10 Websites To Make You Think | The Online Learning Blog from Study2U. Supposedly browsing the internet requires more brain power than watching television. Although judging from some of the websites we’ve come across that assumption is cast into doubt. Here’s some of the sites we like that might get your brain to sit up and listen. Ted A conference that started in 1984 bringing together experts in technology, entertainment and design quickly grew into so much more. New Scientist The New Scientist website carries new articles from the magazine as well as the NS archive of over 76,000 pieces. Big Think The Big Think website is a collection of ‘global thought leaders’ who offer their thoughts and analysis on world events and other important developments. Café Scientifque ‘for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology’ Breathing Earth This fantastic website by David Bleja demonstrates CO2 emissions and world population growth in real time on a global map.
Arts & Letters Daily How Stuff Works. Wild Mood Swings - Surf the web on a whim. (C) Sean McManus. Metalheads FTW - pete.com. Kensho. 10 simple ways to save yourself from messing up your life. Stop taking so much notice of how you feel.
How you feel is how you feel. It’ll pass soon. What you’re thinking is what you’re thinking. It’ll go too. Tell yourself that whatever you feel, you feel; whatever you think, you think. Since you can’t stop yourself thinking, or prevent emotions from arising in your mind, it makes no sense to be proud or ashamed of either. Adrian Savage is a writer, an Englishman, and a retired business executive, in that order. Read full content. 174,203 Things You Can Do Instead of Watching TV | Whole9 | Let us change... Indie Quarter Blog: blogging about independent designers, makers, crafters... Manchester Craft and Design Centre is launching an intriguing and fascinating new exhibition, called Threadbare, on July 3.
Textile artist Debbie Smyth was awarded the inaugural Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair award back in October, when she was chosen from 140 other designer-makers. Her prize was the chance to exhibit her work at MCAD for four months. Kate Day, director of Manchester Craft and Design Centre, said: “We selected Debbie’s work because her technique is so original, and the images have an infectious energy about them. “Her fresh use of materials brings a new dimension to the centre’s exhibition programme, as she blurs the boundaries between textiles / installation / contemporary art practice.
“I’m really excited about her wall installation based on street scenes around the Northern Quarter created especially for the show.” Debbie uses pins to plot very precise points and joins them with thread. The exhibition opens on Saturday July 3.