May 2012
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Art + Science = Pop Culture Crater Parties
It turns out, the International Astronomical Union’s policy for naming craters on Mercury only uses names of deceased artists, musicians and authors. I absolutely adore the idea of a group of astronomers and astrophysicists sitting around, volleying nominees and vying for their favorite crater-worthy individuals. Twenty-three made the cut including Dr. Seuss and Andy Warhol, but to see the...
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13-Year-Old Girl Develops Cure For Hiccups →
At last! And invented by a child genius, no less!
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Watch“Good information design is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may just change the way we see the world.”
Insight from David McCandless wonderful 2010 TED talk, The Beauty of Data Visualization
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Do We All See The Same Colors? | BBC Future
Imagine the two of us, arm in arm, looking at a sunset, where the horizon is fretted with golden fire and the deep blue night encroaches from the opposite side of the sky. “What beautiful colours”, I say, and you agree.
And then, in the space of the following silence, I am struck by a worry. I can point at the sky and say it is blue, and you will concur. But are you really seeing that...
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In Sitting Still, A Bench Press For The Brain
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The role that meditation plays in brain development has been the subject of several theories and a number of studies. One of them, conducted at the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that long-term meditators like Ms. Splain had greater gyrification — a term that describes the folding of the cerebral cortex, the outermost part of the brain.
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Heart Drawn: Leonardo da Vinci's Intricate Anatomy
From the collection Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist, Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, 4 May to 7 October 2012. It’s mind-boggling how ahead of his time he was.
Excerpt: AROUND 1513, Leonardo da Vinci made detailed drawings of the heart and wrote nearly 2000 words of notes on the organ in his characteristic mirror handwriting. Intrigued by the way the aortic valve opens and...
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WatchSubmerged glasses and decanters by fine crystalware makers Lobmeyr, Baccarat and Saint Louis are animated with billows of color in this short by Parisian art director William Snieg. Collaborating with set designer Marcel van Doorn—who devised the formula for the multihued injections—and interior stylist and regular Wallpaper* contributor Leila Latchin, Snieg aimed to capture the elegant movements...
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Gets Distracted While Singing...
The wheels on the bus go round and round, Round and round Round and round The wheels on the bus…
Actually, some might call the wheels on the bus a “discovery” more than an invention, as most things in this world are a discovery of invention, rather than a fabrication out of nothing. This brings up something I want to discuss briefly here, if you will allow, because I think the misconception that...
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“As children develop cognitively, they begin to understand that the threat of...”
– How The Unrelenting Threat Of Death Shapes Our Behavior The Atlantic | Hans Villarica
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Airplane Passengers As Explained By Their Pants
by Wendi Aarons
Wool Suit Pants: Will board before you.
Wool Hunting Pants: Will board after you.
Pleated Dockers: Will loudly talk on cell phone about ROIs and vertical markets.
Pajama Bottoms: Will be flying either to or from a city with a Señor Frog’s.
Sweatpants with Dallas Mavericks Logo: Will clog one or more bathrooms.
Stained Yoga Pants: Will be carrying a screaming child.
Stained...
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“All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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Australian Billionaire To Build Titanic II
Clive Palmer - Australia’s 5th richest man - has announced plans to build the “Titanic II”, an exact replica of the original ship which famously sank in 1912. This time however, we’re promised it truly will be unsinkable because, despite looking the same as the original on the outside, it’ll be outfitted with the most up-to-date technology and safety equipment.
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“Q: Why do you write strong female characters?
A: Because you’re still...”
– Joss Whedon, writer and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog amongst many, many others
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“Dr. Dre is 47 years old, Snoop is 40, and Hologram Tupac is forever 25. Hip-hop...”
– Hologram Tupac Was Inevitable Jack Hamilton | The Atlantic
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WatchLooking to keep things in perspective? This absolutely incredible interactive infographic, Magnifying the Universe, should do the trick. Designer NumberSleuth has developed a beautiful illustration scaling over 100 items within the observable universe ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms.
And as the brains behind It’s Okay To Be Smart pointed out,...
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April 2012
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Guide To...
As we collectively marvel, mouths agape, at the wonder passing over New York City—the space shuttle, the space shuttle!—we are reminded of how rare these moments of wonder truly are in today’s cynical world of snarky blog posts and curmudgeonly, ennui-filled responses to anything remotely fun or good or precious. How sad we are as a people that, in response to an icon of American engineering...
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