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Art is endless like a river flowing, passing, yet remaining, a mirror to the same inconstant Heraclitus, who is the same and yet another, like the river flowing. - Jorge Luis Borges, from The Art of Poetry To begin perfect happiness at the respective ages of twenty-six and eighteen is to do pretty w

Many, many more arresting images at Black and WTF. *** As we slip into sepia, we might send ethereal birthday greetings to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; he was born on this date in 1859.  While the Scottish physician and author is, of course, renown as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was also

For most of the latter half of the 20th century, the United States and the Soviet Union were leading adversaries in the nuclear arms race known as the Cold War. Seemingly no potential advantage was to be overlooked, regardless of sector or industry. This was true in technology and espionage as well,

In this 1974 clip from the BBC news magazine Nationwide, Mr. Tony McCabe demonstrates how to jump on eggs without breaking them:  click here for video Slow news day… [TotH to The Presurfer] *** As we struggle to balance “nimble” and “quick,” we might light a candle for Lucifer Calaritanus, bishop of

German scale-maker Kern has been in the weighing business since 1844.  To demonstrate the precision of the scientific instruments in which it now specializes, Kern has launched The Gnome Experiment. If Earth was a perfect sphere of uniform density, then gravity would be consistent. But it’s not, whi

Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt are Third Degree Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and “Distinguished Experts” in rifle marksmanship, competitive swimmers who qualified for the Junior Olympics 5 times, and actresses (in, e.g., the films Creeporia and Blacktino).  But they are surely best known as

The Phoenix Coyotes got an unexpected addition to their roster last Friday while battling the Nashville Predators: Somebody chucked a slimy, whiskered catfish onto the ice. A smiling puck-girl had to cart it off in her bare hands before play could resume…  Predators players are supported by an army

click here for video How to Count to Infinity (or “Yes, Virginia, some infinities are bigger than others…”) Many more sixty-second epiphanies at MinutePhysics’ You Tube channel (or via New Scientist TV) *** As we check in to Hilbert’s Hotel, we might spare a thought for Joesph Fourier; the French ma

click here, and again, for larger version at source TURNING and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; Th

source Dear Ayn, I’m dating a man who I think I love, but I’m afraid he’s having an affair. He comes home late, he acts suspiciously, and he even has red lipstick on his collar. Should I confront him or just hope for the best? — County Affair Dear County, Red lipstick? Your husband is [...]