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The Exploding Smelly Mess of Art
A recent art installation at the Hayward Gallery in London, England has exploded. Wait, what? You read that right, exploded…well, I guess, combusted is a better term. Majestic Splendor by South Korean artist Lee Bul was all set for its preview event when only a few...
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A Drop in the Bucket
Water is: everywhere, common place, tasteless, odourless, boring… not. We as humans (especially in the West) take water for granted. It covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface; makes up nearly two-thirds of our bodies; is needed for survival. All of these things...
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Extreme Zombie Activity
The residents of Lake Worth, Florida were wakened at 1:45 am to an “outbreak of zombies” push notification during a power outage on May 22. What the…? I would think that if this were to happen on a regular day in the daytime that you would be likely to laugh it off...
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Attack of the Killer Slime Mold
On a recent trip to the great outdoors, my husband and I came across some very interesting 'creatures'. I quite enjoy looking for the smaller biological life forces that are in nature such as mosses, fungi, and lichens. Often these tiny members of this world are the...
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Prescription: Chocolate
Mmm, chocolate. Who doesn’t love the stuff (and those who don’t cannot be trusted, just saying). This food may be as popular as bacon and can be found in kosher and halal groceries as opposed to bacon. I, personally, find it hard to get through the day without...
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Bloodsuckers Bite More Frequently in Drier Conditions
I am a mosquito magnet. If you are with me in the great outdoors, chances are, you will not be bitten at all because those beastly little bloodsuckers will be hitching a ride on me. You could say I am a walking buffet for them. Because of this and my love of being out...
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Who’s a Copy Cat?
Short answer to the title is: we are and we should be. Many new innovations being made are based on nature. There is a reason why certain animals and plants evolved the way that they did and more and more innovators and inventers are using them as inspiration....
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Robot Assembles IKEA Chair by Itself, Film at Eleven
Have you ever had to assemble anything from IKEA? Following those pictograms to a successful conclusion always seems to frustrate one and takes a lot longer than the estimated time stated; but what if you had a robot to do it for you? It may result in a smaller amount...
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Need a Body Part? We Can Make That
I am sure most of you have heard of 3D printing but do you know there are companies that are making great strides in the field of three dimensional (3D) bioprinting? This may sound as science fiction but it is not. Bioprinting makes use of 3D printing and 3D-like...
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