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Memes: The Week's Links

ALL THE LINKS POSTED ON SOCIAL NETWORKS:

  • Is the grass really greener? A creative's take buff.ly/2R3Lg2X

  • Google Images will now display creator and copyright metadata buff.ly/2DBQfFs

  • Quantum mechanics may contradict itself when applied to big objects buff.ly/2DCg2gv

  • Where in the world are kids most optimistic about the future? buff.ly/2DxJR1T

  • Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind buff.ly/2Dugde0

  • Billboards — yes, billboards — are having a heyday in a digital world buff.ly/2xL35ee

  • 4 Ways AI Will Help Overwhelmed Designers Refocus Their Energy on Creativity buff.ly/2R1v7uD

  • Facebook global creative director Andrew Keller on why creative ideas need to build communities buff.ly/2DzhNeB

  • The future of design – UX Collective buff.ly/2Ifdrrz

  • Discovery of Galileo’s long-lost letter shows he edited his heretical ideas to fool the Inquisition buff.ly/2OGlosd

  • Pursue excellence, not perfection. 16 Signs You’re a Toxic Perfectionist buff.ly/2xyLwyF

  • The 'Distracted Boyfriend' Meme's Photographer Explains All buff.ly/2DxBd3l

  • What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes buff.ly/2NCECCy

  • Enter the Age of Borderless Memes buff.ly/2NIgFtC

  • Facebook's AI Can Analyze Memes, but Can It Understand Them? buff.ly/2DsR3fH

  • Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Memes buff.ly/2NGEPF0

  • Is This Finally the Beginning of the End for the Password? buff.ly/2QVNxwV

  • There is no fall TV season anymore buff.ly/2OJomMt

  • Insight Report: Why iIllustration is booming buff.ly/2xQSXAK

  • Nothing Makes Me Jealous Anymore. That's a Problem Where's the work we all wish we made? buff.ly/2xPFCbM

  • The Challenges of Overcoming Creative Imposter Syndrome buff.ly/2DwO2uQ

  • “The New Media Barons What Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan makes of the tech billionaires taking over the new business—including her boss.” buff.ly/2QYa5NK

  • Here's the Plan to End Malaria With Crispr-Edited Mosquitoes buff.ly/2NINYNl

  • Google Is Getting a Lot More Visual to Keep You on Its Site buff.ly/2NI6rcQ

  • Hilarious Images of Bored Tourists From Around the World buff.ly/2Dv2J1n

  • The Clever Engineering Behind the New iPhone's Battery buff.ly/2NIM8fp

  • How to optimize caffeine (and improve your productivity) buff.ly/2DvAFv3

  • Why do we hate wasps and love bees? buff.ly/2QMMDmy

  • New Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail buff.ly/2xuUsFl

  • Why you should read this article slowly buff.ly/2NJzFXZ

  • A Mathematical Model Captures the Political Impact of Fake News buff.ly/2DygD34

  • Why your brain is hardwired to be bad at economics – and how to fix it buff.ly/2MYQD02

  • Your fingerprints reveal more than you think buff.ly/2MOam2t

  • TED Playlist: Who's watching us? In the age of smart tech, privacy is a definite concern. Here's the download on who has your information and what they're doing with it. buff.ly/2MTAw3L

  • The 5 types of mentors you need in your life buff.ly/2QHjMQC

  • How a $450 Million da Vinci Was Lost in America—and Later Found buff.ly/2ML7Wl9

  • Audiobooks Are the New E-books, Except They Might Keep Growing buff.ly/2QOfAhL

  • The Top 20 Most-Produced Playwrights of the 2018-19 Season buff.ly/2OKf1Eu

  • The Top 10* Most-Produced Plays of the 2018-19 Season buff.ly/2OKeZwm

  • Is the podcast bubble bursting? buff.ly/2znGwOX

  • Who Says Culture Doesn't Pay? $9.9 Billion Was Spent on New Arts Projects Around the Globe in 2017 buff.ly/2xFKala

