The Overview Effect is a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or from the lunar surface. From this perspective, pattens in nature and human development emerge and you see the world in an entirely different light. Daily Overview is a new…
WEDDINGS AND WILDFIRE Photograph by JOSH NEWTON Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog Michael and April Wolber had picked the perfect place for their outdoor wedding, Rock Springs Ranch in Oregon. The couple had been planning for ages for their special day with friends and family. But before April could walk…
Best prank ever? Best prank ever. Seniors at Santa Barbara High School pulled off a glorious stunt for their senior prank, hiring a Mariachi band to follow around their principal for the day. It’s fun, light-hearted and incredibly catchy! Personally, I’d love to have a Mariachi band following me around 🙂
Everyone knows you should never text and drive but how do you make that message resonate? Volkswagen devised a creative way to drive home the dangers of mobile use (while driving) on these unsuspecting moviegoers. It’s an experience and valuable lesson that they hopefully won’t soon forget.
Here are 40 outstanding highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s recently released collection of 400,000 high-resolution digital images. On 16 May 2014, Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced that more than 400,000 images of public domain works in the Museum’s world-renowned collection may be downloaded directly…
Mariusz Goli is a guitarist and busker from Poznan, Poland. He has been playing guitar since he was fifteen years old and says busking is his way of life and that he gets the biggest satisfaction from performing on the street. In this video, Mariusz performs an improvised piece on the streets of Katowice,…
THE WORLD’S OLDEST PANTS Photograph by Mayke Wagner / German Archaeological Institute Pictured here are the oldest known pants in history at 3000 – 3300 years of age. The ancient trousers were excavated from tombs in western China along with the remains of two men. The team of scientists was led by…
Murrine (singular: murrina, also referred to as murrini) is an Italian term for colored patterns or images made in a glass cane (long rods of glass) that are revealed when cut in cross-sections (like a loaf of bread). Artists working in glass design murrine in a variety of ways from simple circular or square…
BuzzFeed staff writer Tom Phillips imagines what would happen if England actually won the world cup. You can see the original post here and read more articles by Phillips here. Who are you rooting for in this year’s World Cup? The international tournament features 32 national teams and is scheduled to take place in…
Meet Thor, a Great Dane puppy that hates waking up in the morning. His parents own a bagel shop so they have to be up bright and early to start baking. Thor does not approve and this is his daily protest.
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