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Students knew science was hard to begin with, but for a lot of them it turned out to be much worse than what they expected. What they didn’t expect is that even if they work hard, they still won’t do well. WSJ: Math, Science Majors Popular Until Students Realize They’re Hard (via scotthensley)
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#ir14 @stunned @edp_denver
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low-country: Joris Hoefnagel – Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta (1591-96) Currently in the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) is the combined effort of master calligrapher Georg Bocskay and court artist Joris Hoefnagel. Considered one of the most precious books of the European Renaissance, it represents the transition from medieval European…
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#aoir #ir14 @edp_denver
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#aoir @edp_denver
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kenyatta: stayforthecredits: Can you touch upon some of the pieces of technology and equipment that were created to make Gravity possible? Emmanuel Lubezki: To make this movie we used many different methodologies. For one of them, we invented this LED box that you’ve probably read about, which is basically this very large LED monitor that is folded…
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These are the days when no one should rely unduly on his ‘competence’. Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed. —Walter Benjamin, “One-Way Street” (via mayhap) improvisation as real time analysis of and intervention on the conditions on the ground. improvisation as responsive and resilient creativity. does this articulation deny improvisation…
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mattfractionblog: HEY DIGITAL COMICS BUYERS: SEX CRIMINALS #2 is still “under review” at Apple. This means no iTunes or @Comixology tomorrow. I know @comixology is trying to fight the good fight for us but they, like us, have to wait for Apple to decide we are Acceptable. Ha ha. In the meanwhile you can buy SEX CRIMINALS #2 straight…
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Pew: Most Latinos Can’t Name ‘Most Important Hispanic Leader’
Pew: Most Latinos Can’t Name ‘Most Important Hispanic Leader’ Pew: Most Latinos Can’t Name ‘Most Important Hispanic Leader’ by Eyder Peralta NPR – October 22, 2013 While most Latinos believe it’s important for their community to have a national leader, most of them can’t pinpoint whom they think that leader is….
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The problem is, if you’re making digital media these days, the costs of packaging that content have skyrocketed. Imagine making a magazine that has to be natively integrated into half a dozen or more different newsstand formats. Instead of one consistent, beautiful page layout, you have to make six of them – one for each…