We can learn much about how a historical period viewed the abilities of its children by studying its children’s literature.
Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online
Enter an Archive of 6,000 Historical Children’s Books, All Digitized and Free to Read Online
Leonardo’s Brain: What a Posthumous “Brain Scan” Six Centuries Later Reveals about the Source of Da Vinci’s Creativity
Using a wealth of available information from Leonardo’s notebooks, various biographical resources, and some well-reasoned speculation, Shlain sets out to perform a “posthumous brain scan” seeking to illuminate the unique wiring of Da Vinci’s brain and how it explains his unparalleled creativity.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/11/17/leonardos-brain-leonard-shlain/
Seven Things you should Know about Ingenuity
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter is small but mighty. In a mere six years, it went from being an implausible prospect to a 4-pound (1.8-kg), space-certified companion to Mars aboard the Perseverance rover. And when Ingenuity arrives at Mars, it will aim to push the limits of flight. Here are seven things you should know about Ingenuity:
Creating a Pedestrian-Friendly Utopia Through the Design of 15-Minute Cities
With “hyper-proximity” to amenities, jobs, government services, public parks, shopping, and a variety of entertainment only by bike or foot, the concept reconsiders how cities can be better designed to support the basic needs of residents.
Are You an Echo: The Remarkable Story of the Forgotten Young Woman Who Became Japan’s Most Beloved Children’s Poet
BIG CATCH
At sunrise, glorious sunrise
it’s a big catch!
A big catch of sardines!
On the beach, it’s like a festival
but in the sea, they will hold
funerals
for the tens of thousands dead.
https://www.brainpickings.org/2017/03/03/are-you-an-echo-misuzu-kaneko/
Inside the Arctic Circle, Golden Hour Has Nothing on Golden Day
When photographer Reuben Wu visited the Svalbard Satellite Station in Norway, the sun never strayed far from the horizon….
New Online Archive of Graphic Design
The Letterform Archive Launches a New Online Archive of Graphic Design, Featuring 9,000 Hi-Fi Images
Earth Husk
Abandoned shell,
Earth dreams left burrowed deep behind.
Coupling song midst brood-world trees,
Mortal sirens the far beckoning stars…
Here in the Smoky Mountains cicada Brood X is prepped to shatter our evening quiet once again.
Beyond the Blues: Poet Mary Ruefle’s Stunning Color Spectrum of Sadnesses
“Pink sadness… is the sadness of shame when you have done nothing wrong, pink sadness is not your fault, and though even the littlest twinge may cause it, it is the vast bushy top on the family tree of sadness, whose faraway roots resemble a colossal squid with eyes the size of soccer balls.”
https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/04/30/mary-ruefle-sadness-colors/
WHAT IF YOUR CLOTHES WERE SMART ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE WEATHER OR YOUR EMOTIONS?
KnitX is a set of functional textiles computationally-integrated with digital knitting. The use of active and electronic fibers in the design enables garment and interior fabrics that dynamically respond to gesture and sunlight, change their appearance, and provide thermoregulation…
What if your clothes were smart enough to understand the weather or your emotions?
