This is a great talk on how things really work, from the perspective of information security. What he's talking about applies to many other industries though, and he gives some examples. Lots of hard-earned wisdom here.

The key ingredients of charisma are simple actions that, with practice, become a part of your personality and improve your interactions with everyone around you, increasing your overall satisfaction with life. Here are 7 qualities of charismatic people that you can incorporate into your life...

There might be something in there you've missed or otherwise can come in handy, and it's a short read, so check it out!

If you or anyone you know is interested in giving an opinion for or against the recently controversial "Stand Your Ground" laws in some US states, I invite you to watch or share this panel talk on it.

It gives the history of the law's inception, along with a for and against position, all by some of the best experts alive. It's very informative.

And in case the embed doesn't work, here's a direct link to the talk.

Life is strange.

An entertaining talk about perspective and just how much it matters for your happiness and success in life.

I lament that I can probably only count on one hand the people I know who recognize either of the two non-Space Jam sources of material for this video.

Excerpt:

"It's hard to imagine a form that could be simpler: two fields, two buttons, and one link. Yet, it turns out this form was preventing customers from purchasing products from a major e-commerce site, to the tune of $300,000,000 a year. What was even worse: the designers of the site had no clue there was even a problem..."

A great article both for those who appreciate usability testing, and the kind of thing that comes to mind for me when people dismissively use the word "subjective" about product or user interface design. Check it out!