Tag Archives: Life

Melting Memories: A Data-Driven Installation that Shows the Brain’s Inner Workings – Colossal

Posted on April 18, 2018 by agogo22

Media artist Refik Anadol’s work Melting Memories combines data paintings, light projections, and augmented data sculptures to visibly demonstrate how the brain recalls memories. The installation was created with a custom 16 x 20 foot LED media wall andCNC milled rigid foam, and was … Continue reading →

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A New Species of Giant Octopus Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

Posted on April 16, 2018 by agogo22

You wouldn’t think a giant octopus could hide in plain sight for decades. But researchers have now learned that the giant Pacific octopus (GPO)—the largest known octopus on Earth, ranging from California to Alaska to Japan—is actually two species. Now … Continue reading →

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How Beethoven’s ‘mistake’ became one of our most famous tunes

Posted on April 15, 2018 by agogo22

The last movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony gave us ‘Ode to Joy’, one of the most famous tunes of all time. But the composer initially thought he’d made a grave mistake with it. Source: How Beethoven’s ‘mistake’ became one of … Continue reading →

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TETRO agency + fernando volken togni develop giant participatory street art in Lyon

Posted on April 15, 2018 by agogo22

To reveal the new face of the city center of Lyon, TETRO agency invited the brazilian artist Fernando Volken Togni to create his vision of the french city and its brand-new pedestrian street with a giant participatory fresco. the event aimed to … Continue reading →

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What Does Sustainable, Fair Trade Coffee Mean? — Discover

Posted on April 13, 2018 by agogo22

Shannon O’Donnell at A Little Adrift explores what “sustainably produced” really means: “I will spend more to ensure that the root communities behind our goods are treated with respect. Stemming from my physical journey to understand coffee came a new … Continue reading →

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No Age Limit to Achieving Your Dreams – Great Big Story

Posted on April 13, 2018 by agogo22

From Great Big Story: “In this reel, we meet five individuals proving there are no limits when following your dreams. We visit Nottingham’s Football club where we have a cuppa with an 88-year-old tea boy, travel to Nepal to attend … Continue reading →

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Research shows we’re stronger than we think, especially as we age – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on April 11, 2018 by agogo22

Alberto Salazar won the first marathon he entered. He was twenty-two. In 1980, he won the New York City Marathon and went on to win it again in 1981, finishing with a time of 2:08:13 and setting a new course record. … Continue reading →

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Sending Brazil’s Lula to prison is nonsense — The Transnational

Posted on April 10, 2018 by agogo22

By Jonathan Power April 10, 2018 President Barack Obama said that the then president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, was “the most popular president on earth”. Now, while fighting for a new term in office, he has been … Continue reading →

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Meditation’s lasting power – ScienceBlog.com

Posted on April 10, 2018 by agogo22

Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according to a new study published in the Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. The study is based on the Shamatha Project, a major investigation of … Continue reading →

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The Liverpool Manchester Hydrogen Clusters Project — The Anonymous Widower

Posted on April 10, 2018 by agogo22

The project is described briefly on this page on the Cadent web site. This is the introduction. The use of hydrogen in place of natural gas could offer a route to widespread decarbonisation of gas distribution networks. The Liverpool-Manchester Hydrogen … Continue reading →

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