22 Sep
2013
OTHER POSTS
40 Maps that Will Help you Make Sense of the World
The “upside down map” since “north” is arbitrary. For more great maps, see — here. Truly amasing (with an “s”). Thanks to Twisted Sifter for the link.
Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
1/17 Art: Kaffe Fassett Quilt
Kaffe Fassett (born 1937) is an American-born artist who is best known for his colorful designs in the decorative arts—needlepoint,patchwork, knitting, painting and ceramics. “Color is his very medium, whatever the substance he uses.”
Harvard Yoga Scientists Find Proof of Meditation Benefit
Via Bloomberg: Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries — yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease. John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. His latest work […]