to generation; and our past is nearly as mysterious as our future. What we can remember, marks the capacity of human knowledge. What we have yet to learn, marks the capacity of human potential.

Incredible. Isn't it?


Craco, Italy.

Joe Bonamassa - Jockey Full of Bourbon LIVE at Vienna

Happy Aloha Friday once again. Today I would like to share a FREE DOWNLOAD from the great American blues rock guitarist and singer, Joe Bonamassa. Enjoy!

15 Surreal Satellite Images of Earth

The impact and devastation that human beings are capable of incising upon the Earth is astounding. Here are some incredible satellite images of specific events caused by human activity that have left lasting scars on the planet. In terms of a macroscopic analogy, it appears that the Earth is suffering from a virus or cancer of the human variety.

Below is a before-and-after comparison of the exponential growth of Las Vegas -- an artificial human playground in the middle of a non-sustainable desert.

CMA - Do What You Love

Life is too short to do otherwise, my friends. This is something I need to continuously remind myself every day as I make my way through this world. Whatever you do, do your best. And above all else, Love and be Loved. Aloha~

Groundation - Weak Heart

"Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me!"

Is there even a shred of truth in this rhyme? I understand that it is supposed to teach children to take the high road or to not take it to heart when taunted by a bully. But what is this rhyme teaching the bullies?* And what kind of lesson are we teaching the youth regarding the value of their spoken words?

Perhaps our society would be a better place if people understood that the words they speak do indeed have a powerful impact on the lives of others: that as a speaker they control the power to do much good or much evil with their very words.

So instead of the old "Sticks and Stones" saying,
what if we taught our youth a different message?

What message would you teach?


*Not to mention the apparent increase in the amount of attention this society is giving bullying. It leads one to wonder what the correlation is between our culture's general social mentality and the growing severity and numbers of "bullies."

Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star

Back with another video for Sunday Evening Oldschool! Dream big my friends~

For more awesome music from the Slayd5000 vinyl collection click here.

Thinking On A Saturday.

My Brothers & Sisters of Earth:

The boundaries of your enlightenment are constricted by the worldly dogma produced by the hegemonic powers of your own species' history, which you tacitly accept.

Free your mind.

Aloha. ♥

Mayer Hawthorne - A Long Time

Happy Aloha Friday everyone!
Time to celebrate the end of another week with a victory dance.
Doesn't life feel good? :)

For the super sexy, extra groovy, Silly Pilly remix click here.

The Universal Language Is In Our Minds

"UC Berkeley linguistics lecturer Patrick Boudreault, who is deaf, explains that language is a fluid thing that's not just spoken. It's something universal that happens in our minds, whether it's communicated with our hands or our voice."

Have you ever stopped to really think about language?

How it magically enables us to communicate with each other?
How it mysteriously allows us to think
and define the incredible world which surrounds us?
How without it, our reality would not be our own?

In a culture of affluence, it is all too easy to take material things for granted. Which consequently makes it even easier still to walk through this life and overlook the most fundamental miracles of simply being.

Be grateful. And you will be happy, my friends.
Aloha~

Slightly Stoopid - Everything You Need

It's Hump day already, and this week is flying past.
Time to slow things down a bit and enjoy it while it lasts.

Peace & Blessings~

Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk

Happy Easter from Yoks out here on the westside. Have a wonderful week. Stay cool, and keep them vibes alive ~