I'm Jason Silva, Host Of BrainGames, And This Is How I Work

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Jason Silva is hard to put a label on hes been called a futurist, an idea DJ and a performance philosopher. His popular video series Shots of Awe is a cinematic exploration of science and philosophy, and he also hosts the National Geographic Channels BrainGames.

Theres no doubt Jason has eclectic ideals and aspirations and a unique career path; how has he gone about achieving his diverse accomplishments? We caught up with Jason to learn about his background, his methodology and how he works.

Location: NYC / SF / London / Amsterdam and sometimes Miami. Current Gig: Host of BrainGames TV series on Nat Geo and creator/narrator of Shots of Awe web series / global keynote speaker / futurist One word that best describes how you work: Cognitive ecstasy Current mobile device: iPhone Current computer: MacBook Pro

People started calling me a futurist because I make a lot of content about the idea of the technological singularity where I echo people like Ray Kurzweil and Kevin Kellys ideas about technology and innovation and self organisation. I sort of describe my work as digital DJing because I recombine existing ideas into new modalities of expression, hopefully introducing new audiences to this mind bending stuff.

iTunes for musical inspiration, YouTube and Vimeo for video content and Twitter for serendipitous idea finding.

YouTube is ubiquitous, so a presence there is a must. Vimeo is a more curated audience of artists and designers, so you reach like minds easier. Its nice to be on both platforms when possible.

Carefully considering who to follow is a kind of anticipated serendipity. Using other minds as content filters means that your Twitter stream becomes a digital trail of where these peoples minds have been. You get a glimpse into their wanderings. You also benefit from the shared cognitive bandwidth of many brilliant minds sharing the labour of filtering the endless stream of media for you. And you take the leap of faith that if these people have impressed you with their thinking before, they will do so again through their choice of tweets.

Laptop / music / ultra mobile / hotel rooms. I work out of wherever I am.

Mediocre hotel Wi-Fi can definitely be an issue. I have a laptop connect card just in case that can connect via AT&Ts LTE signal. When travelling internationally you can always depend on the cafe culture to provide ample spaces to sit and people watch and let the wind wander between flurries of email. When shooting Shots of Awe we usually book a place that offers a sense of being somewhere else. My favourite place to shoot Shots of Awe is Amsterdam. The Dutch seem to really have a work/life balance and I love their bicycle universe. AirBNB has transformed travel as well, and those apartments always have great Wi-Fi.

Get enough sleep! You function much better and more efficiently if youre rested.

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Opinion: Remove punishments for incest

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Ask your friends and relatives and intuitively most of them will be opposed to lifting punishments for incest. The taboo runs deep. It is rooted in history, experience, religion and tradition - if not in all, then at least in most cultures around the world.

But in nations as different as France, Russia, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Ivory Coast and The Netherlands, sex between consenting adult siblings is not punished. The reason given: There are no victims.

Eugenics no reason for ban

But, your friends and relatives will cry out, there are potential victims!

The risk that children born from an incestuous relationship will be born physically handicapped is disproportionately high, they'll say. Taking an oversimplified view, that's true - but it's also true for the children of parents with certain hereditary diseases, or alcoholics, or pregnant women who are older than 40. They should all be banned from having sex!

The law isn't even based on eugenic concerns: sterilization doesn't change the statutory offense. The law that the ethics panel would like to see revised allows for all varieties of consensual sex.

Dagmar Engel heads DW's Berlin bureau

Yet, there is a lingering sense that such a change would be wrong. Wouldn't it violate moral values, or even destroy the family? A glance at the other countries - see the list above - and at scientific research puts things right. Doing away with the punishment doesn't mean the taboo disappears. The Westermarck effect - named after Finnish anthropologist Edward Westermarck - prevents siblings from falling in love with each other in droves. You don't find people you were raised with sexually attractive.

Taboo has strong roots

That is why so few cases answer to this part of Germany's criminal code. All available data shows that incest among siblings - and this is all this is all this is about - appears to be relatively rare in Western societies, according to the ethics panel. But the few adult siblings who do have sex have the same basic right to sexual self-determination and to the pursuit of happiness. So, toss the criminal law provision. The taboo will survive!

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Citizen Beach Initiative

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The Oak Bluffs citizens beach committee was formed this year to address the problems of our beaches, some of which were highlighted in a recent letter to the editor by Barbara Peckham.

Oak Bluffs is fortunate to have beautiful beaches for our residents and for the visitors, many of whom come here primarily for the beaches. The beaches are an important human resource as well as a necessary economic resource for Oak Bluffs, as evidenced by the recent Oak Bluffs business district survey.

The conservation commission, which is charged by law with protecting water resources, has exercised sole jurisdiction over the beaches and has been acting unilaterally; we believe that the parks commission should be advocating for the human and socioeconomic values of the beaches.

Last winter material that was dredged from under the new bridge to Vineyard Haven was placed on Town Beach (also known as Pay Beach and the Inkwell). The quality of that material was disgusting: it packed as hard as pavement; it was almost black and had a foul smell; it contained foreign objects (rusted metal and welding rods); and it had small quantities of toxic chemicals. It had no business being placed on a family beach.

