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colchrishadfield: Today’s photo is Mallorca. Wow. Please remind...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:06:17 -0400

Today’s photo is Mallorca. Wow. Please remind me to go there when I’m fully recovered.

yannickbrouwer: This little company from Kenya makes toys from...

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:42:01 -0400

yannickbrouwer:

This little company from Kenya makes toys from slippers that wash up on the beach. Pictures by Ben Curtis

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Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30:14 -0400

redhousecanada: lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the...

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:35:00 -0400

redhousecanada:

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

He acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.

malignus: William Blake, Hecate or the Three Fates (1795)

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:32:34 -0400

malignus:

William Blake, Hecate or the Three Fates (1795)

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Sun, 05 May 2013 16:18:16 -0400

utopias: El Estado Corporativo

Wed, 01 May 2013 03:08:05 -0400

utopias: El Estado Corporativo:

intiamaru79:

Por: Inti Rodríguez

El estado comunal representa el paroxismo de la lógica oficialista. Es quizás, el más sofisticado mecanismo de control y subordinación de la sociedad, que ha pasado por las mentes de los ilustres pensadores del llamado socialismo del siglo XXI, la ecuación…

freshphotons: “The magnitude of the magnetic field B at time...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:43:12 -0400

freshphotons:

“The magnitude of the magnetic field B at time tΩp=135 is represented by a logarithmic colour scale in the units of nT. Overplotted are trajectories of particles traced from the solar wind as they interact with the magnetic field of the planet.” Via.

evatown: Day 104 on Flickr.

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:05:03 -0400

evatown:

Day 104 on Flickr.

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Sat, 13 Apr 2013 02:04:55 -0400

scinerds: psychcomedy: The Evolutionary Psychology of...

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:47:43 -0400

scinerds:

psychcomedy:

The Evolutionary Psychology of Love

And they combined happily ever after, or did they?

descepter: Ever wonder what happens if you cry in space?

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:39:11 -0400

descepter:

Ever wonder what happens if you cry in space?

snowce: Sergio Toppi

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:38:53 -0400

snowce:

Sergio Toppi

colchrishadfield: A island off the Pacific coast of Mexico...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:53:43 -0400

colchrishadfield:

A island off the Pacific coast of Mexico spins clouds into swirls of lace.

fuckyeah fluid dynamics

natgeofound: Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel kissing within a...

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:33:48 -0400

natgeofound:

Alexander Graham Bell and Mabel kissing within a tetrahedral kite, October 1903.
Photograph courtesy Library of Congress

scienceisbeauty: This might be a perfect April Fools’ Day...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:53:06 -0400

scienceisbeauty:

This might be a perfect April Fools’ Day picture… but it’s not.

UP: Squirrel monkeys

DOWN: Capybara

ucresearch: “The vast majority of the mass in the universe is...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:24:52 -0400

ucresearch:

“The vast majority of the mass in the universe is completely invisible. It’s not made of atoms — in fact it’s not even made of the things that atoms are made of: protons, neutrons, and electrons. It’s something completely different.”

— Joel Primack, Professor of Physics, UC Santa Cruz

[Calvin and Hobbes was created by the wonderful Bill Waterson]

nevver: The party’s over

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:50:07 -0400

nevver:

The party’s over

lesmaili: (Photo courtesy of Princeton University) Title:...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:26:03 -0400

lesmaili:

(Photo courtesy of Princeton University)

Title: “Snow”
Author: Shufeng Bai, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

An optical micrograph of self-assembled pattern in polymer thin film. When a polymer film is heated above its glass transition temperature and a mask is placed at a small distance above the film, the interplay between electrostatic force and surface tension can create interesting patterns. Actual dimensions: 108 µm x 138 µm.

barbotrobot: Neil Degrasse Tyson as a votive candle.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:37:51 -0400

barbotrobot:

Neil Degrasse Tyson as a votive candle.