The Rainbow Flag blanketed Fifth Avenue in NYC today with stripes of color. Against the multitudinous grey tones of New York City, the colorful flag stuck out more than the parade, the participant's colorful floats and costumes combined. Though the diversity of orientation, profession, political stance...
In an April 18, 2014, UC Berkeley press release, "Neuroengineers bring science cred, Berkeley feel to 'Transcendence' film" Sally Yang tells how and why Berkeley's top research scientists became technical consultants for the new film, "Transcendence" which stars Johnny Depp in the role of the...
Subject displaying the four levels of beard Barnaby J. Dixson University of New South Wales Men are sprouting beards everywhere. Did the economic crisis have something to do with it? Are razor blades and shaving foam too expensive? Is this just another hot indie rocker hipster trend? Scientists...
Below is a 75 year old speech of Chaplin's still (unfortunately) so relevant even to even our present times. Some interpret it as an "out-of-character personal plea" from Chaplin himself on the state of our world and humanity at large. A synopsis of the film can...
Death always has a way of making time stand still. Now, another "king" is gone, and in the spirit of kings just like Elvis, Michael Jackson's death made the world stand still as well as almost causing a halt to the enitire World Wide Web in...
Terra Incognito 'hic sunt dracones' This Halloween, the 36th Annual Village Halloween Parade will embark...
Mona Lisa's smile: It all depends on where you look According to Ewen Callaway's article, Mona Lisa's Smile a Mystery No More, in October's New Scientist, neuroscientists have solved the mystery as to why some people see Mona Lisa's smile and some don't. Is she smiling or...