I apparently have been on a video jag lately. Yesterday, I captured a quick bike ride through Prospect Park on an unseasonably warm and beautiful winter’s day. I then sped up the trip to a five-minute speed-through. Warning: it might make you a bit motion sick if you don’t like shaky camera technique. Click here…
Me Breaking to The Go! Team (video)
Click To Play I just got the awesome debut album of the group The Go! Team called "Thunder, Lightning, Strike." Sort of a cross between Schoolhouse Rock and Grandmaster Flash. Here I am doing some breaking to their song "The Power Is On." Yes, I know, my head is chopped off during my toprocking. My…
There are no fat breakdancers
There are no fat b-boys. Ok, there is this one guy. But seriously, nearly all breakers have ridiculous bodies. Breakdance is like gymnastics or ballet — it’s just not physically possible to do what we do unless you are in a least good to very good physical shape. B-boying just puts so many demands on…
Flesh Eating Beetles at the Field Museum!
This week, I was fortunate enough to get a guided behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible Field Museum in Chicago, one of the finest natural history museums in the country. The fascinating tour culminated in a visit to the "dermestid beetle room", where fresh carcasses are turned into skeletons. This is done through the very efficient…
The breakfast dilemma — avoiding insulin shock
I’ve been a pretty healthy eater for the eight months or so since I was diagnosed as being on the verge of diabetes. I have drastically cut down on carbs and sugar, increased my veggie and fruit intake, and decreased my portion sizes to something more manageable by my body. I’ve never felt better. That…
Global Kids on NY1!
As part of our Teen Second Life Press Junket that Global Kids organized yesterday, we had a film crew from the local news station New York 1 in our offices filming us putting on the event. It resulted in a really nice news story. You can also watch it online here for the next few…
Giving the elevator pitch about Global Kids
CC-licensed photo by Daniel Morrison As the new kid on the block at Global Kids, I’ve had several opportunities to practice the “Elevator Pitch” describing our work: "I work for a youth-oriented non-profit that helps teens in New York and beyond use technology to be better students and global leaders." "I use virtual worlds to…
JOB NOTICE: USC is looking for a virtual events coordinator
My friend Tori Horton at the University of Southern California tells me that the USC Institute for Network Culture is looking for a "Virtual World Events Coordinator" from February – November. It’s great to see that major educational institutions are seeing the value of bringing aboard experts in virtual world organizing. The Events Coordinator must…
Blogging in the workplace: using blogs to foster a collaborative, transparent work culture
I love that I work in an office where blogging is a part of the work. IMO too much attention is paid to how blogging can hurt your career, and not enough to how blogging can enhance your effectiveness and efficiency on the job. The Global Kid’s Online Leadership Program website is really just a…
Global Kids machinima showcases how teens are asserting their rights in virtual spaces
Here’s a neat little machinima describing how young people in the Teen Grid of Second Life are learning how to raise their voice to authorities (in this case Linden Lab) about issues that they care about. The video was produced for the "Civil Liberties in Virtual Worlds" MacArthur event happening his Monday at 12PM PST….