  • “The Great Endumbening IQ scores look to be on the decline. Is there a complicated explanation, or are we just getting stupider?” buff.ly/2znnwA0

  • The urge to share news of our lives is neither new nor narcissistic – Lee Humphreys | Aeon Ideas buff.ly/2MT8sO3

  • Alastair Macaulay, Chief Dance Critic, Is Retiring buff.ly/2QO2f9g

  • This Is Your Brain on the Internet We know where to find information — we just can’t remember it anymore buff.ly/2Dbn8sn

  • Famous Advertisers in History: David Ogilvy buff.ly/2wW8u2z

  • Beyond Patronage: Artists and Experimental Monetization On creative funding and distribution. buff.ly/2OHIaQp

  • Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain — Explaining it to a 5 Year Old buff.ly/2KXgNiI

  • You Can Never Go Back to the Old Twitter buff.ly/2ph5dXi

  • Help discover ancient ruins -- before it's too late buff.ly/2DmWtsr

  • ◉ Why we choke under pressure — and how to avoid it - smartercreativity.com/blog/2018/9/22…

  • The whiff of sandalwood makes the human head sprout more hair buff.ly/2xIVgpi

  • 10 mysteries of the universe: How did it all begin? buff.ly/2QNiPWR

  • The Drive to Keep Growing Emotionally - The Book of Life buff.ly/2I7hqXm

  • How To Get Back On Track When One Thing Derails Your Day buff.ly/2MjZyc5

  • NASA’s new exoplanet-hunter has spotted its first alien worlds buff.ly/2PPJTn5

  • A stretchy stick-on patch can take blood pressure readings from deep inside your body buff.ly/2OEHXO1

  • The future of humanity depends on design ethics, says Tim Wu buff.ly/2PXuhOs

  • Beautiful Thinkers: Matthew Willcox, Author buff.ly/2Nvcl0V

  • Design the Life You Want, and Your Career Will Thank You buff.ly/2xE1tCZ

  • The latest fantastic use of print and digital from @NYTmag. Totally worth 30 mins of your time. Listen to the World buff.ly/2OLXs6G

  • The health benefits of reading buff.ly/2NTLvyX

  • Shakespeare's neglected queen reigns once more buff.ly/2OJso7E

  • Is It Time to Get Rid of Time? The crisis inside the physics of time. buff.ly/2QQ8NUJ

  • The Rise of Anti-Notifications buff.ly/2poIzfx

  • 'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars buff.ly/2NZjw0A

  • Five Underrated Things to Pack for Every Trip buff.ly/2pspfxX

  • Forget the new iPhones: Apple’s best product is now privacy buff.ly/2poHlkw

  • How to Be Better at Parties buff.ly/2xzyK2c

  • Fidget spinners, weighted blankets, and the rise of anxiety consumerism buff.ly/2poLd55

  • “The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume Sometimes it takes a touch of darkness to create something alluring.” buff.ly/2xDEibV

  • You Can Never Go Back to the Old Twitter. The platform’s return to a chronological timeline won't be enough to recapture its original magic. buff.ly/2ph5dXi

  • What does OK stand for? buff.ly/2DjeKHj

  • Tea Uglow: How to Lead When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing buff.ly/2MISKoS

  • Craig Oldham on When Your Dream Job Becomes Just Another Job buff.ly/2Hdr5gU

  • When design jargon goes wrong buff.ly/2NWnnvs

  • The Advertising Industry Doesn't Need More Data- It Needs More Creativity buff.ly/2PTUwVT

  • Apple is investing in a huge mangrove forest in Colombia buff.ly/2Df6KXy

  • The entire city of Paris will be car-free for a day buff.ly/2pqoUMx

  • Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA buff.ly/2DqG6LM

  • Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure buff.ly/2Df38EY

  • Slow Down to Think More Creatively - Chief Learning Officer buff.ly/2NWnvek