New York Times:: Plants have Friends

Today the Science Times features an article on Plants and their families:

“…And not only does this plant recognize its kin, but it also gives them preferential treatment.”

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PowerHouse Books: Forest Defenders

Powerhouse released a Book called Forest Defenders, an environmental treatise on the decimation of the Old Growth Forests that has taken place during our current governmental administration.

This is my old home and these forests one of my loves…a treasure we should not lose.

“>La Marca, have a look:

Design & the Elastic Mind…Our Brains getting props

What brought me to this was the imagery designed was the One Laptop per Child Initiative.

When I realized that it was designed by bad-ass collective Pentagram’s Lisa Strausfeld my socks were blown off.

Have a look to see Hot Science, Design, Art, and people being good.

Rococo- Sexual Revolution in a line

Elements of line and sex that must have been almost sinister and teasing in such a chaste period.

At Cooper Hewitt Design Museum:
…examines the lasting impact of the Rococo period in design of the last four centuries; the poster, with the sinuous lines of Bantjes’ calligraphy, is one of twelve objects chosen to represent the 2000s.

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It just doesnt get any Hotter Science than this.