Languages--Chinese
I watched episode 39 of Travel in Chinese. This episode was a review, which covered everything from buying pants to the Beijing tea house.
Articles:
I read two articles (Wall Street Journal) today. One was about the debt crisis in Europe and what started it. Countries have been pointing fingers--Germany blaming Greece, for example, but the problem can really be pinpointed back to the start of the use of the euro as currency. There were flaws in the plan even back then but they were ignored. Now, those mistakes are catching up and it's become the crisis it is today.
The other article was about the growing need for dietitians in places like supermarkets. One chain already has a resident dietitian for virtually every store, who advises people on what they should be eating, monitors their biometrics, and does various other things, without the huge cost that usually comes with programs like these. As a result, people are eating healthier and know exactly what to buy if they have some sort of allergy, like one to gluten, or some other illness that prevents them from eating certain things. I think having dietitians readily available at supermarkets is definitely a good thing since it says people a lot of time and money.
Philosophy:
I read about valuing vs. evaluation (specifically valuing), which is part of Dewey's moral philosophy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Valuing is oftentimes something instinctual. It's what we're drawn towards or repelled by whether we realize the reason why or not. Habits are part of valuing, since they're basically subconsciously executed once they are learned.
Internships:
I read about augmented reality, after seeing that internship yesterday. Augmented reality is basically some view of the world, either direct or indirect, generated by a computer. This makes me think of video games, since you always play a game through your character's eyes.
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