News
Did Ebola Come From Bats?
The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease occurring in West Africa may have originated from contact between humans and virus-infected bats (read more)
Month: December 2014
Art
Nick Lord : Realising The Truth [Interview]
When I first started to draw, I was massively influenced by the expressionists. Egon Schiele in particular. From them I learned the importance of breaking away from tradition (read more)
News
How Bright is Your City?
artificial light is responsible for a sizable portion of all nighttime electricity consumption. Identifying areas where light could be more efficiently used will make it possible to save energy (read more)
Sound
Zeitkratzer : WHITEHOUSE
ithin the institutionalised avant-garde, overt but actually often inert rule-breaking is the norm. There are numerous hidden codes and limits setting a constantly-shifting line between good and bad rule-breaking. Active since 1997, one of the (read more)
News
Re-Write Brain or Full Erase?
We are very excited to use this technology to probe the basis of how groups of neurons and ultimately the brain stores and processes information (read more)
Society
Hills, Wind and Rain
After surviving two days of these winds to finally crawl into Hermanus, I’m extra cautious. I respect the winds. Nay, I fear them. Cycling essay, Lesotho (read more)
News
The Power of Guilt
Highly guilt-prone people are less likely to free-ride on others’ expertise, and they will sacrifice financial gain out of concern about others’ welfare (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens : Chantel McGregor
Photos of Chantel McGregor at the Bilston Robin 2, December 2014 (read more)
News
The Smartphone Skillset
The digital technology we use on a daily basis shapes the sensory processing in our brains (read more)
Society
Torture and the Tooth-For-Tooth Reflex
The reality of having, without reflection, internalized the propaganda of the state constitutes an act of evil, in and of itself. (read more)
News
The Leftist Tendencies of Ants
Ants are significantly more likely to turn left than right when exploring new nests. (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens : Mariachi El Bronx
Christmas, Mariachi-style. Mariachi El Bronx, Photos (read more)
News
How to WIN at Christmas
Science-approved method for guaranteed wins at the Christmas dinner table. (read more)
Sound
Blockheads and Wilko Johnson
The Blockheads played a great mix of old and new. The crowd bounced, Hussey snarled, Watt-Roy dripped and Wilko Johnson strutted a new lease of life (read more)
News
Nature’s Fairylight : How Fireflies Glow
How fireflies glow. The study is the first to ever show the firefly’s lantern in such detail. (read more)
Sound
Fish : Sub89, Reading [Live]
With Fish giving indications that this may well be his final tour of club venues on this sort of scale, it’s a case of “see him while you can” (read more)
News
Humble Pie : The Joy of Humility
Analysis found two clusters of traits that people use to explain humility, and furthermore, found benefits. (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens: Dedwardians
Photos of Dedwardians at the Finsbury on December 18th (read more)
News
What Makes Us Generous?
Even infants are sensitive to inequality and toddlers have the ability to act for the benefit of others. (read more)
Society
Walking With Plants
Is a Native American Church peyote ceremony less shamanistic than a Neo-Pagan sweat-lodge simply by virtue of its using a teacher plant? (read more)
News
Do Your Teeth Help You Remember?
The memory and walking speeds of adults who have lost all of their teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have some of their own teeth (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens : Hacktivist
-Boy posturing and errant guitars, tech-metal-grime-rock hybrid Hactivist performed a bruising show at London’s 02 Academy on December 11th. Straight outta Milton Keynes (via Kersal?). Yes boi. Photos by Carl Byron Batson. Not to be (read more)
News
Internet Addiction Afflicts 6%
The prevalence of Internet addiction varies among regions around the world (read more)
Sound
Bl=ndfolds, The Waiting Room [Live]
Bl=ndfolds’ music is quite far removed from both VVV and The Valves, in that it is a darker, scuzzier electronica with growling vocals from singer Paraic. (read more)
News
Tanned Pilots : The Secret
Airline pilots can be exposed to cockpit radiation similar to tanning beds (read more)
Society
About Political Correctness
Political correctness is not actually about quelling ‘freedom of speech’ for the sake of defending others from offense. (read more)
News
Easter Islanders’ Fuzzy Teeth Reveal Moai Mystery
Hardened plaque from ancient teeth is helping resolve the question of what plant foods Easter Islanders relied on before European contact. (read more)
Sound
Aynsley Lister, Farnham Maltings [Live]
His brand of melodic rock-infused blues might not be particularly edgy or on-trend, but is unlikely to go out of fashion anytime soon (read more)
Art
Sigmar Polke at the Tate: Where Mao meets the Sausage Eater
Polke’s humour wasn’t sarcastic, it was a form of rebellion. His volatile artistic tendencies that leave us breathless in awe were his way of shedding each and every conceptual artistic form. (read more)
News
Do You Speak Cow?
Studying the ways cows communicate with their young, carefully examining acoustic indicators of identity and age (read more)