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Zen and the Art of Startup Naming
What in the art of Buddhist startup naming is going on? It’s not so hard to figure. Startups have dealt with the dwindling supply of short Web addresses by removing vowels and creating compound words for years. Zen, meanwhile, provides a short building block and communicates the idea of simplicity and focus, a good thing if you’re […]
Infographic: How Architecture Can Save Your Life
Design doesn’t just impact lives, or enrich lives. It can save them. That is the message the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is trying to emphasize in a newinteractive graphical chart that shows the ways in which the choices architects make can affect our lives.
11/30 Art: Creatures of the Deep Ocean HD National Geographic Documentary
BBC: Harvard plans to boldly go with ‘Spocs’
If you’ve only just caught on to the concept of online university courses called Moocs, then you’re in danger of falling behind again. Harvard, one of the world’s most influential universities, is moving on to Spocs – which stands for small private online courses. Nothing to do with Star Trek and sombre Vulcans, but plenty […]