Yohei Nakajima

Author: Yohei

  • Biosphere 2, Echolocation, and Sex at Mindshare LA

    Biosphere 1 is earth, Biosphere 2 is a fully enclosed man-made environment built on earth to study the connectivity between organisms on our planet. In the early 1990s, 8 scientists (four women and four men), lived in the Biosphere 2 for two full years. I spoke to two of them yesterday. Mindshare LA is my […]

  • A Data Revolution Being Planned in an Old Train Cart in Hollywood

    Life’s been a whirlwind of excitement since I found myself in a newly appointed position as Events Director for the Hub LA. Having started my post-college life in the web-based tech start-up scene of Santa Monica, I’m intrigued to find myself amidst a whole new breed of entrepreneurs: Social Entrepreneurs. The terminology around these concepts are […]

  • Why You Should Follow Your Heart, Not Your Brain

    Following your heart is the smart thing to do. Because when people tell you to follow your heart, what they’re really telling you to do is to allow your subconscious to make decisions for you. Your subconscious is the part of the brain that’s not your frontal lobe, considered responsible for self-control, planning, and reasoning. […]

  • Startup Events Digest (Startup Digest + Coloft + Mindshare)

    If you’re interested in networking and mingling with ambitious people who have unreasonable goals, or if you’re one of them, you might like some of these events. These were collected from Startup Digest, Coloft, and the event hosts themselves. Let me know if you know any more. Wednesday July 6th, 2011 Digital LA – SAG […]

  • Why This Tech Bubble Is Different From the Last, For Now.

    I believe, like many others, that this is a bubble, just look at all the signs that point to why it is (booming IPOs both in number and performance). However, assuming every bubble is different, there are a few factors worth noting that makes this time around different from the last, hopefully for the better. […]

  • #LAFI Chapter 7: I Got 99 Problems, But a Glitch Ain’t One

    “If you got code problems, I feel sorry for you son. I got 99 problems, but a glitch ain’t one.” That’s my favorite Tweet I saw during the Start Up Weekend in October, it’s a shame I can’t recall who it was that tweeted it. I’m no professional developer, and I don’t claim to be […]

  • I Like You, A Lot

    For whatever reason it may be, you’re reading this right now. Maybe you ended up here on accident. Maybe you were bored. Or just maybe, you like what I write. No matter what the case, you’re reading this now. Without getting caught on why, how, when, where, and with whom, isn’t it random and fun […]

  • Electric Daisy Carnival Trailers 2006-2011

    The trailers for Electric Daisy Carnival are getting better and better every year! Electric Daisy Carnival 2011 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2010 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2009 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2008 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2007 Trailer Electric Daisy Carnival 2006 Trailer

  • The Most Epic Photo Ever Taken

    The “Pale Blue Dot” is a photo of the Earth taken from 3.8 billion miles away by the Voyager 1, 13 years after its launch. The Earth is only one pixel in size, so scroll below to see where it is. I want to share with you Dr. Carl Sagan‘s reflection on this photo: Look […]

  • Dunking on an All Star Baseball Player

    Those of you who don’t follow baseball may not know Shigetoshi Hasegawa, a retired relief pitcher who achieved the status of All Star in 2003 when he was playing for the Mariners. Even those of you who know him from baseball probably didn’t know that he is also a best-selling author, a Japanese television personality, […]