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  • The crab-castrating parasite that zombifies its prey

    Meet Sacculina carcini – a barnacle that makes a living as a real-life body-snatcher of crabs. Unlike most barnacles that are happy to simply stick themselves to a rock and filter food from the water, Sacculina and its kin have evolved to be parasitic, and they are horrifyingly good at…

  • The Inclusive Capitalism Initiative is Trojan Horse to quell coming global revolt

    Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…Central to the proceedings was an undercurrent of elite fear that the increasing disenfranchisement of the vast majority of the planetary population under decades of capitalist business-as-usual could well be its own undoing… “…Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who co-hosted yesterday’s conference, told the NY Observer…

  • Connectivism: Informing Distance Education Theory, Pedagogy and Research

    (Critical Review) George Siemens’ (2005) article “Connectivism: A Learning Theory for the Digital Age” has sparked both innovation and controversy (Anderson, 2009; Kop & Hill, 2008; Bell, 2001)… Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: A good first read for those wondering about connectivism See on kelliralph.wordpress.com

  • Gauguin: Metamorphoses review – ‘Forceful, disturbing, obscene’

    A new exhibition at New York’s MoMA totally rethinks Gauguin’s work by focusing on his drawings – dark, bizarre and much more challenging than his lush Tahitian paintings, writes Jason Farago Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: What more, you may ask, can there be to learn about Paul Gauguin: the self-styled savage…

  • Art in good health: how science and culture mix the best medicine

    Why are so many health organisations funding art projects and what can artists and scientists gain from close collaboration? Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: There has, in recent years, been a surge in the number of projects, across all artforms, with a health or scientific issue at their heart, and a…

  • The top 10 backs in art

    Jonathan Jones: Man Ray’s violin woman, a masterpiece of Japanese erotica and David Hockney’s most liberating pool painting … check out these choice rear views See on www.theguardian.com

  • Why drawing needs to be a curriculum essential

    Drawing has creative, expressive and educational value; it remains fundamental to translating and analysing the world Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Drawing has seen something of a renaissance in the last twenty years in the UK. From the Campaign for Drawing to the Drawing Research Network, from the Drawing Room to the Rabley Drawing Centre, we’ve witnessed a…

  • Rhythm and Trance

  • This Neuroscientist Exposes Every Lie You’ve Been Told About Drugs Since You Were a Kid

    Chatting with Dr. Hart in his office at Columbia to discuss the themes presented in High Price, and the problems caused by the government’s War On Drugs. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “…People have these unbelievable views about drugs. We are a wealthy country, and we spend a lot of money…

  • The mammoth that trampled on the history of mankind

    Next month marks 150 years since the discovery of the La Madeleine mammoth – an engraving that proves man lived alongside these prehistoric creatures. By Robin McKie Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: Just a few weeks from now, scientists from across the globe will gather in the town of Les Eyzies…

  • How the visual language of comics could have its roots in the ice age

    Cartoons have a sophisticated language all their own, argues psychologist and comics obsessive Neil Cohn. He breaks it down for David Robson See on www.theguardian.com

  • Old-fashioned animation becomes virtual reality

    Why Evolution Is True By Matthew Cobb This is a really neat video made by “Hombre McSteez”, which already has over 2 million views. It uses a smartphone and some old-fashioned animation. Guess which bit was Jerry’s favourite? View original post

  • Where’s our generation’s moon landing? What Sunday’s “Mad Men” says about technology in 2014

    Where’s our generation’s moon landing? What Sunday’s “Mad Men” says about technology in 2014

  • What The Hell Just Happened In Europe? II

    Originally posted on The Dish: You can makes plenty of arguments that the results in the European elections for the populist right and left are not that big a deal. For that perspective see here. I’m not sure I share the complacency and for a simple reason. Of the many…

  • The Collection Online | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: After Wikipaintings  and GoogleArt, one of the real delights  when you want to  surf around through the greatest works of art. And the real museum ain’t so bad either if you happen to be in NYC.  See on www.metmuseum.org

  • Wall Breaker’s Noir Lebowski

    Wall Breaker’s Noir Lebowski

  • Robert Morse: Mad End

    Robert Morse: Mad End

    I love Robert Morse. Always have. When I was a young lad of ten or so with nothing to do on a Saturday afternoon out in the country, I would drop whatever playful thing I had planned for the day if TV Guide told me there would be an awesome…

  • The Future of Work and Death

    A documentary feature concerning the future of two ‘inevitable’ parts of the human condition; WORK and DEATH. Keith Wayne Brown‘s insight: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” – Isaac Asimov See on www.kickstarter.com