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malformalady: An art installation of green plants growing on...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:10:09 -0400

An art installation of green plants growing on the wall of the building next to the CaixaForum Madrid — a modern art gallery — In Madrid, Spain. The living wall was created by french botanist Patrick Blanc

"There is no justice in the laws of nature, … no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:16:54 -0400

““There is no justice in the laws of nature, … no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The universe is neither evil, nor good, it simply does not care. The stars don’t care, or the Sun, or the sky. But they don’t have to. We care. There is light in the world, and it is us.””

- – Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, by Eliezer Yudkowsky (via floofydoug)

visitheworld: The Spider Bridge in Sun City Resort, South...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:15:37 -0400

visitheworld:

The Spider Bridge in Sun City Resort, South Africa (by henrye).

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Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13:35 -0400

adanvc: View From Glacier Point Yosemite, 1880s. by Isaiah W....

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:13:14 -0400

adanvc:

View From Glacier Point Yosemite, 1880s.

by Isaiah W. Taber

science-junkie: Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a...

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:12:15 -0400

science-junkie:

Beautiful ‘flowers’ self-assemble in a beaker

With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory—and not at the scale of inches, but microns.

These minuscule sculptures, curved and delicate, don’t resemble the cubic or jagged forms normally associated with crystals, though that’s what they are. Rather, fields of carnations and marigolds seem to bloom from the surface of a submerged glass slide, assembling themselves a molecule at a time.

By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, Wim L. Noorduin, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and lead author of a paper appearing on the cover of the May 17 issue of Science, has found that he can control the growth behavior of these crystals to create precisely tailored structures.

“For at least 200 years, people have been intrigued by how complex shapes could have evolved in nature. This work helps to demonstrate what’s possible just through environmental, chemical changes,” says Noorduin.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 22:46:18 -0400

hippist: foodnun: I love it

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:44 -0400

hippist:

foodnun:

I love it

g33kgasm: buzzfeed: George Takei responds to “traditional”...

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:42:18 -0400

g33kgasm:

buzzfeed:

George Takei responds to “traditional” marriage fans.

I can talk like this sassy man, it’s my favourite newly acquired skill :)

plugporn: Brown Amethyst by Alternative Earth Organics

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:37:17 -0400

plugporn:

Brown Amethyst by Alternative Earth Organics

"Women hold up half the sky"

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:53 -0400

“Women hold up half the sky”

- Chinese Proverb (via larmoyante)

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fuckyeahmoleskines: http://mares-nest-x.tumblr.com/page/2

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:10:00 -0400

fuckyeahmoleskines:

http://mares-nest-x.tumblr.com/page/2

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Thu, 16 May 2013 19:08:41 -0400

septagonstudios: Brandon Ancone HIM

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:08:31 -0400

septagonstudios:

Brandon Ancone

HIM

sungazersounds: “Within each of us burns the same divine...

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:43:35 -0400

sungazersounds:

“Within each of us burns the same divine flame;

All we need is this spark.”

P.S. - If the image is blurry, please be patient, the high res image may take some time to load. :)

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