Historical Anatomies
Historical Anatomies on the Web is a neat reference site that gives Internet users access to some very impressive high quality images from important anatomical atlases. The project emphasizes only the images from the collection, not the entire books. Many of them are quite beautiful.
Two for Tuesday – Conformity
This explains religion: Jesus Camp Death to America
Artist Showcase – Chris Jordan
If you've been on the Internet for any good length of time at all, you're bound to have come across Chris Jordan's work. It's no wonder his art is so popular among bloggers, ecologists, artists and fellow Americans; it sends a timely message that should impact every single one of us as we go about our daily routines. I thought
How to Dance – wikiHow
http://www.wikihow.com/Dance you might be a lamer if you need to look up dancing instructions online
The Knowledge Bank online conference this year is focused on Web 2.0 in education: what it is, how it’s being used today and its potential to radically change education.
Age of the universe – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_universe From the page: “This article focuses on modern scientific research on the age of the universe. For religious beliefs about the age of the universe, see creation myth.”
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Louisiana passes first anti-evolution “academic freedom” law
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080627-louisiana-passes-first-antievolution-academic-freedom-law.html Great news everyone! Now all the fundies can move to muddy Louisiana and live in an ignorant utopia where dinosaur bones only exist because Satan is trying to confuse them. Maybe if they pray hard enough and systematically remove all the gays, God will stop sending hurricanes there and it will be even dandier! From the page: The bill
Stendhal syndrome – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome I can’t say that I’m a sufferer of this affliction, because although it happens to me quite often, it is titillating and makes one feel very much alive. From the page: Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal’s syndrome, hyperkulturemia, or Florence syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to
Librarians in popular culture – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librarians_in_popular_culture Hooray for librarians!
How to Value Art
http://www.artnet.com/AUCTIONS/Pages/Common/Help/HowToValueArt.aspx Condition, subject matter, rarity… this is a great guide.
Two for Tuesday – Ten O’clock Scholar
Here's two for Tuesday… More videos by artist/photographer William Wegman. Aaaaaand, just cuz I'm feeling goofy tonight… I needs me some Diamond Dave.
Why companies sometimes want their stock back
http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2004/08/13_catlinb_stocks/ Interesting article… answers my question precisely!
NASA seeks proposals for collaboration to achieve its educational goals by creating MMO
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f4deb0090a019eefc3ee70e106bfbdae&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck= From the page: “NASA seeks proposals for collaboration with an organization to enhance NASA’sability to achieve its educational goals by creating and managing a Massively MultiplayerOnline (MMO) game. The game would be fun and would enhance science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.”