Eric Anderson, 37, is the founder of Space Adventures, a company that acts as the middleman for rich people who want to go to space and the Russian space program that sells the seats on the Soyuz rockets… boingboing.net
Jan 262012
Jan 212012
Established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King,
The King Center is the official, living memorial dedicated to advancing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Jan 142012
You’re used to relying on your brain. Whatever else happens, your personal lump of gray matter will take in the world, and respond to it in a fluid and predictable way.
But actually, whatever your brain does is made up of many successive mental steps — and if just one of those steps fails, you’ll find yourself behaving very differently. Here are 10 weird and highly specific brain conditions, and what they each show us about the human brain… io9.com
Jan 092012
Jan 042012
The Zen of Steve Jobs is an 80-page graphic novel by Caleb Melby and Jess3 that “imagines the part of his life when he was fired from Apple in the mid-80s…
He turned to Buddhism, which he familiarized himself with both in high school and college.”… boingboing.net Continue reading »
Dec 252011
Did you know that a 110lb. woman wearing stiletto high heel shoes puts a lot more pressure on the ground than a 6,000lb elephant? 
Learn what high heel shoes have to do with the laws of physics that XVIIth Century physicist Isaac Newton derived … thesciencebabe
Dec 232011
Our love for science fiction and fantasy knows no boundaries — so it's only fitting that we cover our walls with it. Some of the coolest
fan art in the universe has been painted or stenciled on walls in public spaces, as well as bedrooms...io9.com
Dec 202011
Dec 152011
The film follows the trials and tribulations of young robots surviving at the sharp end of inner city life, living the predictable existence of a populous hemmed in by poverty, disillusionment and mass unemployment. When the Police invade the one space which the robots can call their own, the fierce and strained relationship between the two sides explodes into an outbreak of violence echoing that of 1981… factoryfifteen.com
