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Someone captured this bear in mid-”flight” to get to a bird feeder. Like
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A strong young adult voice; seeking and ultimately becoming a strong teenage, female role model
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The TEDxTeen talks provided a wonderful example of someone creating and becoming the very thing she sought for herself: a strong, teenage, female role model.
Tavi is very articulate, with that added intensity and delight of a youthful voice. I hope all people can find inspiration in this.
Fifteen-year-old Tavi Gevinson had a hard time finding strong female, teenage role models — so she built a space where they could find each other. At TEDxTeen, she illustrates how the conversations on sites like Rookie, her wildly popular web magazine for and by teen girls, are putting a new, unapologetically uncertain and richly complex face on modern feminism.
via Tavi Gevinson: A teen just trying to figure it out | Video on TED.com.
Another great shot from Earth Science Picture of the Day.
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Crescent Moon, Earthshine and Jupiter Observed from Lisbon
Crescent Moon, Earthshine and Jupiter Observed from Lisbon. Photographer: Miguel Claro
Bulavkus USB flash drive
An interesting design concept from Art Lebedev studios: a USB drive on a safety pin.
USB Safety Pin design from Art Lebedev Studios
USB Safety Pin design concept from Art Lebedev Studios -- application
Happy Birthday, Keith Haring from Google Doodles
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Google Doodle on May 4, 2012 for Keith Haring's Birthday
Keith Haring, gonzo graffiti artist, scofflaw and personal hero passed away in 1990 from AIDS complications. He lives on in his art, and web site to honour him.
Historical Maps Collection – Old Infographic Design
As an add-on to the previous posting, I found this site, and this fantastic infographic about the principle mountains and rivers of the world. Modern-day infographic creators could learn a lot from this:
Infographic showing the major mountains and rivers of the world
Old Maps Online
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This is a pretty cool site — especially for map lovers — the site has collected and digitized historical maps and presents them in a google maps sort of fashion. You can select which map you want to view from the sidebar for the location you’re viewing.
Finally, a Shark With a Laser – Luke Tipple: TV Host, SharkDiver, Producer
I’ve never heard of this Luke Tipple before, but apparently he’s some Marine Biologist/TV Celebrity guy. Attaching things to animals can be somewhat problematic, but this seems to have done no harm.
Tipple’s team attached a 50mW green laser to the dorsal fin of a lemon shark via a temporary clipping mechanism. Photo: What We Do Media
![[photo] shark with green laser beam attached](http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2012/05/Wicked-Lasers-Laser-Shark-sm-660x439.jpg)
adorbs picture of cat tetris
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I wish I knew the creator of this cute little sketch.
Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding | Video on TED.com
I hope this will appeal to my gaming buddies; even though I’m not particularly a gamer, I am highly interested in communication, and especially in communicating difficult and emotional concepts, and most especially, communicating them to children.
It’s never easy to get across the magnitude of complex tragedies — so when Brenda Brathwite’s daughter came home from school asking about slavery, she did what she does for a living — she designed a game. At TEDxPhoenix she describes the surprising effectiveness of this game, and others, in helping the player really understand the story.
Brenda Brathwaite designs games that turn some of history’s most tragic lessons into interactive, emotional experiences.
via Brenda Brathwaite: Gaming for understanding | Video on TED.com.