Art Therapy: Fictional Self-Help Book Titles

Copenhagen-based artist Johan Deckmann examines the complications of life through clever titles painted on the covers of fictional self-help books that appear to tackle life’s biggest questions, fears, and absurdities.

Colletta di Castelbianco: A Modern Stone Village

Up on the steep hillside of the Maritime Alps near the Italian Riviera, halfway between Genoa and Nice, lies the ancient medieval village of Colletta di Castelbianco.

The ‘Lost’ Meteorites of Antarctica

Scientists will seek out the ‘lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which could provide clues to planetary creation.

University of Manchester scientists are preparing for the first ever UK-led meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica.

The Superb Bird-of-Paradise’s Courtship Dance

Photo credit: www.birdsofparadiseproject.org 

The aptly named “superb bird-of-paradise” is fascinating to behold, especially when it’s performing its courtship dance. In fact, once the male bird opens its plumage, it doesn’t look like a bird at all.

Healthy Living: 3 Steps to a Naturally Healthier You

“A healthy body is a guest-chamber for the soul; a sick body is a prison.” ~Francis Bacon

There are a million different advertisements nowadays, from pills that will help you drop 30 pounds quick to face wash that doesn’t have a single ingredient you’ve heard of.

10 Maps That Will Change How You View The World

Maps are one of those things you can lose yourself in for hours. Since their humble origins as scribbles in the sand thousands of millennia ago, maps have been useful companions during the development of human culture and society. Now, in an age of seemingly endless information, maps are more abundant, advanced and fascinating than ever before.

Magnus App: “Shazam” For The Art World

Brand new app, Magnus, (that works in NYC only now) is being toted as the Shazam of the art world.  Simple and to-the-point, the Magnus user only needs to point their smartphone at an artwork seen in a gallery, and instantly a plethora of information becomes available on their device. Title, artist name, medium, and dimensions are listed, allowing even uninitiated art viewer to understand to basic components of the work.

Inside the FBI’s Colossal Fingerprint Factory

Before the FBI went digital, it looked a little more like a giant stock warehouse for Amazon.com. In the 1920s, the bureau was only employing 25 workers to classify around 800,000 print cards, but by 1943, there were more than 20,000 employees sorting through 70 million fingerprints.

Kiddle! New Child-Friendly Search Engine by Google

Google is the go-to website for everyone who has access to internet. A question, a query, any assignment, or any normal information, the only person we ask is Google.
There was a time when we even checked our internet connection by going to Google.
Google is that friend we don’t consider to be really important but they are the best one there is.
But, kids, remember there were a lot of times when you searched something and some unwanted and ‘bad’ links, something you are not supposed to see.
But internet placed that link, so it’s not really your fault.
But, your parents and other ‘more intelligent’ people don’t want you to see them.
So, here’s some good news.

Bad links

Cabin With a View, The Windowless Plane

In a concept design created by U.K. product and technology research company, Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), an airplane’s windows will be replaced with floor-to-ceiling screens displaying 360-degree views of the sky captured by cameras mounted outside the plane. In addition to the real-time displays, the screens would also be used for entertainment purposes, showing detailed information about the objects seen outside the plane and playing recorded media. The screens would also double as touch-screen displays for in-flight services.