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Manhattanhenge

Wed, 30 May 2012 18:05:07 -0600

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In NYC? Be sure to tag your photos #manhattanhenge!

Don’t miss out on Manhattanhenge! Tonight is one of only two times a year when the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s east-west street grid. This makes for a perfect chance to snap photos of the sun setting between the skyscrapers of Manhattan! Take a look at photos of this unique sunset on Instagram by browsing #manhattanhenge.

curiositycounts: Stunning photography by Janet Echelman, a...

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:46:57 -0600

curiositycounts:

Stunning photography by Janet Echelman, a designer who focuses on reshaping “urban airspace with monumental, fluidly moving sculpture that responds to environmental forces including wind, water, and sunlight.”

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it8bit: iPhone Pixel Icons Concept created by Ewout van...

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:17:20 -0600

it8bit:

iPhone Pixel Icons

Concept created by Ewout van Lambalgen

animalstalkinginallcaps: P90X CAN KISS MY P90ASS. SOMEONE FIND...

Thu, 17 May 2012 14:20:22 -0600

animalstalkinginallcaps:

P90X CAN KISS MY P90ASS.

SOMEONE FIND MY PHONE. I’M ORDERING PIZZA.

According to many people, this is the best hamburger in the...

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:07 -0600

According to many people, this is the best hamburger in the world.

You can find it at Mr. Bartley’s Gourmet Burgers in Cambridge, MA.

What is your favorite burger and where can we find it?

stilllifequickheart: Martin Klimas Orchidaceae IV 2007

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:39:03 -0600

stilllifequickheart:

Martin Klimas

Orchidaceae IV

2007

collaborativefund: Of the seven leading technology regions in...

Sun, 13 May 2012 00:04:31 -0600

collaborativefund:

Of the seven leading technology regions in the US, New York was the only one to see an increase in VC deals between 2007 and 2011

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nde-and-proud: Male Resplendent Quetzal by Kojo_46 on...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:59:35 -0600

nde-and-proud:

Male Resplendent Quetzal by Kojo_46 on Flickr.

Quetzal

Costa Rican ceviche

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:37:59 -0600

Costa Rican ceviche

sdzoo: Red-bellied short-necked turtle on Flickr. Disco turtle...

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:00:08 -0600

sdzoo:

Red-bellied short-necked turtle on Flickr.

Disco turtle has moves!

poptech: Petridish.org: Crowdfunded science Calling all...

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:03:41 -0600

poptech:

Petridish.org: Crowdfunded science

Calling all armchair scientists! Petridish.org is a new site that allows you to help fund a science project, then follow along with the project team as it progresses. As with the successful site Kickstarter, which funds arts-related projects, backers reap a multitude of project-related rewards that range from updates and photographs of research in progress, to stones from far-away countries, even the possibility of naming a new species.

theeconomist: Daily chart: severe weather. The number of severe...

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:35:24 -0600

theeconomist:

Daily chart: severe weather. The number of severe floods, droughts and storms has increased worldwide over the past three decades, according to the OECD.

rhamphotheca: New Shark Species Discovered in the Galapagos by...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:10:34 -0600

rhamphotheca:

New Shark Species Discovered in the Galapagos

by Adam Mann

Scientists conducting deep-sea dives around the Galapagos Islands have identified a new species of shark. Part of a family known as a catsharks, the new species is about 1.3 feet long, roughly the same size as a typical housecat.

Catsharks (also sometimes known as dogfishes) are one of the largest families of sharks. The new species — named Bythaelurus giddingsi – was identified from seven specimens during two submersible treks in 1995 and 1998. Researchers have suggested the Galapagos Catshark as the common name of the new species.

The seven specimens were taken to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, where scientists compared them to other known catsharks. B. giddingsi individuals are chocolate-brown and have pale, leopard-like spots randomly distributed on their body. This distinguishes from other closely related species, which are typically dusky or possess a straight line of spots.

The arrangement of spots on each Galapagos Catshark appears to be unique, with most individual sharks having an identifying spot on one side that is smaller, larger, or differently shaped than the opposite-side spot…

(read more: Wired Science) (Image: California Academy of Sciences)

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* thanks to naturestudies for posting this story and letting us know about it!

Caimito (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:33:42 -0600

Caimito (Taken with instagram)

"This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don’t like something, change it. If you..."

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:46:22 -0600

“This is your life. Do what you love, and do it often. If you don’t like something, change it. If you don’t like your job, quit. If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV. If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.”

- The Holstee Manifesto

via.

(via bijan)

mothernaturenetwork: Hummingbird ‘snores’ in its sleepMost...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:34:15 -0600

mothernaturenetwork:

Hummingbird ‘snores’ in its sleep
Most people have never seen a hummingbird sit still, not to mention snooze. Watch the video.

"One thing that I find missing is discovery of non-new content. The web is completely oriented around..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:46:28 -0600

“One thing that I find missing is discovery of non-new content. The web is completely oriented around new-thing-on-top. Our brains are also wired to get a rush from novelty. But most “news” we read really doesn’t matter. And a much smaller percentage of the information I actually care about or would find useful was produced in the last few hours than my reading patterns reflect.”

- Evan Williams, “Getting The News” (via bijan)

"Michael Masnick, a blogger and venture capitalist who has taken a leading role in technology-policy..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:45:01 -0600

“Michael Masnick, a blogger and venture capitalist who has taken a leading role in technology-policy debates, recently released a report on how the rise of digital consumption has changed the entertainment industry — and his core finding is that the entertainment industry is booming. Between 2005 and 2010, the global music industry increased in value from $132 billion to $168 billion. Despite a weak economy, the share of total household spending devoted to entertainment increased by 15 percent in the U.S. over the same period. Employment in the U.S. entertainment industry increased by 20 percent from the late 1990s to the late 2000s, in part because of an explosion of activity that occurred outside the largest media companies.”

- is piracy largely the domain of those who cannot or would not be customers in the first place? it is not diluting revenues by much it seems.

Innovate or Legislate - National Review Online (via pegobry)

haydarhaydar: Glaucus atlanticus

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:09:25 -0600

haydarhaydar:

Glaucus atlanticus

Sustainable Tourism: A Key to Global Solutions

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:48:46 -0600

Sustainable Tourism: A Key to Global Solutions:

When most people think of tourism, they probably don’t think about an industry that can contribute to global solutions for the difficult challenges facing the planet.

Tourism is in fact, the fastest growing industry in the world. According to the U.N. World Tourism Organization (WTO), tourism visits grew from about 900 to 940 million visitors last year and is projected to rise to 1.6 billion by the year 2020.

The WTO states that tourism is the largest industry in the world with an estimated 11.5% of the world GDP and employing about 12.5% of the world’s work force.

Tourism can be the key for implementing many global solutions for challenges such as climate change, poverty reduction, waste reduction, preserving eco-systems and moving the world to a more sustainable planet.