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Skin Aflame – A Poem and an Abstract
For that beautiful youth Health in your hands… Thanksgiving! For me let there be An intercession! Another deep night Called to this vigil Not by a soul on fire With the compulsion To peer into Abyss But awake, alert Beneath the harsh… Continue reading
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Baltimore’s Water Wheel Keeps On Turning, Pulling In Tons Of Trash
It looks like a cross between an old grain mill, a covered wagon and a spaceship: a giant, solar-powered wheel that sucks in bags, bottles and other detritus from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Continue reading
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The Writings On The Wall Put in Perspective
OKGO’s new video… And a conversation including the making of it over at NPR This video is all about perspective; the illusions are real, so to speak, and that’s what makes this jaw-dropping. Perspective images such as something called the… Continue reading
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The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
A good story can make or break a presentation, article, or conversation. But why is that? When Buffer co-founder Leo Widrich started to market his product through stories instead of benefits and bullet points, sign-ups went through the roof. Here… Continue reading
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How Much Room Do We Need To Supply The Entire World With Solar Electricity? | IFLScience
In 2009, the total global electricity consumption was 20,279,640 GWh. The sun creates more energy than that in one hour. The tricky part is collecting that energy and converting it into useful electricity with solar panels. How much area would… Continue reading
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Our twin presiding deities: irony and violence
The current mainstream debate regarding the crisis in Iraq and Syria offers a near perfect example of both the death of historical memory and the collapse of critical thinking in the United States. It also signifies the emergence of a… Continue reading
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Conservatives, liberals, and the importance of brand names
In a new study published in the journal Psychological Science, Vishal Singh of New York University’s Stern School of Business and his colleagues apply an ever-growing body of research on the psychological traits of liberals and conservatives to their consumer choices.… Continue reading
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Architects of South American science
Some of the region’s top scientists share thoughts on the research landscape in South America. Regional and cross-continental networks strengthen science in South America. They encourage young scientists to return home, motivate governments to invest in their own science, and… Continue reading
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A Prefabricated and Spent Life
Since the moment I was offered the job, I’ve been markedly more careless with my money. Not stupid, just a little quick to pull out my wallet. As a small example, I’m buying expensive coffees again, even though they aren’t… Continue reading
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Farming for the Future
As a growing number of US citizens wonder what they might be able to do to take care of themselves as [climate change’s] dystopian future comes into focus, silver linings are emerging from the darkening clouds.One of them is a small… Continue reading
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