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How Facebook profits from polarization
“Lies are more engaging online than truth,” says former CIA analyst and diplomat Yaël Eisenstat. “As long as [social media] algorithms’ goals are to keep us engaged, they will feed us the poison that plays to our worst instincts and … Continue reading
DIY to the Extreme: Power Stations to Gyroplanes
These people take the whole do-it-yourself ethos to the nth degree. These are the inventors, the artists, the makers who construct the most astonishingly detailed replicas of airplanes out of manila folders; use access to a river and scrap metal … Continue reading
The Origin of Stripes
Under Magnitude, a permanent structure from MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY, evolves the studio’s invention of a topological-walking stripe-based material system: ‘structural stripes.’
THE OWL ORGAN, A Musical Instrument Made From Owl Garden Ornaments
A couple of weeks ago i went to the nervous squirrels workshop and saw a bunch of his creations and also to pick up His owl organ which has been in the loft for the past 7 years! His owl … Continue reading
Hubble: 30 years unveiling the universe
Launched on 24 April 1990, and deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery cargo bay a day later (25 April 1990), the telescope has given us a new perspective on the Universe. The joint NASA/ESA mission has shown us distant galaxies … Continue reading
Hubble: An Unexpected Journey [Eye in the Sky Video Miniseries]
Episode 2: An Unexpected Journey – With five servicing missions, upgraded instruments, and new ways of operating, Hubble is not the same telescope it was when it launched. Discover the innovative ways astronomers and engineers use Hubble today. Video … Continue reading
Treat people as citizens | Aeon
Nicholas Tampio is professor of political science at Fordham University in New York. He is the author of Kantian Courage(2012), Deleuze’s Political Vision (2015), and Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy(2018). His latest book is Learning … Continue reading
Making Jewelry From Scraps of Detroit Graffiti
While living near a women’s shelter in Detroit, Michigan, Amy Peterson felt moved to do something to help her neighbors. Her inspiration turned into Rebel Nell, a social enterprise dedicated to employing, educating and empowering women transitioning out of homeless … Continue reading
45 eerily beautiful abandoned places [pics] – Matador Network | Abandoned places, mansions, houses
Nov 26, 2018 – Maybe you, like me, are fascinated by the entropy of humanity’s impact on the earth. Source: 45 eerily beautiful abandoned places [pics] – Matador Network | Abandoned places, Abandoned mansions, Abandoned houses
How Germany Is Celebrating Beethoven’s 250th Birthday
The celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year is reaching a crescendo in Germany. The composer and pianist was born in Bonn on December 16, 1770, and his musical legacy carries on. In this reel, we meet concert … Continue reading
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