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  • Mars lost its atmosphere 4bn years ago

      A mysterious, catastrophic event tore away the atmosphere of Mars, according to the first detailed analysis of the make-up of the air on the Red Planet. A year after the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, and having travelled a… Continue reading

  • Daodejing 3

    #3* Do not encourage excellent abilities, [1] [and] keep people from contention; do not value rare goods, keep people from stealing; do not flaunt the desirable, keep people’s hearts undisturbed. Hence, the governance Of the sage Empties their hearts Fills their… Continue reading

    Daodejing 3

  • Daodejing 4

    #4* Dao is empty yet when used, it seems never endless. Bottomless, yet it seems like the progenitor of 10,000 things. [Blunt the sharpness, Remove the distractions, Soften the light, Blend with the dust.] [1] Formless, yet it seems like existence.… Continue reading

    Daodejing 4

  • Federal Department of Well Being

    Originally posted on notestoponder: The other night I opened my post on Scientology with a paragraph about ” sensible Canada.” Standing behind my opinion and reasons for this assertion isn’t difficult; my dilemma stems from use of the word “sensible”… Continue reading

  • Lost Pyramids of Caral

    This documentary adds to the notions port forward in my earlier sharing of the Wired article, Human Nature May not Be So Warlike After All. I saw this film eleven years ago just after the BBC first aired it. A… Continue reading

    Lost Pyramids of Caral

  • Blast From the Past | VisualNews.com

    One of the best perks of fame and riches is the ability to travel the world, but no mater how famous you are, you can’t get very far without a passport. Here is a collection of passports from some of… Continue reading

  • Sunflowers: See a dozen great photos | Earth | EarthSky

    All of these photos came from EarthSky Facebook friends. We asked you to post your sunflowers pics, and wow! Here are a dozen of them – sunflowers from all around the world. via Sunflowers: See a dozen great photos |… Continue reading

  • Francis Ford Coppola Interview |Esquire

    Apocalypse Now Redux and Godfather I & II are among my favorite films… could not resist this piece over at Esquire magazine. A pleasure to read as Stephen Garrett allows Mr. Coppola to just ramble from question to answer to question.… Continue reading

  • Human Nature May Not Be So Warlike After All | Wired Science

    Given the long, awful history of violence between groups of people, it’s easy to think that humans are predisposed to war. But a new study of violence in modern hunter-gatherer societies, which may hold clues to prehistoric human life, suggests… Continue reading

  • America in ruins | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

    Photographers Daniel Barter and Daniel Marbaix toured the United States to capture crumbling buildings that were once schools, prisons and asylums. Their images range from the majestic to the eerie, and show worlds once full of life, now long forgotten.… Continue reading