shaneguiter:

Several years ago, a multi-pronged Knight Foundation effort focused on ways to bridge the digital divide in Detroit, a formidable task in a city where less than 40 percent of households have broadband access. (by Knight Foundation)

wnyc:

publicradiointernational:

The “bike wall” by our office at PRI.

PRI is in like with their bike wall. —A.P.

Spring time biking!

curiousrenaissance:

Ballerina version of the 360 Project, there’s a krump version too. (via Creative Review and Ryan Enn Hughes)

p.s. It’s all photographs.

(Source: holzhuter)

nprfreshair:

Something for your afternoon: Every year there’s a contest online for grad students to “dance their thesis.” Four of the “Dance Your PhD thesis” videos are now posted.  Above, my personal favorite: Anna Robson dancing to her PhD thesis, “Nanosensing protein allostery and peptide interactions using SERS.”

(via wnyc)

nprdigitalsvcs:

An info-graphic about the history of information graphics! Caution: the world may explode.

kplu:

Wow!

kateoplis:

National Geographic Traveler 2011 Photo Contest First Place Winner: Star Gazing at Crater Lake by Ben Canales 

kplu:

Tortoise gets artificial wheel at WSU vet hospital

Watch out Mr. Hare, this tortoise has wheels.

A 12-year-old African tortoise that recently had a front leg amputated due to injury is now moving just fine thanks to a swiveling wheel attached to his shell by surgeons at Washington State University’s veterinary hospital.

Officials at WSU say the 23-pound tortoise, named Gamera after the giant flying turtle of the old Japanese monster movie, is gaining weight and generally thriving with his new appendage.

Veterinary hospital spokesman Charlie Powell said the wheel allows Gamera to move on lumpy as well as flat surfaces.

wnyc:

scribnerbooks:

Just chillin’

Where were you Tuesday?

buttonpusher:

What America wants to talk about doesn’t match what the press thinks…imagine that?

ilovecharts:

Ask Obama: Twitter Questions vs. Journalist Questions

lincolncenter:

Young Patrons of Lincoln Center attended The Royal Shakespeare Company’s performance of As You Like It last night and the cast came to the after-party at Nespresso’s Madison Avenue boutique.

  

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