It’s pretty easy to tag most artistic types as wonky lunatics. Routinely, they seem to do things that not only defy logic but that exist entirely absent of anything remotely resembling reality. Often, their...
There have been many studies done to try to determine why girls seem to progress so much quicker in Western education systems. A new study in the UK shows that girls have already established a an edge over boys in education by age 5."Girls already have a well-established...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 102 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Floating wind turbines; cheaper and simpler than turbines fixed to the sea floor. Offshore windfarms take advantage of stronger and more consistent winds, and aren't an eyesore to land-dwelling humans."Floating in the Mediterranean Sea 12 miles off the coast of southern Italy...
created by Erik Larson | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 160 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
We are more capable and powerful than we realize. This study has revealed that blindfolded subjects quickly develop other senses to compensate, such as improved ability to learn and read Braille. Brainscans showed that during the 5 days they were blindfolded 24/7, touch...
Viewzi is a new visual search engine that attempts to deliver a fun and interactive way to find online content. Recently out of beta (although the Web site still displays the beta tag), Viewzi focuses on the user experience by offering different "views" to organize the...
This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in...
created by PEP | 3 years ago 866 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Special Effects god Stan Winston passed away last night."We’ve been hearing for a while that effects maven Stan Winston was in bad health, but this is still incredibly shocking. On June 15th, 2008, Stan Winston passed away at the age of 62.Over his long career, Winston was...
" Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur.And the...
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A small aircraft has gone missing off the north-east coast of Brazil with four British men on board. It appears that the aircraft just vanished into thin air."The Foreign Office confirmed that Alan Kempson, Sean...
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Bansky is the artist who just keeps on giving. You've got to love this guy. And I love that The Cans Festival is set up to be, essentially, an anti-Cannes, stencil-only, street art festival that is collaborative,...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 4011 views | 11 recommendations | 6 comments
"Those who peer at children in public could find themselves on the wrong side of the law in Maine soon.A bill that passed the House last month aims to strengthen the crime of visual sexual aggression against children, according to state Rep. Dawn Hill, D-York."
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Lucian Freud is considered "one of the most important artists working today" which, perhaps, could explain why one of his portraits is expected to fetch a record-breaking $35 million dollars at an upcoming...
The Simon Fraser University Board of Governors has been asked to meet their obligation to disclose to prospective donors, SFU’s unresolved history of allegedly “operating a sexual harassment...
created by jr | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1302 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments