The year 2011 was witness to many wonderful and inspiring things. Like this. And this. And, who could forget, this.
But, we at Anthill HQ, couldn’t think of a more apt way to share our sincerest holiday wishes than via… singing hedgehogs.
Have a merry festive season Anthillians! See you in 2012.
When it comes to smarts, Harvard professors and their Ivy League cronies always bring their A-game. So when educator Michael E. Porter recommended capitalism could do with a bit of a rethink, it’s worth listening to what the fellow has to say.
![Three simple steps to being completely awesome in 2013 [VIDEO]](https://anthillonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/awesome.jpg)
If you’re looking to be more awesome in 2013, then take some well rounded advice from Neil Pasricha, owner of the 1000 Awesome Things blog. There really are three simple steps to living a life that is awesome.
In late February, YouTube unveiled more of what it describes as “one of the biggest redesigns in YouTube history”. While most attention was directed to the reworked playlist and comments organisation, also notable was the thumbs-up/thumbs-down rating system, in place of the old five-star system.
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This ad helps set the record straight in so many ways. For example, contrary to popular belief, “Downloading the Angry Birds apps is not charity.” Thanks Susan Sarandon, for that golden insight. Created by the Judd Apatow who is also responsible for Anchorman and Superbad, to name but a few of his previous works. All advertising for non-profits should be this shade of awesome.
At news that the yanks had ‘taken out’ Osama bin Laden, we hungrily ingested the opinions of Washington insiders, Kentucky short-order cooks and Al Qaeda terrorists. (Heck, CNN and Time magazine even tracked down the kids who were listening to President George Bush read “The Pet Goat” when the 9/11 attacks occurred and asked them what they thought of Bin Laden’s demise.) Oh, yes. We’ve heard it from all angles. At least, we thought he had.
The Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering at the University of Sydney used the occasion of Engineering Week to launch www.engineeringicons.org.au. The site is designed to encourage more high school students to see engineering as an interesting and viable career path.
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