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Art by Laetitzia As we all know, communication is essential in society.
What Does Your Body Language Say About You? How To Read Signs and Recognize Gestures - Jinxi Boo - Jinxi Boo
Recently, cartographer Bill Rankin produced an astounding map of Chicago , which managed to show the city's areas of racial integration.
Infographic of the Day: How Segregated is Your City?
12.08.2010 - Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak, new study shows
Like the mute button on the TV remote control, our brains filter out unwanted noise so we can focus on what we’re listening to. But when it comes to following our own speech, a new brain study from the University of California, Berkeley, shows that instead of one homogenous mute button, we have a network of volume settings that can selectively silence and amplify the sounds we make and hear. Activity in the auditory cortex when we speak and listen is amplified in some regions of the brain and muted in others.first image installation view of carnovsky's 'RGB' exhibition all photos by alvise vivenza
carnovsky: RGB exhibition at johanssen gallery
The Atlas of True Names reveals the etymological roots, or original meanings, of the familiar terms on today's maps of the World, Europe, the British Isles and the United States. For instance, where you would normally expect to see the Sahara indicated, the Atlas gives you "The Tawny One", derived from Arab. es-sahra “the fawn coloured, desert”.
Atlas of True Names
Is the ‘F’ word co-opted by conservatives & consumerist media?
s Magazine Winter 2011: The Rise of Enlightened Sexism by Susan J. Douglas
There are at least 250,000 words in the English language.
20 Awesomely Untranslatable Words from Around the World
Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, we've posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year. Here are the most popular for 2010. Photo remixed from an original by Matt Katzenberger
Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010
The archipelago of Lofoten in Norway is north of the Arctic Circle. Yet throughout the year it has temperatures which belie its position.
Lofoten – Arctic Circle Anomaly
Video clip NIST fought tooth and nail to keep secret contains clear audible booms as eyewitness describes “continuing explosions” from direction of Building 7
New 9/11 Footage Reveals WTC 7 Explosions
Urban survival is a tricky subject to discuss. There are advantages to urban survival. Anywhere you look there are items in trash cans and dumpsters that can be used to improve a survival situation.
Hobo Stove | Practical Survivor
We're usually kinda "meh" about most T-shirt surgeries because we're just can't get into the hack'em, slash'em sartorial school of thought.