Saturday, June 26, 2010

YOUNG GALLERY

View a spectacular sample of the work of Nick Brandt. Black and White photography of Africa. And should you choose to purchase, only a few thousand euro!

13 things that don't make sense

A head scratching list of 13 things in New Scientist. Each little summary opens to a larger backgrounding article if one of the themes catches your fancy.

Welcome to The Responsibility Project by Liberty Mutual

An insurance company is sponsoring a novel idea - exploring responsibility in our everyday lives. Here is a growing collection very worth sharing. The front page film about a family talking about phone texting and driving is good. Also check out the 3 dozen or so short films intended to spark conversations on moral themes under "Film & Video". The one called "Lawyers" and also it's consequent comments, is particularly illustrative of the site's perspective.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Nature's Best 2008

Here is a lovely lot of world pictures.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

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Here is a lovely presentation of an amateur astronomer in Austria, Johannes Schedler. He is most gifted. There is art in his compositions and high science in his descriptions. Enjoy.