May 9th
12:27 AM GMT+8
12:27 AM GMT+8
This timer saved my life
May 3rd
5:54 PM GMT+8
5:54 PM GMT+8
Inside the grand staircase of Charles Garnier’s Opera House, Paris
12:11 PM
GMT+8
Instagrammers Capture San Francisco’s Fog with @KarlTheFog
San Francisco is known for eclectic architecture, steep hills and sweeping bridges, but above all else it’s known for its fog. Unsuspecting tourists visiting in the summer months may not quite welcome San Francisco’s fog with open arms, but those who reside in Fog City have grown accustomed to waking up with a cool grey blanket of fog hugging the rooftops. And within the Instagram community, many have adopted the idea that the fog has a witty personality of his own through the popularity of @karlthefog: the Instagram account belonging to San Francisco’s fog.
California Instagrammers from San Francisco to San Jose have captured Karl’s constant presence by adding @karlthefog to their photos. To see more of Karl’s beautiful grey adventures, head over to @karlthefog’s account on Instagram and be sure to navigate to Karl’s Photos of You section to see the foggy portraits taken by other Instagrammers.
Beautiful. You never get fog down at this tropical sunny island. The closest I ever get is the clouds. That said, the clouds are still pretty awesome. Little surprises that hang around to lift your day
12:07 PM
GMT+8
: The 3 Most Meaningful - Buy Nothing New - Gifts that Won't cost Money or Mother Earth.
One of the tricky things that comes up when making effort to consume less is how to go about giving gifts. All of our holidays, celebrations and birthdays seem to revolve around consumerism… so how do we kick the habit of buying and giving useless stuff that will probably end up collecting dust…
Love this advice. I’ve never liked giving gifts to people because I find it pointless - do people actually need/use those stuff? Now I no longer need to feel awkward or guilty because I’m giving meaning and love (:
May 2nd
4:20 PM GMT+8
4:20 PM GMT+8
"in the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you."
April 30th
3:00 PM GMT+8
3:00 PM GMT+8
Balls and Sticks
Biology is applied chemistry, chemistry is applied physics, and physics is applied maths. But nature cares little for the traditional lines separating the disciplines. And cutting-edge laboratories reflect this increasingly by encouraging researchers to work in interdisciplinary teams. For example, biophysicists discovered that by mutating four genes associated with an enzyme found in all our cells (CGI of the protein, in red and blue, pictured), they disturbed the finely-tuned electrostatic field (represented by white lines) that surrounds the molecule and controls its shape, and how it attracts vital chemicals. Because even mild defects in the enzyme can cause a rare mental disability called Snyder-Robinson syndrome, it’s critical that biologists explain how complex molecules work in as much detail as possible. For that, they need to understand physics and even quantum mechanics. Ball-and-stick models won’t do anymore.
Written by Tristan Farrow
- Yoshihiko Ikeguchi, Josai University, Japan
- Emil Alexov, Clemson University, USA
- Originally published under a Creative Commons Attribution license
- Published in PLoS Computational Biology 9(2): e1002924
12:49 AM
GMT+8
instagram:
Southeast Asia Celebrates the New Year
Explore more photos from celebrations throughout Southeast Asia by browsing these hashtags: #Songkran (Thailand & Cambodia), #Songkan (Laos), and #Thingyan (Burma).
Countries throughout Southeast Asia are celebrating the New Year this weekend! Known as Songkran (สงกรานต์ & សង្រ្កាន្) in Thailand & Cambodia, Songkan (ສົງການ) in Laos, and Thingyan (သင်္ကြန်) in Burma, the several-day celebration was once determined by the lunar calendar, but now regularly begins on April 12 or 13.
The event’s festivities are rooted in Buddhism and vary from country to country. The most common ritual involves large crowds of people dousing one another with water. Other customs include lighting candles and incense at Buddhist shrines, making charitable contributions to the poor and cleansing icons of the Buddha.
If you’re planning to participate in the water throwing festivities, you may want to make sure your phone is waterproof!
— The first thing that struck me was how geographically incorrect the title was.
I live in Singapore, that is in Southeast Asia. I am definitely sure that we are not celebrating the new year this weekend.
Please, really just make sure to not make overgeneralisations and use geographically correct terms.
(Source: instagram)
