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My failed mission to find God — and what I found instead | Anjali Kumar
Anjali Kumar went looking for God and ended up finding something else entirely. In an uplifting, funny talk about our shared humanity, she takes us on a spiritual pilgrimage to meet witches in New York, a shaman in Peru, an … Continue reading
RSA – Simon Sinek – Intensity vs Consistency
Animation is the process of making small, repetitive, consistent actions, over and over, until you suddenly find you have created something you are proud of. Simon Sinek’s wonderful talk for The RSA is about applying that positive attitude to work … Continue reading
Young Children Accompanied by Wildlife Take a Stance Among Urban Decay in Paintings by Kevin Peterson
Kevin Peterson (previously) continues to paint detailed tableaux of young children and animals juxtaposed against dystopian urban environments. Solo kids, accompanied only by wild allies of polar bears, lions, and raccoons, are at the center of each painting surrounded by abandoned, decaying … Continue reading
Cancer-Fighting Chemical Found in Human Skin Bacteria
A molecule produced by a strain of Staphylococcus epidermis interferes with DNA synthesis. Source: Cancer-Fighting Chemical Found in Human Skin Bacteria
Nervous system puts the brakes on inflammation – ScienceBlog.com
Cells in the nervous system can “put the brakes” on the immune response to infections in the gut and lungs to prevent excessive inflammation, according to research by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists. This insight may one day lead to new … Continue reading
Chance Encounters Captured on the Streets of Oslo by Photographer Pau Buscató
Photographer Pau Buscató has captured coincidental moments throughout Oslo for the last eight years, and has specifically focused on street photography for the last four. His candid images reveal an acute talent for predictive timing, often lining up shots that … Continue reading
AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So
OpenAI researchers surprised to discover a neural network trained to predict the next text character in Amazon reviews taught itself to analyze sentiment. Source: AI Learns to Read Sentiment Without Being Trained to Do So
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The brain-changing benefits of exercise
What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki.
Random Facts You Don’t Know About Brazil… Until You’re In Brazil — Jersioca
I’ve implied before (and will do so again) that in the US we don’t really know much about Brazil except that it exists. Maybe they speak Spanish, and the capital is possibly Buenos Aires. There’s a big statue of Christ … Continue reading
Stippled Black and White Illustrations of Star-Packed Galaxies by Petra Kostova
Copenhagen-based graphic designer and illustrator Petra Kostova of Pet & Dot creates dazzling galaxies composed of millions of stippled dots. To produce her concentrated star systems and cloudy nebulas she uses technical pens (either rOtring Rapidograph or Isograph) to draw on black and white paper. … Continue reading
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