No More Weeding!
At last, that gardening chore we love the least may bite the dust.

Art from a grain of sand
Take a grain of sand, some VERY small tools and make a scultpture that fits in the eye of a needle!

6 Billion Others
The number represents the human population of he Earth, each one of us has our own story, here is a chance hear others and tell your own. This is a very unique project. 
Slow Down and Enjoy!
Combine principle, pleasure, and food? Culture is there!

Intelligence, Artificial and Otherwise
Here's an interesting site, ostensibly about Aritifical Intelligence but it's really much more

China' Three Gorges Dam
The world's largest dam is coming online, NASA gas collated satellite images into an animation showing the effect.

A Cool History of Music
BBC Radio on the Internet is doing a history of Western Music - this is public radio the way it was meant to be
Can A Computer Create Art?
Here's one person's thoughts on the topic

An Impassioned Statement
While there may be arguments about the cause of global warming, there is no dubt it is happening. listen to the words of on of those who owns the future.
Free College Courses!
A while back we mentioned that MIT was offering its courses free on the 'net. Others have jumped on the bandwagon.
Ted Talks is one of Culture's favourites, in fact, that's what we want to be when we grow up! They have added some new talks, will worth a visit.
Fractals make cool art...
Don't know a Mandelbrot Set from a hole in the ground? Not to worry, just enjoy! This site has links to galleries of very interesting images created using fractals.

Bipolar children - is the US overdiagnosing?
Doctors can't agree why so many American children are being diagnosed with bipolar disorder - perhaps moodiness is normal

PT Barnum was right
The fact that 409 people clicked on an ad that offers infection for those with virus-free PCs proves that people will click on just about anything.
Math Helps Art Collectors
Is a painting really by the artist?
"Stylometry" helps answer the question
Enjoy a beer and generate clean energy.
Foster's has figured out how 
Einstein and God
An interesting article on Albert's view
We Love Symmetry...and Art
Here's an application of math theory that produces beautiful sculpture

Red Wine and Leukemia
Eat, drink and be merry....and healthy!

Making a silk purse out of CO2
We have the sun and too much CO2. Someone figured out how to take advantage of it. 
Most Amazing Galactic Images Ever....
And you get to vote on which one is the MOST amazing.
The Chimps are Winning!
In the evolutionary race we aren't doing so well..... 
A Comment on Our Culture...
Let's say you are one of the greatest violinists alive and you set up as a street musician in a metro station, what happens?
So You Want To Be A Genius?
Here's how:

Skeptical View of "The Secret".
We screened The Secret, here is a different take on it.

How did you do in Math?
This person must have been a "Where's Waldo?" fan.....
Penguins on Treadmiils?
And with good reason, see for yourself, there's video
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Crossing the Atlantic with Solar Power.
Culture paid a visit to Sun 21, the boat that made the crossing. We got the grand tour and traversed Biscayne Bay using just the power of the sun!

Even bugs can't resist chocolate!
Chocolate more effective than penicillin? Have we died and gone to heaven?
A strip of sky reveals half of all time.
Astronomers are peering through a portion of space that reveals at least 50,000 galaxies.

Perspectives on Morality
Do primates have a moral sense? Possibly.....

Can impaired emotional processing affect one's moral compass?

MIT For Free!
If you ever wanted to go to MIT but suffered from sticker shock, guess what? It's Free! The school has put most of its courses in all subjects on line and available for download.

Do you now about the TED Talks ? It's an annual gathering of 1,000 of the brightest and most creative minds in a variety of fields. Many of the talks are online at the TED site, there's some fascinating stuff :
Secrets of the Orchestra Revealed!
Mothers have always warned daughters about musicians, now we know the facts. 
March 14th is Pi Day , don't forget to to ponder the wonder of our friend 3.14159......... and if you really want to celebrate., you can download Pi to the 200 millionth place.
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