for the Coffee By Design folks (I love their Rebel Blend coffee), who are sponsoring @MEComicArtsFest, and providing free coffee to the exhibitors. (YAY!)
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Bookmarks for May 18th
- How exercise affects the brain: Age and genetics play a role – Exercise clears the mind. It gets the blood pumping and more oxygen is delivered to the brain. This is familiar territory, but Dartmouth's David Bucci thinks there is much more going on."In the last several years there have been data suggesting that neurobiological changes are happening — [there are] very brain-specific mechanisms at work here," says Bucci, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Tags: health
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A Day at the Beach from my new book, which I hope to have at MECAF this weekend.
Bookmarks for May 13th
- Bioscience and the New Threat | mediapathic – So the solution, according to Wiley, is to doctor the plants to produce more food and more nutritional value. Most agricultural businesses claim that this is what they do, but Wiley claims that they focus excessively on ease of shipping and other qualities that are directly profitable, at the cost of healthy food. There’s an entire network of people dedicated to smuggling seeds and cuttings to small farms around the world. They use many techniques, and some of the same pathways, as drug smugglers. There’s an uneasy permeability between the world of agriculture and narcotics. Last year the US border patrol reported one bust which netted them 10 kilos of cocaine and several canisters filled with squash seeds. Underground grow rooms and heat dissipation systems, traditionally used for growing marijuana under the watchful eye of the War on Drugs, are now being used in some places for growing food.
Tags: research science biotech
Adam Yauch died today
Fuck Cancer.
One of my favorite Beasties Songs:
New page and a cover
Some stuff I’m getting ready for MECAF:
Bookmarks for May 3rd
- Architizer Blog » Living Infrastructure Growing Bridges – Growing your own house may seem like a new idea, but what about growing pieces of functional infrastructure? That’s exactly what the locals of Nongriat in Meghalaya, India have been doing for the past 500 years. In that time, they’ve grown bridges over one hundred feet in length and strong enough to support the weight of more than 50 people. There are even “double decker” bridges!
Tags: research anthropology
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Watercolor on paper 5×7 inches. Did this for Jenny as a special commission.
Portrait of Oliver
Did a portrait sketch of Oliver in pencil, today.
I’m available for pen, pencil, or painted portraits of your animal. Contact me.
Bronze-Casting Timelapse
French artist René Zaki shot this great time-lapse video showing the process of creating a bronze bust from a lump of clay to the finishing touches. The actual build time is shorted from 4 days to 10 minutes!
Via MAKE