Malcolm X quote – nobody can give you freedom
“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.” – Malcolm X
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Cartoon – Nutty Thief
Dark matter is (probably) more complex than you think
Scientists typically believe that dark matter behaves in a simple way: if one clump encounters another, the two interact solely through gravity. However, researchers have published findings which suggest that there’s more involved. They’ve noticed dark matter (the blue lines in the photo above) lagging behind a galaxy due to friction, hinting that there are factors beyond gravity at work. […]
Read moreLead – It’s whats for dinner
Modern cooks could probably find their way around a Roman culina. The kitchens featured an oven of sorts and pots and pans made of metal. One major difference, however: Those utensils packed plenty of lead. Soft, flexible, and wonderfully ubiquitous, lead was used to make Roman pipes, coins, and wine jugs. It was even used in face powders and paints. […]
Read moreWendy Kamenoff quote – Never let go
“If you open your heart up and let all the love you have flow out of you, I promise that some highly dysfunctional, emotionally unavailable man will glom himself onto you and never let go.” – Wendy Kamenoff
Read moreThe Hungry Planet
More than 850 million people around the world—one in nearly seven—don’t have enough to eat. Although current global food production is sufficient to feed everyone, the number eating less than the minimum the human body needs—an average 2,100 calories a day for adults—now grows by more than ten million a year, mostly in the poorest nations. Countries with unstable food […]
Read moreF.H. Hedge Quote – Dreaming Is An Act Of Pure Imagination
“Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which, if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or a Shakespeare.” – F.H. Hedge
Read moreWayne Gretzke Quote – Miss The Shots You Don’t Take
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzke
Read moreArthur Schopenhauer Quote – Genius
“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
Read moreSwami Kripalvanandji quote – One who knows crying
“Crying is one of the highest devotional songs. One who knows crying knows spiritual practice. If you can cry with a pure heart, nothing else compares to such a prayer.” – Swami Kripalvanandji
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