Love of Nirvanawas a heartbreak fest from the start. It stars none other thanAllen Ren Jialun, an actor known for having seven dramas with BE (bad ending), which basically means it had sad ending, in his 10-year career. In many of his roles, either Ren Jialun’s character dies or, ...
It's a book that forces you to see the world through another's eyes, or even to imagine what it would be like to have a dozen eyes or none at all. That's next on the TED interview. [BREAK] [00:03:10] Steven Johnson: Ed Yong, welcome to the TED interview. [00:03:13] Ed ...
and the method hasn’t changed a great deal during that time. Although they do have the lowest initial cost, compared to CFLs and LED light bulbs, incandescent light bulbs have the shortest longevity and highest energy consumption for the same...
aTo construct and maintain roads is a public service administered by the government. However, where does the money come from? Somebody believe that the government should allocate money from national finance on the road construction; but others think that the roads are constructed for people, so ev...
Yesterday, Facebook was down for a couple of hours. It got people thinking...what if it went away forever? What would happen to all of the photos I have saved there? How many of you have been saving all of your photos on Facebook as if it was your own personal scrapbook? First of...
Thank you so much. I really do think being an artist does have some bearing on my approach to photography. The processes I undertake in my work as a visual artist are mirrored in a lot of ways. I begin with a subject that charms me, and from there I work towards enhancing that subje...
In America's heartland, Iowa stands as a testament to the successful conservation of the majestic bald eagle population in the United States. In the 38 years that I have lived in the rural area of Jones and Dubuque County, I have witnessed many bald eagles, with an increase in sightings ...
Let’s see a couple of examples: stillness: sinking into the rocks a cicada’s voice 一Matsuo Bashō The opening word,stillness, sets the tone of the scene. This is reinforced by an image of rocks in which a cicada's voice suddenly appears and disappears. In just a few words the poet...
Water-repellent, self-cleaning cicada wings Thin film interface inspired by moth eyes Ants tunneling, falling and catching themselves Sound perception in moths Jumping Robots Some of you might be thinking that the topic of this blog is rather narrow: “How can she possibly sustain this blog becau...
But in the Papua New Guinea highlands, witches don’t bother with the faff of transmogrification. They can, I mean, if they want. They might become a quick, highly mobile creatures: bat, rat, bird, moth, grasshopper, butterfly, cicada… or they might simply become invisible. ...