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Great Pacific Garbage Patch plastic particle content up 100-fold

Seeded on Thu May 10, 2012 9:43 AM EDT (The Earth Times Online)

A rise in plastic dumped in the ocean is changing the habitats of marine life, a new study warns. American researchers examined human rubbish in the in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, 1,000 miles off the Californian coast in an area commonly known as the 'Great Pacific Garb …

environment, not-news

The success of Homo sapiens may be due to spatial abilities

Seeded on Wed May 9, 2012 9:42 AM EDT ()

While the disappearance of Neanderthals remains a mystery, paleoanthropologists have an increasing understanding of what allowed their younger cousins, Homo sapiens, to conquer the planet.

science, evolution, human

The crazy invented worlds of Maurice Sendak.

Seeded on Tue May 8, 2012 12:42 PM EDT (Slate)

I don’t write for children. I write. And someone says, that’s for children. When Yeats died, Auden wrote that his poetry “survives/ In valley of its own making.” That’s what I feel about Maurice Sendak; his words and drawing survive in a valley of …

us-news, writers, celebrity-deaths, maurice-sendak

Got a Computer? Get a Degree. - Room for Debate

Seeded on Mon May 7, 2012 10:28 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Should Harvard and M.I.T. offer credit for these courses and even allow students to obtain their degrees online? Indeed, doesn’t it make more sense for elite colleges and universities to do this?

education, online-education, learning-on-your-own

Google asks judge for library suit to be dismissed - CSMonitor.com

Seeded on Fri May 4, 2012 11:50 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)

The Authors Guild said in court Thursday that many authors have been negatively impacted by Google’s efforts to scan millions of books, while Google requested the lawsuit be dismissed. The guild doesn't have the right to represent the authors whose books were scanned, arg …

us-news, books, libraries, copyrights

Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed May 2, 2012 12:49 PM EDT (The New York Times)

In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as …

education, courses, on-line

Endowed campus beautification fund allows major art acquisition

Seeded on Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:06 PM EDT ()

Vanderbilt University has acquired a signature piece of art created by renowned American sculptor Mark di Suvero. The piece, Tumbleweed, was installed April 30 on the lawn between the Student Life Center and the E. Bronson Ingram Studio Arts building at the corner of 25th and G …

arts

Robert Draper's history of the current House of Representatives is a study of dysfunction. - Slate Magazine

Seeded on Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:10 AM EDT (Slate)

I was halfway through Do Not Ask What Good We Do when I felt moved to email Robert Draper. Another title for his book, a history of our current House of Representatives, might be Worst Congress Ever. Draper wrote back. “That's about 50 times pithier than Do Not Ask What …

politics, stupid-republicans, worst-congress

Kids Send 3D GoPro Cameras Into Space, Get Back Stunning Footage | TechCrunch

Seeded on Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:58 PM EDT (TechCrunch)

Whip out the out the old anagylphs, folks, because you’re going to want to watch this. Some kids at the Wonderland Elementary School sent up a weather balloon mounted with a carbon fiber frame carrying six GoPro HDHERO2 cameras. Four of the cameras were set in 3D configur …

technology, space-photos, cameras-in-space, creative-things-kids-do

altmuslimah - Cultural Identity: The case of the missing cultural identity

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:47 PM EDT ()

was born in Pakistan, grew up in the United States, lived in Canada, then shifted to the U.S., only to return to Canada and now I’m back in the good ol’ U.S.A. (for now). That’s quite a mouthful when someone asks me where I am from.

not-news

DailyGood: Helping, Fixing or Serving?, by Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:46 PM EDT ()

Service rests on the premise that the nature of life is sacred, that life is a holy mystery which has an unknown purpose. When we serve, we know that we belong to life and to that purpose. From the perspective of service, we are all connected: All suffering is like my suffering …

religion, personal-growth, service-to-others, trying-to-help

Futurity.org – Grade nursing home end-of-life care, study says

Seeded on Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:07 PM EDT ()

Evaluating hospital transfers and hospice care could help assess the quality of end of life care provided by nursing homes.

health

Animals on Psychedelics: Survival of the Trippiest

Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2012 9:29 AM EST ()

There's a recent article in the Pharmaceutical Journal by Andrew Haynes that talks about the widespread use of psychedelics in the animal kingdom.