Following a display of public outrage, the selectmen decided that the dredged material would be removed from the beach, and the highway department removed most of it. The remainder should be removed.

The main goals of the beach committee follow:

No dredge material should be placed on the beaches if it is of poorer quality than what is already there.

Lesser material, such as that which will come from dredging under the Little Bridge at the beginning of State Beach, can be used if it is cleaned of rocks by a Barber Surf Rake, a piece of equipment which is used by all beach communities on Cape Cod to keep their beaches nice.

Dredge material from a harbor may not be used on the beaches.

Plans for replenishing beaches should be publicized in advance so that there is ample time for public comment.

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Report: Father dies after rescue at Ocean Beach

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Massive and fast-moving swells at San Franciscos Ocean Beach claimed at least one victim Wednesday as some of the biggest waves of the season are making one of Californias most dangerous beaches even more perilous.

At 3:44 p.m., a father and son were swimming in the water across the Great Highway from the Beach Chalet restaurant, the San Francisco Fire Department said Thursday.

The men, whom authorities did not identify, were spotted in trouble as waves relentlessly slammed the coastline. One wore underwear, the other basketball shorts, according to witnesses.

Arriving rescuers found one of the men unconscious who had already been pulled from the water. The other man was still in the ocean, unresponsive in the waves, firefighters said. Crews eventually pulled him out and rushed both men in ambulances to hospitals.

On Thursday, KTVU-TV reported that the father had died. Officials at the San Francisco medical examiners office said they could not confirm the report. The son remained in critical condition.

In another incident at Ocean Beach, Coast Guard crews rescued a 24-year-old man who became separated from his friends while surfing at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. He suffered a broken finger and hypothermia.

A few hours earlier, the Coast Guard rescued two men from a disabled Jet Ski personal watercraft off Mussel Point north of Bodega Bay. The men, who were drifting toward big waves about 300 yards from shore, were unhurt.

Ocean Beach, known for its sneaker waves and powerful rip currents, is one of the most dangerous beaches in California.

A storm system that hit the Bay Area Wednesday brought with it 15-foot waves that slammed the stretch of coastline from the San Francisco Zoo to the Cliff House, said Larry Smith, a beach safety leader for the National Weather Service.

There are big, strong waves out there, Smith said. You have to worry about rip currents, but the waves are big enough and strong enough, they could wash people on the beach out into the water.

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Volunteers remove over 5,300 pounds of trash in Mendocino County

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Submitted by Mendocino Land Trust

On Saturday, Sept. 20, 450 volunteers gathered at thirty cleanup locations to remove trash and recyclables from Mendocino County beaches, rivers and creeks as part of the 30th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. Volunteers covered over 76 miles of beaches, rivers and creeks, removing 5,300 pounds of trash and over 3,000 cigarette butts. This year's Coastal Cleanup saw an increased number of participants with almost 100 more volunteers than last year.

The state-wide effort brought over 54,000 Californians out to the beaches to clean up over half a million pounds of debris, about 343 tons, which is the weight of 45 elephants.

As always, the success of Coastal Cleanup Day relies on the efforts and enthusiasm of our local communities, service groups, nonprofits, businesses, organizations, and individuals. The Mendocino Land Trust, which has coordinated Coastal Cleanup Day in Mendocino County since 2002, expresses its appreciation to all of the volunteers and Site Captains. Together, the efforts of our communities have helped to protect our rivers, creeks, and coastal environment, removing trash that would have washed into the ocean with the arrival of winter rains.

Past Coastal Cleanup Day data tell us that between 60 to 80 percent of the debris on our beaches and shorelines comes from inland sources, washed down storm drains or creeks, out to the beaches and ocean. The California Coastal Commission asks all Californians to take responsibility for ensuring that trash goes where it belongs securely into a trash can, recycling bin or a hazardous waste dump when appropriate.

The biggest offenders this year were cigarette butts and dog waste. Both of these items are highly toxic and should always be disposed of properly.

While the traditional coastal focus for Coastal Cleanup Day helps to project the marine environment, the event also provides an opportunity to care for inland rivers, creeks and lakes. The large amount of trash found at inland creek cleanups in Willits demonstrated the importance of cleaning our creeks and rivers as streams are too often used as dump sites, harming both local and downstream environments.

This year, 50 volunteers in Willits removed almost 3,000 pounds of garbage from Baechtel and Broadus creeks, home to one of the longest Coho salmon runs in California.

Trash removed from Coastal Cleanup Day sites ranges from typical small trash found on beaches to larger debris, such as car parts or appliances, found at dump sites in creeks. Volunteers from Liquid Fusion Kayaking and the Lost Coast Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association removed another 500 pounds of trash from sites accessed by boat.

Mendocino Land Trust's coordination efforts were supported by a grant from the California Coastal Commission, which manages the statewide event, and a donation from the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority.

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