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Vêtements ecolo. Marques responsables. Brilliant Blogs. How Names Shape Our Thoughts. The German poet Christian Morgenstern once said that “all seagulls look as though their name were Emma.” Though Morgenstern was known for his nonsense poetry, there was truth in his suggestion that some linguistic labels are perfectly suited to the concepts they denote. “Dawdle” and “meander” sound as unhurried as the walking speeds they describe, and “awkward” and “gawky” sound as ungainly as the bodies they represent. When the Gestalt psychologist and fellow German Wolfgang Köhler read Morgenstern’s poem, in the nineteen-twenties, he was moved to suggest that words convey symbolic ideas beyond their meaning.

To test the idea more carefully, he asked a group of respondents to decide which of the two shapes below was a maluma and which was a takete: If you’re like the vast majority of Köhler’s respondents, you’re compelled by the idea that malumas are soft and rounded (like the shape on the left), whereas taketes are sharp and jagged (like that on the right). Edge.org. Any first-hand experience of how scientific institutions actually operate drives home an excruciating realization: Science progresses more slowly by orders of magnitude than it could or should. Our species could have science at the speed of thought—science at the speed of inference. But too often we run into Planck's demographic limit on the speed of science—funeral by funeral, with each tock of advancement clocked to the half-century tick of gatekeepers' professional lifespans.

In contrast, the natural clock rate of science at the speed of thought is the flash rate at which individual minds, voluntarily woven into mutually invigorating communities by intense curiosity, can draw and share sequences of strong inferences from data. Indeed, Planck was a giddy optimist, because scientists—like other humans—form coalitional group identities where adherence to group-celebrating beliefs (e.g., we have it basically right) are strongly moralized. Maybe Someday. Gifts From Nepal - Handicrafts From Top Of The World (USA based). Buy Khukuri, Gurkha Kukri, Singing bowl, Statues, Cotton/Woolen Accessories..

How To… Embed This Infographic <a href= ‎"><img src=" title="10 How Tos" alt="How To Infographic" border="0" class="nopin" /></a><br />Source: <a href=' title='Interesting Facts'><a href=' title='Interesting Facts'>Today I Found Out</a></a> 1) How to drastically increase the life of your shaving razor Before or after you shave (I prefer before so that the blades are dry), place your jeans on a hard flat surface; then run the razor up the pant legs about 10-15 times quickly; then repeat running it down the pant legs 10-15 times quickly. The threads on the jeans then will very effectively both fix any tiny bends in the blades that inevitably happen and will also sharpen the blades on your shaver cartidge. 2) How to make your teeth whiter Baking soda makes a good teeth whitener. 1.

The Useless Web. Test My Brain. The 7 Most Terrifyingly Huge Things in the History of Nature. Antlers Twice the Size of a Man If there existed an award for "Most Underrated Badass" in the animal kingdom, the winner would probably be deer. We always think of Bambi when we see one, but these guys charge their way through adolescence in a blood orgy of hormone-fueled, antler-clashing mayhem. But even the most badass trophy bucks of modern times pale in comparison to the beasts our ancient brethren tangled with: Via Kilburn Social ClubOne of many reasons why man invented the cannon.

You see, back in the day, deer were essentially bears with what can only be called "antlers" in the Crocodile Dundee School of Zoology -- meaning that if you think deer today have massive antlers, well ... Via IPCC"These are antlers. " Say hello to Megaloceros Giganteus: the Irish elk. Via BBCIf women aren't impressed by them, there's something wrong with the women. Via TreknatureWanna bone? Of course, our ancestors didn't come across any of them within the confines of a car. Via ScienceagogoEw. Photos.com. 26 Pictures Will Make You Reevaluate Your Entire Existence. An Interview with Jacques Piccard, 1922-2008. [Photo via AP] I'm saddened to read that Jacques Piccard died today. Jacques Piccard was a Swiss oceanic engineer famous for making the deepest ever ocean dive, which he accomplished on January 23, 1960 along with Lt.

Don Walsh. The two entered a bathyscaph called Trieste and descended 10,916 meters (35,810 feet) into the Challenger Deep, an area in the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench, touching down on the deepest part of the ocean anywhere on earth. That's quite an accomplishment, and one that hasn't yet been repeated. I had the good fortune to interview Mr. Please read and enjoy it.

