by Pier Marton | Dec 6, 2012 | Ideas, Idées, Middle-East, Politics, Sci/Nat, Wars, Women
Source: (check out) BBC 4’s Open Sesame – Science in the Desert with David Shukman – Available for the next year. Peace through Science! SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East) is a “third-generation”...
by Pier Marton | Nov 22, 2012 | Care, Eco, Food, Humor, Ideas, Jewish, Sci/Nat
Previously posted a year ago… This is the time again for “My Life as a Turkey.” Excerpts: More: The full episode on the web. Can be viewed also on the mobile app “PBS.” Joe Hutto’s book Larry David’s Memories of Thanksgiving...
by Pier Marton | Nov 12, 2012 | Eco, Sci/Nat, Sights, Spectacle
Venezia e l’acqua… What stands out to be loved may, in time, become specifically that which you hate. Ce que vous remarquez et aimez risque, avec le temps, de devenir précisement ce que vous détestez. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Oct 8, 2012 | Art, Cam, Dance, Doc, Eco, Mystery, Sci/Nat
Excerpts from the BBC’s Earthflight (Winged Flight) Bonus! (also from John Downer Productions) Understanding Groupthink Swarms Another excerpt, this time from Bee Man from Swarm. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Aug 20, 2012 | Art, Humor, Ideas, Idées, iOS, Poet, Sci/Nat
In honor of a gritty slow efficiency, a roundtrip to the future and back/En souvenir de la machine à écrire, un aller-retour vers la lenteur et le monde analogue. EmailMoreRedditTweetShare on...
by Pier Marton | Aug 20, 2012 | Care, Food, Future Tech, Health, Sci/Nat, Time, Travel
A Battle Plan for Jet Lag by Stephanie Rosenbloom in the NYTimes 1. Understand that the direction you are traveling makes a difference. 2. Schedule when to expose yourself to light and when to avoid it. 3. Survive the first night by eating right and preparing the...