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
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
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/
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:
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/
The Letterform Archive Launches a New Online Archive of Graphic Design, Featuring 9,000 Hi-Fi Images
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.
“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/
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?
Emotional musings
Understanding ourselves and the world we live in.
True wealth is the wealth of the soul
a repository of experimental haiku & poetry
All images colored by me can be used for free for any purposes but commercial.
In happiness my words I lack, in grief they overflow.
Seeking Solace in the horizon of life & beyond
Word-Experimentalist
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Poetry by Shawn M. Young
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Travel Blog of a Budget Traveler sharing stories on travel, books & Vegetarian Food
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Futurist and New York Times Bestselling Author focused on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and the Future Economy
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