Interview with Jacques Piccard Okay, yeah, sure Okay, please you will excuse me but my English is relatively poor. Our base was in . And until we could arrive to the place, precise place of the Mariana Trench where we were to descend, to dive, we had about four days to tow the submarine with a tugboat and the sea was pretty rough, and it was not a very nice trip.

So it was interesting to see but nothing special. Absurdly inspired. Alternative Media. Barman - a sketch from 'A Bit of Fry and Laurie' Stephen is a barman. Hugh is leaning against the bar. He drains a glass. Hugh I'll have another one please, barman. Stephen Are you sure? Hugh (aggressively) What? Stephen No offence, but this'll be your seventh. Hugh Just keep 'em coming. Stephen OK, OK - your funeral. Stephen takes out a glass, fills it with Ribena and adds water. Hugh Bitch. Stephen Come again? Hugh My wife. Stephen Ah, right. Hugh She doesn't understand me. Stephen What, Polish or something is she? Hugh Have you ever been trapped in a loveless marriage with a woman you despised? Stephen Hoo, not since I was nine. Hugh Huh? Stephen Or with ice? Hugh Ice. Stephen Cocktail onion? Hugh No thanks. Stephen Peanuts?

Hugh ... hobbies. Stephen Crinkle-cut Cheesy Wotsit? Hugh ... career. Stephen Plums? Hugh ... salaries and other men have got better cars and better prospects and more can boast a healthier ... Stephen Stool? Hugh ... lifestyle ... ta ... Stephen Nibbles? Hugh ... children. Hugh ... not as young as she used to be herself. How to avoid getting trapped in FEMA camps. By James Smith I wrote a news story recently called “How technology will send you to hell in the FEMA camps” It was wildly popular and raised the question in my mind, “How do I prevent my family from going to the camps?”

The first thing is to know what to expect before hand. While people think about the dollar dropping to nothing, or an Obama re-election, you need to consider the most pressing signs of a pending martial law. How pending? About 15 minutes or less away from being put into a bus. Now there are people who would look forward to 3 hots and a cot. But we aren’t those people. So what do we look for? Using the backbone of a military operation, you must make the enemy (that would be you) deaf, dumb, and blind. What does that mean? Deaf means that you won’t know what is going on. Dumb, or mute, means you won’t be able to call anyone, tweet, post a Facebook update, send an email of warning.

Your neighborhood is now deaf, dumb, and blind. You need to buy yourself some time. The Nature of Reality. The Meaning of Life. 1. The Meaning of “Meaning” One part of the field of life's meaning consists of the systematic attempt to clarify what people mean when they ask in virtue of what life has meaning. This section addresses different accounts of the sense of talk of “life's meaning” (and of “significance,” “importance,” and other synonyms). A large majority of those writing on life's meaning deem talk of it centrally to indicate a positive final value that an individual's life can exhibit. Beyond drawing the distinction between the life of an individual and that of a whole, there has been very little discussion of life as the logical bearer of meaning.

Returning to topics on which there is consensus, most writing on meaning believe that it comes in degrees such that some periods of life are more meaningful than others and that some lives as a whole are more meaningful than others (perhaps contra Britton 1969, 192). 2. 2.1 God-centered Views 2.2 Soul-centered Views 3. 3.1 Subjectivism 3.2 Objectivism 4. Futurism. Time Wave Theory. By Dan Eden, viewzone UNDERSTANDING THE TIMEWAVE THEORY, put forth by Terence McKenna, is complicated by the fact that he is dead, and that much of what he learned about the theory is alleged to have come to him during shamanic visionary states while he was living in the Amazon jungle.

Hmmm… But The Timewave Theory is perhaps the hottest topic on the internet today. Many reputable scientists and physicists have embraced it. Lots of trendy websites have given summaries of McKenna’s theories, especially as they relate to 2012, but hardly anyone has explained the theory in a logical way. The biography of Terence McKenna is fascinating and certainly worth exploring, but I will leave that for later. The I-Ching The Chinese people are great at understanding abstractions. The I-Ching is a system for what the Western mind would call “fortune telling.”

In the I-Ching, there are patterns which are composed of six possibilities, represented by either a broken line (yin) or a solid line (yang). Ideas corner... Unusual things. Strange Funky Stuff And Things. Saint Of The Month Club. Miguelin - Spain's 6.5 Meters Tall Baby. Miguelin, is a 6.5 meters tall animated baby that Spain has created for its pavilion, at the Shanghai World Expo 2010.

