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From the fine folks at the Open University comes 60-Second Adventures in Thought , a fascinating and delightfully animated series exploring six famous thought experiments. For more such fascination and cognitive calisthenics, you won’t go wrong with Peg Tittle’s What If….Collected Thought Experiments in Philosophy . Brain Pickings has a free weekly newsletter and people say it’s cool . It comes out on Sundays and offers the week’s best articles. Here’s an example . Like? http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/10/19/open-university-thought-experiments/

Six Famous Thought Experiments, Animated in 60 Seconds Each | Brain Pickings

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/hipsters-behold-your-king

Hipsters, Behold Your King [PIC]

Chill, everyone, it's just lederhosen! Usually leather and worn with a traditional shirt, but you see them all over the place in Germanic & Scandinavian countries. I promise the people passing him on the street don't notice a thing.
http://www.dumblittleman.com/2010/03/7-most-motivational-quotes-ever-spoken.html

The 7 Most Motivational Quotes Ever Spoken - by Dumb Little Man

Today I want to talk about the seven most motivational quotes ever spoken (or written). Why? Because motivation is the key to success!
“Reopening of the South Fork Bridge after flood in Nov. 1940. 1941 (?)” It’s the short description for the photograph shown at the virtual Bralorne Pioneer Museum , from British Columbia, Canada. The image can be seen specifically on this page (scroll down to the middle), among other items of the online exhibit. Did you notice anything out of place? Or perhaps, out of time? The man with what appears to be very modern sunglasses seems to be wearing a stamped T-shirt with a nice sweater, all the while holding a portable compact camera!

Time Traveler Caught in Museum Photo? | forgetomori

http://forgetomori.com/2010/fortean/time-traveler-caught-in-museum-photo/
http://shutterskills.com/50-stunning-ray-of-lights-photographs.html November 16th, 2010 | Posted by Milana | | Posted in : Inspiration Light is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength that is visible to the human eye.There are many sources of light. The most common light sources are include sunlight.When the direct sunlight is not blocked by clouds, it is experienced as sunshine, a combination of bright light and radiant heat. When it is blocked by the clouds or reflects off of other objects, it is experienced as diffused light.

50 Stunning Ray of Lights Photographs | ShutterSkills

A Typeface Made Of Exploding (Virtual) Paint | Co. Design

We?ve seen our fair share of clever typefaces, based on everything from photocopied hands to Ghandi?s rounded spectacles , but rarely have we come across a typeface with as much energy and motion as this typeface, which freezes the look of exploding paint in legible letterforms. The project is the work of Skyrill.com , two enterprising brothers based in Man? http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664554/a-stunning-typeface-captures-the-look-of-exploding-paint
love this idea :: henna heals "specialize[s] in professional henna-art and photography services for people who are experiencing complete hair loss. [their] safe, customizable and temporary “Henna Crown” services are beautiful alternatives or additions to wigs, hats or scarves." :: read more about them here :: (via boingboing ) May 1, 2012 artist thomas allen produced this series of photographs for the The Charlotte R.

ze's page :: zefrank.com

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http://www.kitaro10.com/artwork/photography-artwork/amazing-beautiful-nature-gifts/

Amazing & Beautiful Nature Gifts | Kitaro10

Designers love all of those photoshop tutorials that can help them to learn more and more everyday and give them direction to design more beautiful and attractive creative works. Photoshop tutorial are arising exponentially, some good and some rather bad, here you will find the very best out there from unique and very talented designers.
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http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/02/prophesies_of_m.php

The Technium: Prophesies of McLuhan

Those are but three pithy quotes from the legendary Marshall McLuhan. McLuhan was an odd guy. He spoke in cryptic oracle-like phrases that often did not make sense. While he is remembered for many quotes that were indeed prophetic, a lot of what he said either sounded ridiculous or banal.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/389/frenemies

Frenemies | This American Life

This week we bring you stories about friends. Or wait, enemies? How about both?