science, animals, hallucinogens, changing-your-brain, wild-stuff

Ike and Tina Turner and the Realities of Domestic Violence

Seeded on Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:51 AM EST ()

In the current cultural wars, the assault on women’s rights is escalating. Republican candidate Rick Santorum wants to give states the right to make birth control illegal. Virginia’s Bob McDonnell wants mandatory vaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions.

not-news, domestic-abuse, tina-turner, beating-a-spouse

BBC News - DNA reveals Neanderthal extinction clues

Seeded on Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:22 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

Neanderthals were already on the verge of extinction in Europe by the time modern humans arrived on the scene, a study suggests.

science, ancient-history

DailyOM - The Places We Go

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:48 PM EST ()

Often it takes something major to wake us up as we struggle to maintain an illusion of control.

religion, personal-development, hard-times, meditations

5 Ways to Develop as an Artist

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:55 PM EST ()

In 1904 in Pennsylvania, Mary Cassatt refused an award and in so doing reminded her audience of the spirit that gripped Paris during what might be described as a golden age of painting: "I...

arts, painting, art-and-creativity, becoming-being-an-artist

DailyOM - Finding Deep Strength

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:09 PM EST ()

We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we do not have the strength to carry on.

health, personal-growth, endurance, taking-care-of-ourselves

DailyOM - Letting Life Unfold

Seeded on Thu Feb 9, 2012 8:55 AM EST ()

Present time can be hard, but life unfolds as it will and the universe will wait as we make our way into the unknown.

religion, personal-development, lessons, life-paths

To Hold The Salt, It's Time To Hold The Bread

Seeded on Tue Feb 7, 2012 4:54 PM EST (NPR)

It's no secret that some of the tastiest snacks around — potato chips, french fries, and processed deli meats — are terrific vehicles for salt. Without salt, they'd be bland, too starchy, or just plain dull.

health, sodium-intake, good-eating-habits, salt-in-your-food

Are you smarter than an NFL star? A lottery winner? - CSMonitor.com

Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 10:54 AM EST (Christian Science Monitor)

High-profile jackpot winners fritter away winnings. An estimated 8 in 10 NFL players are bankrupt, jobless, or divorced two years into retirement. Could you manage a windfall better than they do? Here are six steps.

education, money-making, winning-the-lottery, financial-smarts

Introducing Grilled Grandma Angel - Grandma's Briefs - It's not just for grandmas!

Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 9:59 AM EST ()

What is a Grilled Grandma? A Grilled Grandma is a grandma whom I've grilled with some grandma-related questions, and she's graciously responded with answers and photos. Here is Grilled Grandma Angel:

home-garden, blogs, grandparents, grandchildren

Futurity.org – After four mutations, new virus attacks

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:16 AM EST ()

Published in the journal Science, the research shows how the virus Lambda evolved to find a new way to attack host cells, an innovation that took four mutations to accomplish. The virus, which isn’t dangerous to humans, infects bacteria, in particular E. coli.

health

Obama: I have learned from my mistakes

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:52 AM EST (USA Today)

President Obama says he makes mistakes, but has learned from them and is a better president heading into his re-election campaign

politics

Buddha Space: Enlightenment, Anyone?

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:47 AM EST ()

In Buddhism, there are many sects that all have their own take on exactly what enlightenment is, and the different stages of it. In Pure Land Buddhism, for example, enlightenment is the result of meditating in the Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha.

religion

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch plastic particle content up 100-fold
Source: The Earth Times Online
A rise in plastic dumped in the ocean is changing the habitats of marine life, a new study warns. American researchers examined human rubbish in the in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, 1,000 miles off the Californian coast in an area commonly known as the 'Great Pacific Garb …
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While the disappearance of Neanderthals remains a mystery, paleoanthropologists have an increasing understanding of what allowed their younger cousins, Homo sapiens, to conquer the planet.
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The crazy invented worlds of Maurice Sendak.
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I don’t write for children. I write. And someone says, that’s for children. When Yeats died, Auden wrote that his poetry “survives/ In valley of its own making.” That’s what I feel about Maurice Sendak; his words and drawing survive in a valley of …
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Google asks judge for library suit to be dismissed - CSMonitor.com
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Harvard and M.I.T. Team Up to Offer Free Online Courses - NYTimes.com
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