Over The Hills And Far Away

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Fri, 17 May 2013 11:42:18 -0400

eqiunox: Noble Cat by ~Wild-Soul

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:41:49 -0400

eqiunox:

Noble Cat

by ~Wild-Soul

catafalques: La Specola

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:39 -0400

catafalques:

La Specola

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Fri, 17 May 2013 02:01:25 -0400

nybg: uglytomatoes: jojoworksout: isnaberoman: -My Nerdy...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:58:25 -0400

nybg:

uglytomatoes:

jojoworksout:

isnaberoman:

-My Nerdy Nerdiness expresses itself :)

As a chemist, this makes me smile!

Huh, kinda interesting in a “I have no idea what this means” sort of way.

I will admit to having looked a few of these up to be sure I was interpreting them correctly. What you see are the chemical formulas of various substances used to mimic plant-based aromas and flavors. Pretty, and pretty neat. ~AR

wildcat2030: Bacteria can have social structures similar to...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:12:51 -0400

wildcat2030:

Bacteria can have social structures similar to plants and animals, new MIT research reveals. Bacteria can produce chemical compounds that kill or slow the growth of other populations of bacteria in the environment, but not harm their own. “Bacteria typically have been considered purely selfish organisms and bacterial populations as groups of clones,” said Otto Cordero, a theoretical biologist and lead researcher on the paper. “This result contrasts with what we know about animal and plant populations, in which individuals can divide labors, perform different complementary roles and act synergistically.” Cordero and colleagues from MIT, along with researchers from the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts, studied whether population-level organization exists for bacteria in the wild. They reasoned social structure can reduce conflict within populations of plants and animals and determine aggression towards competing biological populations. “Think of a population of lions in the Serengeti or a population of fish in a lake,” said Cordero. But could the same be true for populations of bacteria? (via Bacteria are social microorganisms: MIT researchers | KurzweilAI)

bunnybundy: Ed White, first American space walker, Gemini IV,...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:12:02 -0400

bunnybundy:

Ed White, first American space walker, Gemini IV, 1965.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 01:07:32 -0400

milosrajkovic: by Sholim

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:06:33 -0400

milosrajkovic:

by Sholim

thedailywhat: Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on...

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:56:55 -0400

thedailywhat:

Stats Pr0n of the Day: U.S. Map of Hate Speech on Twitter

Since June 2012, Dr. Monica Stevens of Humboldt State University in California has been mapping more than 150,000 geotagged tweets that contain homophobic, racist or abliest language. The result is the Geography of Hate, an interactive map of the U.S. which reveals the hotspots of “hate tweets” across the country. A deeper analysis of the project is available at Floating Sheep.

randomactsofchaos: Full moon by ~Elricthecat good night tumblr

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:59:52 -0400

randomactsofchaos:

Full moon by ~Elricthecat

good night tumblr

Tommy Chong is now 99% cancer-free

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:54:47 -0400

justanotherstonerblog:

zukeroo:

soulvessel:

Want to know his secret? Hemp oil, healthy diet, and no chemotherapy.

Tommy was diagnosed with prostate caner two months ago.

If you try and argue that marijuana is not beneficial for health, then you really need to fuck off. Seriously. Fuck. Off.

i’m going to be using the hemp oil he used and many others used for my uncle to help his testicular cancer

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Thu, 16 May 2013 00:53:35 -0400

queereyes-queerminds: lostruth: Power Structure of...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:51:03 -0400

queereyes-queerminds:

lostruth:

Power Structure of Oppression

Yes. Yes. YES.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 00:49:35 -0400

recoveryofabrokenteen: feminist-space: submissivefeminist: TW:...

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:49:06 -0400

recoveryofabrokenteen:

feminist-space:

submissivefeminist:

TW: Sexual Assault

A friend of mine was sexually assaulted out to dinner with a professor. When she told her story to her adviser, a dear friend of ours, she told him she wore a turtleneck and long pants and described her outfit. He cut her off and told her, “I don’t care if you were wearing a fucking bikini—nobody has the right to touch you.”

I think that was the first time in the whole process of talking to cops and administrators about what happened where someone actually told her it wasn’t her fault.

They make it about the clothes, the situation—“Why did you agree to dinner? Why didn’t you take your own car? Did you lead him on? For once, someone made it about her and her rights. I think this helped her most of all in the process. Everyone needs to respond like this to survivors, in my opinion.

I’m so sorry about your friend, OP. Props to her advisor (and you!) for being supportive and understanding what rape culture means—and saying “fuck this shit, NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH YOU.”

(via

TumbleOn)

hoarr: marjoree: For dogs that bite the Japanese have invented...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:28:53 -0400

hoarr:

marjoree:

For dogs that bite the Japanese have invented Quack — a less threatening looking muzzle.

FINALLY

laboratoryequipment: Paper-Thin Flexible ‘Skin’ Monitors Heart...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:03 -0400

laboratoryequipment:

Paper-Thin Flexible ‘Skin’ Monitors Heart Health

Most of us don’t ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health.

Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, has developed a heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill and no wider than a postage stamp. The flexible skin-like monitor, worn under an adhesive bandage on the wrist, is sensitive enough to help doctors detect stiff arteries and cardiovascular problems.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/05/paper-thin-flexible-skin-monitors-heart-health

boobs-birds-botany: thefrogman: Gecko Comic by Monica Ray...

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:43 -0400

boobs-birds-botany:

thefrogman:

Gecko Comic by Monica Ray [website | tumblr | deviantart]

[h/t: the-goggles]

my favorit food is crikits