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Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history

Smarthistory.org is a free and open, not-for-profit, art history textbook. Part of the Khan Academy, we use multimedia to deliver unscripted conversations between art historians about the history of art. We are seeking contributors—especially for canonical non-Western material and other survey topics not yet covered. We welcome comments, feedback and corrections. More > http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/
“Problems like the artificial heart are still unsolved, there's still room for innovation, to learn from science, and to design something better.” http://oyc.yale.edu/

Online Video Lectures and Course Materials — Open Yale Courses

Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology

Honey bees "self-medicate" when their colony is infected with a harmful fungus, bringing in increased amounts of antifungal plant resins to ward off the pathogen. ... > full story http://www.sciencedaily.com/
http://bigthink.com/

Big Think | Blogs, Articles and Videos from the World's Top Thinkers and Leaders

Since the beginning of recorded time, and probably since long before that, the human body has been highly politicized, particularly in the areas of sexuality and reproduction.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/

HowStuffWorks "Learn how Everything Works!"

Didn't say in today's ep, but when I was a Manic Pixie Dream Girl for Halloween, I had an iPod full of music that'll change your life /Tracy

The WELL - the birthplace of the online community movement.

The WELL, launched in 1985 as the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link , provides a watering hole for some articulate and playful thinkers from all walks of life. Why is this conversation so treasured? http://www.well.com/
The brutal rape and murder of Oksana Makar, apparently committed by well-connected children, has forced Ukrainians to reflect on power, elite privilege and impunity, writes Mykola Riabchuk

openDemocracy

http://www.opendemocracy.net/

CSI | Skeptical Inquirer Index

Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Six times per year Skeptical Inquirer publishes critical scientific evaluations of all manner of controversial and extraordinary claims, including but not limited to paranormal and fringe-science matters, and informed discussion of all relevant issues. In addition to news, articles, book reviews, and investigations on a wide variety of topics, Skeptical Inquirer has a stellar stable of regular columnists including Joe Nickell ( “Investigative Files” ), Massimo Polidoro ( “Notes on a Strange World” ), Massimo Pigluicci ( “Thinking About Science” ), Robert Sheaffer ( “Psychic Vibrations” ), and SI managing editor Benjamin Radford 's reader-driven ( “The Skeptical Inquiree” ). http://www.csicop.org/si/
Claims that autism is caused by vaccines containing thimerosal have been floored by increasing rates of autism in kids not exposed to the chemical http://www.newscientist.com/

Science news and science jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist

" My dear friends of peace and freedom: I come to New York today with a strong feeling that my dearly beloved husband, who was snatched suddenly from our midst slightly more than three weeks ago now, would have wanted me to be present today." "Though my heart is heavy with grief from having suffered an irreparable personal loss, my faith in the redemptive will of God is stronger today than ever before." "I would like to share with you some notes taken from my husband's pockets upon his death. He carried these scraps of paper upon which he scribbled notes for his many speeches."

American Rhetoric: Online Speech Bank

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