January 2010
9 posts
Female Architects and their Curves - Injecting...
Here’s an insight: Architecture, a profession long-dominated by the hard, angular, even blind rigidity of the male ego (see Daniel Libskind’s pompous Crystal), seems to have entered a welcome era of female influence. Contemporary architecture’s angles are being softened into curves that mimic the female form; cold details warmed, rigid, unwelcoming spaces now invite the public to...
In this recent commentary on NPR, Stanford...
WatchAwesome, short presentation on linguistic sloppiness. Courtesy of Sarah.
posted by micah.
Yesterday, I heard Lone Frank on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate show discussing her book Mindfield: How Brain Science is Changing Our World (audio can be found here). Have a listen if you have 20 minutes to spare.
It is clear that neuroscience is presently only scratching the surface, so I suppose that it is a good thing that studying the brain is becoming so prestigious in America (probably...
Michael Lambert of the Canadian National Snowboard Team pictured on the podium (right) after winning a silver medal at a World Cup PGS in Telluride last month.
We want to congratulate Michael and make a shameless plug for you all to join his fan page, watch his MTV show (Over the Bolts) and read his blog. Make sure you check Michael rippin’ it up on Cyprus Mountain February 27th! Follow...
Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers... →
A really interesting article from Wired magazine on the Placebo effect.
posted by nelson.
Network Effects: How a new communications... →
I think the digital revolution is distinct from the change sparked by the telegraph for a number of reasons, but that’s another discussion. This critique from the economist delivers a historical perspective on a debate that sends most of the talking heads into a chinese fire drill.
posted by nelson.