And if you thing this toddler’s just a big old doll, you’re sadly mistaken. Miguelin breaths, blinks and dreams of the cities we leave to our future generations, while smiling to visitors that walk by. The baby’s “mother” is Spanish film director, Isabel Coixet, who picked this theme both because of “the passion China and Spain share for children”, and as a way of showing that our actions have consequences on our children.

Miguelin, who was constructed in the US, dreams of the future,and his dreams will be animated, for all visitors to see. Photo via Boston.com Above photos via io9 Reddit Stumble. Futility Closet. The Crimson Crow | Just another BounceX Sites site. Funny. Team SeriousFun Landing Page - Home. Trippy Visuals. 10 LOL Condom Ads. I STILL have trouble deciding which of these ads is my favourite (BTW, if you need protection, click here ;) Usually it's a toss up between "How to choose a flat" and "OK you win. " But I just recently had to replace one with The Condom Fairy" which is quite hot and very funny too.

How about you? Which is your fave? 1) Be Safe Not Sorry 2) Sperm On The Run 3) Bubblegum Anyone? 4) How To Choose A Flat 5) The Condom Fairy 6) Your Bundle Of Joy 7) OK You Win! {youtube} Dim lights {/youtube} 8) You Got One? 9) Mom Said I Could {youtube} Dim lights {/youtube} 10) A Compelling Case For Condom Use. Nina Hagen’s ‘Nunsexmonkrock’: The greatest (and weirdest) unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era. Nina Hagen’s ‘Nunsexmonkrock’: The greatest (and weirdest) unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era Nina Hagen’s 1982 Nunsexmonkrock album is one of the single most ground-breaking and far-out things ever recorded and it deserves to be considered a great—perhaps the very greatest—unsung masterpiece of the postpunk era.

There I’ve said it. I’ll take it even further: To my mind, it’s on the same level as PiL’s Metal Box, Captain Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica or Brian Eno and David Byrne’s My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. Or The Dreaming by Kate Bush. It’s also something you can buy used for a single penny on Amazon. . Is but a single sentence. That doesn’t mean that Nunsexmonkrock doesn’t have its hard-core passionate admirers—there are dozens of Amazon reviews and almost all of them are five-star raves—but we’re talking about something that was obscure 30+ years ago when it came out. Appears to have no obvious influences either. Rolling Stone called Nunsexmonkrock Nevertheless(!) Holy fuck. “Dr. Celestial White Noise 10 Hours. Sleep Better, Reduce Stress, Calm Your Mind, Improve Focus. Tumblr About. Vimeo Terms of Service. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY. Vimeo, LLC ("Vimeo," "we," or "us") offers an online video sharing platform and community through its website located at Vimeo.com (the "Vimeo Site") and related domains (including VimeoPRO.com), mobile applications, desktop applications, and PC television applications (collectively, the "Vimeo Service").

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Quora. Welcome to Medium. There’s a lot happening on Medium these days. More people than ever are sharing their stories and ideas — from little tales that make your day better to manifestos that change the world. Everyone from professional journalists to amateur storytellers and non-profit leaders are writing on Medium every day. It’s safe to say that we’ve only just begun. And we want you to as well. So if you’ve got something to share, jump in. If you want to learn more, here are a few things to know. 1.Medium is the best writing experience online.

Medium’s composing tool is truly what-you-see-is-what-you-get and has just the right amount of formatting to tell your stories without getting in the way. 2.You’re in good company. On Medium, you’re not alone. 3.Find your audience, grow it, and come back to it. We think great ideas can come from anywhere and should compete on their own merits. 10 Tips for Using Pinterest Well — The Mom Creative. As someone who has been avidly using Pinterest for about 6 months, I can honestly say it has greatly impacted my internet consumption, creativity and blog content (I pay a lot of attention to what you “pinners” are pinning from The Mom Creative – and I thank you!). I know many of you are on Pinterest, but probably a greater amount have only stuck your toe in the Pinterest waters or are thinking, “I don’t need ANOTHER thing online.”

This post is for ALL of you. I hope these tips will help you start or improve your Pinterest experience. 1. Create very specific boards This is very important. When you first get started on Pinterest, you will be tempted to have general boards. Tips and tricks (for posts like this one!) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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