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Be humble — and other lessons from the philosophy of water
How do we find fulfillment in a world that’s constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Ching. In it, he found a passage comparing goodness to water, … Continue reading
Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Isn’t Actually Screaming, Rare Artwork Suggests – DesignTAXI.com
I scream, you scream, but ‘The Scream’ might not be screaming. Source: Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ Isn’t Actually Screaming, Rare Artwork Suggests – DesignTAXI.com
Your words may predict your future mental health | Mariano Sigman
Can the way you speak and write today predict your future mental state, even the onset of psychosis? In this fascinating talk, neuroscientist Mariano Sigman reflects on ancient Greece and the origins of introspection to investigate how our words hint … Continue reading
Liam Hopkins. Love and soul in the making.
Liam Hopkins has the best (and simplest) job description in the world. ‘Maker.’ It all started when he was a kid in a home where televisions, radios or kettles were never chucked out, they were disassembled and examined. “I was … Continue reading
Who was Seiichi Miyake? Google Doodle 三宅精一
Google Doodle Videos Published on 17 Mar 2019 Google honors the Japanese inventor Seiichi Miyake. He helped a blind friend, and today Millions of them. In 1965, Miyake spent his money to invent tactile blocks (org. Tenji blocks). The dotted … Continue reading
A Multi-Level Pedestrian Vessel Designed by Heatherwick Studio Opens at Hudson Yards
Thomas Heatherwick’s new copper-colored structure at New York City’s Hudson Yards exists somewhere between a building and a pavilion, yet is classified by neither title. The open-air structure, which is temporarily nicknamed as “Vessel,” is a maze of 154 crossing … Continue reading
Earth at 2° hotter will be horrific. Now here’s what 4° will look like. | David Wallace-Wells
This is what the world will be like if we do not act on climate change. – The best-case scenario of climate change is that world gets just 2°C hotter, which scientists call the “threshold of catastrophe”. – Why is … Continue reading
love / hate — andrewisandrés
Some how, some way I survived my third Carnaval. When I first arrived in Colombia back in January 2017, I had a mere month to adjust to my new home, number my mosquito bites 1 – 53, and try my … Continue reading
The history of the Gumboot Dance from South Africa. » GPAN
The gumboot dance (or Isicathulo) is an African dance that is performed by dancers wearing wellington boots. In South Africa these are more commonly called gumboots. The boots may be embellished with bells, so that they ring as the dancers stamp on … Continue reading
5 Of The Weirdest Languages In The World | Random Thursday
From sounds that literally damage your vocal cords to a language that’s entirely whistled, these are 5 of the strangest, quirkiest languages in the world.
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