“I get obsessed by little nerdy things in my corner that no one else is interested in.” Bjork
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New Research: Students Benefit from Learning That Intelligence Is Not Fixed
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/new-research-students-benefit-from-learning-that-intelligence-is-not-fixed/
What Does Mindfulness Meditation Do to Your Brain?
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2014/06/12/what-does-mindfulness-meditation-do-to-your-brain/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
After finals…
Atom smasher preps for renewed hunt for dark matter, God particle
http://www.computerworld.com/article/2859827/atom-smasher-preps-for-renewed-hunt-for-dark-matter-god-particle.html?utm_content=buffer14462&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Earth and its moon, as seen from Mars.
Joan Didion on Keeping a Notebook
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/11/19/joan-didion-on-keeping-a-notebook/
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. . . . I get most joy in life out of music.”
Cognitive Science Honors Its Pioneers And Leaders
http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2014/07/28/336042200/cognitive-science-honors-its-pioneers-and-leaders
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2010/07/13/19-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-starwars-infographic/
An Ebola vaccine has proven safe and effective in animal trials, but “I can’t tell you why” it’s taking so long to roll out human trials, says scientist.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-will-we-have-a-vaccine-for-ebola-virus/?WT.mc_id=SA_Facebook
Want to work here? The Phi Beta Kappa Society has paid internship opportunities at our national office in Washington, D.C. to assist with our social media and National Arts & Sciences Initiative. To apply, email a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to lhartnett@pbk.org by August 8th.
NASA seeks proposals to hunt for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa.
http://blogs.discovery.com/inscider/2014/07/nasa-wants-proposals-to-hunt-for-alien-life-on-jupiter-moon-europa.html?mkcpgn=fbsci1&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ScienceChannel
AMAZING Wonder Woman Cosplay Pictures
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2012/05/14/amazing-wonder-woman-cosplay-pictures-picture-gallery/
How to Master the Art of “Effective Surprise” and the 6 Essential Conditions for Creativity
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/21/jerome-bruner-on-knowing-left-hand-creativity/
http://welldonestuff.com/20-diy-lamp-ideas/
Happy 63rd birthday, The Catcher in the Rye! Celebrate with the wonderful art project Beholding Holden
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/14/literary-art-projects/
This spring, Yale offered four courses on Coursera: Roman Architecture with Diana Kleiner; Constitutional Law with Akhil Amar; Moralities of Everyday Life with Paul Bloom; and Financial Markets with Robert Shiller. Learn more about Yale’s online learning initiatives and resources:
http://online.yale.edu/
Disney Princesses as World of Warcraft Characters
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/01/08/disney-princesses-as-world-of-warcraft-characters-picture-gallery/
Toyota have come up with an intuitive new setup for a combustion engine that has no crankshaft whatsoever and which produces three-phase electricity. They’ve dubbed it Free Piston Engine Linear Generator
http://interestingengineering.com/toyota-create-free-piston-engine-with-no-crankshaft-and-electrical-output/
When Ariel Goes Steampunk
http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2014/01/07/when-ariel-goes-steampunk-cosplay-pics/
The Best Illustrations from 150 Years of Alice in Wonderland
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/07/best-illustrations-alice-in-wonderland/
In the not so distant future, your car could literally run on green fuel
http://blogs.discovery.com/inscider/2014/07/your-car-could-soon-run-on-green-fuel-literally.html?mkcpgn=fbsci1&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ScienceChannel
Effort to model Facebook yields key to famous math problem (and a prize)
http://news.yale.edu/2014/07/07/effort-model-facebook-yields-key-famous-math-problem-and-prize
This Ring Reads Books And Magazines To The Blind
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/fingerreader-read-blind-mit_n_5565898.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000042
Solar farm bot
http://interestingengineering.com/ladybird-is-the-worlds-first-solar-powered-farm-bot/
Neurocomic, a graphic novel about how the brain works –
dive in here: Link
11 No-Cleanup Science Projects To Do With Your Kids Tonight
http://www.buzzfeed.com/h2/fbsp/armandhammer/no-cleanup-science-projects-to-do-with-your-kids-tonight
Yale: “I think I’m one of the only undergraduates focusing on Indigenous women’s rights and/or Native rights for my senior thesis,” says Yale student Dinée Dorame. “But through the courses I’ve found and the research I’ve been able to do, I really feel like I have made Native space in non-Native spaces at Yale. I have found different ways to explore Indigenous feminism.
http://news.yale.edu/2014/04/16/student-spotlight-internship-dc-will-prepare-din-e-dorame-advocate-indigenous-women
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