Advertising adds value to a product by changing our perception, rather than the product itself. Rory Sutherland makes the daring assertion that a change in perceived value can be just as satisfying as what we consider “real” value — and his conclusion has interesting consequences for how we look at life. via Rory Sutherland:...
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OOOPS!
Church airbrushes out leader's $30K watch - Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony
- You've won billions! Ah ... sorry, no you haven't
- Thatcher snatched Ronald Raegan's doodle 30 years ago
- Penis Tattoo Blamed for Permanent Erection
- Fake doctor's recipe for better buttocks: Cement, tyre-filler and glue
- US airport agent in trouble over vibrator joke
- Hey, that's not Cookie Monster: Hackers turn Sesame Street YouTube page into porn site
- Drunk moose found stuck in tree
- Been Looking at Porn? Be warned: It'll show up on Facebook
- Plane crashes into Ferris Wheel
- Beauty bath eel swims up man's penis
- Woman's breast implant popped during game of paintball
- Bull sperm spillage forces police to shut Tennessee highway
- Bee-bearder's swarm fails to break record
- Lady Gaga's gay Gillard gaffe
- British man removes wart with shotgun, also loses finger
- 'Beautiful people' website hit by Shrek virus that allowed ugly applicants to sign up
- Woman sues ex-fiance after falling while peeing from his veranda
- Angry senior citizen locks bell ringers in church tower
Animals & Nature
Spooked horse swims 3km offshore - The goose who wears sandals
- Italian Cat Becomes Third Richest Animal In The World After Owner Leaves It £10m In Will
- NY cops scolded for mocking pigeon called Fred at WTC Ground Zero
- 'Gay' penguins to be torn apart
- How'd you like your koala - braised or stewed? Mar-soup-ial madness
- African Animals Getting Drunk From Ripe Marula Fruit
- A two-faced cat is celebrating his 12th birthday, breaking a Guinness record in the process
- Panda babies have the cute market cornered
- Meet Gary, the Chocoholic fish addicted to Kit Kats
- Owl leaves imprint on Kendal woman's window
- 5.5m saltwater croc Brutus photographed on Adelaide River Jumping Croc Cruises
- NYC airport invaded by turtles, delaying flights (AP)
- 'Adolescent' fruit flies need extra sleep to cope with their active social lives
- Naked Russian diver Natalia Avseenko tries to tame rare beluga whales
- Sharks with frickin' laser beams? Oh yes
- Scientists genetically engineer female goats in male bodies to create 'human' breast milk
- Meet Betty, the spineless hedgehog
- Giant tortoise bachelors Al and Tex find romance at long last
HILARIOUS!
Scotland's Dull And America's Boring Join Up- Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony
- Thatcher snatched Ronald Raegan's doodle 30 years ago
- New Jersey capital city running out of toilet paper
- 'Blue Balls Rain' Mystery Solved
- 'I had flag up my bum for Queen'
- Sheep shearing pitched as Olympic sport
- Man used skeleton to drive in carpool lane
- Ad banned because judge says kitty litter sniffing 'highly implausible'
- Missing wedding ring found on carrot 16 years after it was lost
- US airport agent in trouble over vibrator joke
- Scrabble scandal: Strip down and find the 'G'
- 'Gumby' robber turns himself in
- 'Lost' star farted on plane passenger's face
- Man faces court after Police catch him drunk driving a motorised Beer Cooler (aka Esky)
INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKERS
David Griffin on how photography connects us | Video on TED.com
David Griffin on how photography connects us | Video on TED.com.
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Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense | Video on TED.com
This demo — from Pattie Maes’ lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry — was the buzz of TED. It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some. Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry demo SixthSense | Video on TED.com.
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Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com
Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com.
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Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action | Video on TED.com
Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action | Video on TED.com.
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AMAZING!
Spooked horse swims 3km offshore - Man buys $2m Andy Warhol sketch for $5
- Speech-jamming gun silences people mid-sentence
- Acid attack victim, Katie Piper, can see again
- Missing wedding ring found on carrot 16 years after it was lost
- Bracelet reveals amazing craftsman's skill from 7500BC
- 'World's oldest' yoga teacher a spritely 91-years-old
- Indiana Jones missed the REAL Mayan skull - it's not crystal, and it's shaped like a monkey
- Minhaj Gedi Farah becomes face of hope from the famine
- Internet 'weighs the same as a strawberry'
- Real 'Slumdog Millionaire' wins big on quiz
- 14 year old boy lives playboy lifestyle after scamming banks
- Woman Hasn’t Used Money in 15 Years
- Couple married for 72 years died an hour apart
- Terminally ill cabbie chose to have his body mummified for Channel 4 documentary
- Spanish duchess, 85, marries 60-year-old toyboy
- At 102, therapist is too busy to stop working - latimes.com
- A two-faced cat is celebrating his 12th birthday, breaking a Guinness record in the process
SCIENCE & TECH
'World's oldest' graphic art discovered - The $1b new town where nobody's home
- Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July
- Injecting our guts with fecal bacteria from ancient mummies could cure obesity
- Employers asking interviewees for facebook passwords
- Homeless people turned into WiFi hotspots
- That is one ugly computer - but it's only $35
- Speech-jamming gun silences people mid-sentence
- Ageing study looks at fasting to live longer
- Acid attack victim, Katie Piper, can see again
- Hackers listen in on FBI's anti-hacker call
- 'Blue Balls Rain' Mystery Solved
- You've been warned: Time's up on Facebook gaffes
- Cat has total knee replacement
- Death of the point-and-shoot?
- Bracelet reveals amazing craftsman's skill from 7500BC
- Fake doctor's recipe for better buttocks: Cement, tyre-filler and glue
- Indiana Jones missed the REAL Mayan skull - it's not crystal, and it's shaped like a monkey
SHOCKING
SES worker saves crash victim from morgue- 'Dead' crash victim abandoned by ambulance crew found alive by SES volunteers
- Wheelchair-bound meth addict jailed for 10 years after sexual assault on chihuahua
- Austrian man saws off own foot to avoid work
- Pervert who sold semen-soiled yoghurt samples gets his comeuppance
- Adulterer may be hanged instead of stoned
- Baby cut from pregnant mum: woman gets life
- Judge bans woman from having sex, says its in her best interest
- Human Barbie gets daughter Poppy, 7, liposuction voucher for Christmas
- Gameshow hosts eat each other's flesh on TV
- Woman used ring to escape from grave
- Melbourne hospital aborts wrong twin
- Russian 'body snatcher' kept 26 female corpses in tiny flat
- Parents of Adolf Hitler, Aryan Nation cleared
- Wesley Warren Jr needs $US1 million surgery to correct his 45kg scrotum
- Missing tourist 'feared eaten by cannibals'
- Three Zimbabwean women charged over sex attacks
- Boy caught driving armed and towing dead donkey
ARTS & CULTURE
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