OTHER POSTS
Mirrors, Cameras and Cultural Evolution
It’s safe to say that everyone reading this has seen an accurate reflection in a mirror. Everyone you know has seen their face in a mirror as well. A thousand years ago (a nanosecond in evolutionary time) virtually no one had. Mirrors are a big deal. Elephants and primates have been shown to be able […]
The Daily Mail’s Meditation Guide
Want to be calmer, healthier and happier? Well, there’s a simple way that costs nothing, and all you have to do is… nothing. Just 20 minutes of meditating – no incense or lotus positions involved – holds the solution to the problems of modern life, according to a new illustrated guide. Here, its author MATTHEW JOHNSTONE […]
Lost Civilization in Cambodia
http://www.smh.com.au/photogallery/world/lost-civilization-in-cambodia-20130613-2o5v2.html?selectedImage=9 “Sydney University Professor Damien Evans is leading several teams of archaeologists to the discovery of an entire Ankor city in the Siem Reap region of Cambodia. Using new maps and LIDAR to discover previously unknown sites where previously only a few isolated temples were known to be. The holy plateau region known as Phnom […]
Ai Weiwei Brings 150 Tons Of Rebar To Venice
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1672750/ai-weiwei-brings-150-tons-of-rebar-to-venice#1 “THE ARTIST AND DISSIDENT AI WEIWEI HAS ERECTED A 150-TON LANDSCAPE OF STEEL AT THE 2013 VENICE BIENNALE.”