Language--Chinese
I watched episode 37 of Travel in Chinese. This episode was about renting a car.
Article:
I read two articles, one from the Wall Street Journal, and one from the Washington Post. The Washington Post article was about evidence that researchers have found that suggests that the Indo-European languages originated somewhere in Turkey. By analyzing words from over 100 contemporary and ancient languages, scientists believe that the Indo-European languages originated in the Anatolia region. However, one other theory, popular among linguists, places the origin of these languages somewhere in Russia. Linguists have come to this conclusion by trying to reconstruct the ancestral language and learned that words for "wheel" and "wagon" among others are related among Indo-European languages, which places it's origins in Russia.
The Wall Street Journal article was about how the European debt crisis is affecting Europeans' coffee consumption. Before the crisis, most people were buying coffee at least once a day, sometimes several times a day in places like Italy. Now, more people have cut it out of their daily routine, or reduced the number of coffees they buy a day. This in turn has upped the demand for cheaper coffee blends.
Philosophy:
I read about John Dewey's moral philosophy, specifically the development of social psychology, which is then used to explain his moral philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). He believed that human conduct is made up of several different components, among them are impulses and habits. Impulses are the things we do subconsciously without thinking about the consequences. Habits are a step up from impulses. They're what guide impulses in a certain direction to shape certain outcomes of our future. Because of this, a person's habits can tell you a lot about them as a person.
Internships:
I looked up more jobs and internships at Qualcomm, this time in Systems Engineering. I found several interesting sounding jobs and at least one internship.
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