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My collaborator has suggested that the cultural semiotics of nerd is not an effective lure, not an attractor, for young latino males (in the US) who might otherwise explore STEM fields. Bill Gates’ financial success is an insufficient model. The age group we are looking at is ten years old. These young latinos are acutely…
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A passionate kiss acts like a drug, causing us to crave the other person thanks to a neurotransmitter called dopamine. This is the same substance involved in taking illegal substances such as cocaine, which is why the novelty of a new romance can feel so addictive. Dopamine is involved in sensations of reward, making us…
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A passionate kiss acts like a drug, causing us to crave the other person thanks to a neurotransmitter called dopamine. This is the same substance involved in taking illegal substances such as cocaine, which is why the novelty of a new romance can feel so addictive. Dopamine is involved in sensations of reward, making us…
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prin-prin: 1) I would like it to be as 2d as humanly possible 2) that’s the idea! making a game all by myself is technically an option, but it sould probably take about 30 years 3) Trying to conceive of something attainable by a small developer is tricky. Having something like 6 maps (some of…
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prin-prin: 1) I would like it to be as 2d as humanly possible 2) that’s the idea! making a game all by myself is technically an option, but it sould probably take about 30 years 3) Trying to conceive of something attainable by a small developer is tricky. Having something like 6 maps (some of…
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futuramb: Scientists print cheap RFID tags on paperhttp://helldesign.net, kurzweilai.net A technique for printing radio frequency identification (RFID) chips on paper has been developed by University of Montpellier scientists. The technique uses a thermal evaporation process to deposit thin aluminium coil…
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The New Inquiry: Some Assembly Required: Parlor Games and Their Uses
The New Inquiry: Some Assembly Required: Parlor Games and Their Uses thenewinquiry: It often happens that, by accident of consanguinity or some other connection, people who don’t get along must spend a few after-dinner hours together. This happens mostly at holidays. Once the jellied cranberry and candied yams have been dispatched, these ill-sorted fellows, having…
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The New Inquiry: Some Assembly Required: Parlor Games and Their Uses
The New Inquiry: Some Assembly Required: Parlor Games and Their Uses thenewinquiry: It often happens that, by accident of consanguinity or some other connection, people who don’t get along must spend a few after-dinner hours together. This happens mostly at holidays. Once the jellied cranberry and candied yams have been dispatched, these ill-sorted fellows, having…
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AUSTIN KLEON: William Carlos Williams on the freedom of keeping your day job
AUSTIN KLEON: William Carlos Williams on the freedom of keeping your day job austinkleon: In his Autobiography, William Carlos Williams recounts what led him to pursue medicine as a career: No one was ever going to be in a position to tell me what to write, and you can say that again. No one, and…
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AUSTIN KLEON: William Carlos Williams on the freedom of keeping your day job
AUSTIN KLEON: William Carlos Williams on the freedom of keeping your day job austinkleon: In his Autobiography, William Carlos Williams recounts what led him to pursue medicine as a career: No one was ever going to be in a position to tell me what to write, and you can say that again. No one, and…