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It’s about time!Finally, fans of ‘80s sitcom “The Golden Girls”...

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 18:01:31 -0400

It’s about time!

Finally, fans of ‘80s sitcom “The Golden Girls” can live out their own adventures with Dorothy, Rose, Blanche and Sophia at home, thanks to a new, limited edition set of action figures.

(via “Golden Girls” action figures unveiled at New York Comic-Con - CBS News)

laughingsquid: Mural Featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as...

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:53:22 -0400

laughingsquid:

Mural Featuring Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the Renaissance Painters They Were Named After

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Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:41:24 -0400

How to Beat Dengue and Zika: Add a Microbe to Mosquitoes

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:45:04 -0400

How to Beat Dengue and Zika: Add a Microbe to Mosquitoes:

“We were all a bit giddy,” O’Neill recalls. “We had been working on this thing for frigging decades. A whole bunch of us were there for that moment, people who had been on the journey for a long time.” the team marched through the streets, pausing at every fourth house to release a few dozen mosquitoes. Within two months, they had liberated some 300,000 of them, pausing only to duck an incoming cyclone.
“In 10 to 15 years, we should be able to make a significant dent in dengue.”
And in recent months, Eliminate Dengue researchers in Brazil and Colombia have shown that Wolbachia could help to curtail the spread of Zika—the now-infamous viral disease that has spread explosively throughout the Americas and causes microcephaly, a birth defect that stunts brain development. When carrying Wolbachia, mosquitoes do not seem to harbor the Zika virus in their saliva, and so are very unlikely to transmit it. For that reason, the World Health Organization recently recommended testing Wolbachia-carrying mosquitoes as a way of curtailing the ongoing Zika crisis.
O’Neill’s team have answered the call. Over the next few years, they will release their insects in three to-be-confirmed locations in Brazil, Colombia, and the Asia-Pacific. Two of those will be home to around 2.5 million people. “We’re talking close to entire cities,” says O’Neill.

(via The Atlantic)

The Multiverse You Can See

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 08:00:35 -0400

kuer901:

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation, designed by Charles Jencks, is dedicated to visually representing complex theories through landscape design. The terrace dedicated to the multiverse theory is just one of many brilliant designs.

politico: Read more about President Obama’s SCOTUS pick here

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:00:25 -0400

politico:

Read more about President Obama’s SCOTUS pick here

Two best friends, sittin’ in the forest. Two best friends,...

Wed, 16 Mar 2016 11:49:40 -0400

Two best friends, sittin’ in the forest. Two best friends, sittin’ on a log.

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Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:11:44 -0400

gq: Look at This Horse In a Suit Just look at him!

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:58:20 -0400

gq:

Look at This Horse In a Suit

Just look at him!

Breakfast around the world.

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:56:58 -0500

Breakfast around the world.

insteadofwatchingtv: How Morals Influence If You’re Liberal or...

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:07:20 -0500

insteadofwatchingtv:

How Morals Influence If You’re Liberal or Conservative

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Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:28:24 -0500

Rubber Band Machine Gun

Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:51:38 -0500

Rubber Band Machine Gun

iamdanw: (via Devin Hunt on Twitter: “"What if Kansas was...

Tue, 03 Nov 2015 22:40:25 -0500

iamdanw:

(via Devin Hunt on Twitter: “"What if Kansas was actually flat” https://t.co/7z4fGxBVmn")

This is my favorite ad so far this year.

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 22:04:45 -0400

This is my favorite ad so far this year.

Gummy bearskin rug.

Thu, 19 Mar 2015 21:40:00 -0400

Gummy bearskin rug.

The capsule hotel “9 Hours” in Kyoto, Japan

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 19:41:52 -0500

The capsule hotel “9 Hours” in Kyoto, Japan

College President Will Buy Your Textbooks for a Year if You Can...

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 09:00:08 -0400

College President Will Buy Your Textbooks for a Year if You Can Beat Him at Madden NFL

(via AdWeek)

This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 13:30:09 -0400

This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.

Pathogens On A Plane: How To Stay Healthy In Flight

Wed, 06 Aug 2014 15:24:00 -0400

Pathogens On A Plane: How To Stay Healthy In Flight:

NPR:

Don’t fear, Gendreau says. There’s even a way to protect yourself from these airborne pathogens: Take advantage of that vent above your head.

“Set your ventilation at low or medium,” he says. “Then position it so you can draw an imaginary line of current right in front of your head. I put my hands on my lap so I can feel the current — so I know it’s properly positioned.”

Then if something infectious is floating in your personal space, he says, that air from the vent will create enough current to knock it away. And you’ll be more likely to go home healthy.