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Caixa Em Cima Lesson
I found this gem of information a while back and meant to share it…
Posted in Batucada
Tagged Brazil, brazilian style, Carnaval, creatives, Culture, drum, samba
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Dolphins that help humans fish
Dolphins in southern Brazil have a special relationship with the local fishermen. Source: Dolphins that help humans fish
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Tagged Brasil, Brazil, brazilian style, Culture, food, infrastructure, relationships, South America
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What is Life?
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Tagged animation, Art, comparison, construction, creatives, Culture, hypothesis, infrastructure, science
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FlightLapse #01 – MilkyWay
Flying through the night, while the world beneath us is at sleep, is a pretty common thing as a longhaul pilot. Late evening departures lead to far distant destinations like Singapore, Hong Kong, Sao Paolo or J’burg. Depending on the … Continue reading
The Caribbean is stressed out, but there’s hope – ScienceBlog.com
Forty percent of the world’s 2.5 billion people live in coastal cities and towns. A team including Smithsonian marine biologists just released 25 years of data about the health of Caribbean coasts from the Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program (CARICOMP). … Continue reading
Hundreds of Swinging Pendulums Subtly Choreograph Visitors’ Movements at the Paris Autumn Festival
Hundreds of pendulums swing through Paris’ Grande halle de la Villette for choreographer and artist William Forsythe‘s installation Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2. The hanging plumbobs sway together in a series of timed sequences, which force visitors … Continue reading
Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist
The White House’s clampdown on the term “evidence-based” is but one example of the anti-science movement. Unstopped, it will prevent advances in health Source: Well-being will suffer if we don’t trump the anti-science trend | New Scientist
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Tagged comparison, Culture, infrastructure, Life, Politics, science
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A new weapon in the fight against superbugs
Since the widespread use of antibiotics began in the 1940s, we’ve tried to develop new drugs faster than bacteria can evolve — but this strategy isn’t working. Drug-resistant bacteria known as superbugs killed nearly 700,000 people last year, and by … Continue reading
The Apprehension Engine: An Instrument Designed to Play the Music of Nightmares
Movie composer Mark Korven wanted to craft the perfect sounds for horror movies, but the instruments he needed didn’t exist, and he was tired of using the same digital samples. To produce the original effects needed for evoking breathtaking moments of … Continue reading
How odors are turned into long-term memories – ScienceBlog.com
The neuroscientists Dr Christina Strauch and Prof Dr Denise Manahan-Vaughan from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have investigated which brain area is responsible for storing odours as long-term memories. Some odours can trigger memories of experiences from years back. The current study … Continue reading
Tatsuya Tanaka Continues Building Tiny Worlds in his Daily Miniature Calendar Photo Project
Since April 2011, art director and photographer Tatsuya Tanaka’s imagination has built a magnificent number of miniature worlds (previously here and here). Through the artist’s clever lens, everyday activities like construction work, walking the dog, getting a parking ticket, and … Continue reading
