Friday, September 23, 2011

How it works

How it works

How art works

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:11 PM PDT

W hat do you see when you look at art? Just another pretty picture? Or pretty statue, or photograph or drawing? It's not always easy to tell what an artist is trying to say, and why. Maybe the way to start thinking about it is by asking a different question. Not what or why, but how. How did the artist make this? And how does it work? Just like a car, art is a kind of machine. But instead of ...

How does DEET work? Study says it confuses insects

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:24 PM PDT

For almost 50 years, people have used insect repellents containing DEET. But scientists still argue about how the stuff works.

What is Environmentalism, Anyway?

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:41 AM PDT

One Saturday in August, I took my kids to a wonderful outdoor science center in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The center is a place where visitors can learn about animals native to the area. I was impressed that the center uses solar hot water in its bathrooms and explains how it works through an informational sign right at the faucet. I also appreciated that the center has a display about ...

How To #FollowFriday

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 08:46 AM PDT

Overwhelmed by new features? Tickers? Open Graphs? What about Hangouts and Circles? Well, Twitter doesn't have those things. Twitter still exists because it's not going bananas with new features all the time. There's no room. Hell, it only got photo albums a month ago . Everyone's always worried about how Twitter has only 140 characters. Well, Facebook allows 5,000 now. Isn't that a little ...

Karen Heller: A primer on politics, but don't let the kids look

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Now the rest of us get a glimpse of how Philadelphia truly works. The explosive must-read of the season, a page-turning mystery, a primer, really, on our Byzantine politics that should be devoured by every citizen, is a 21-page report from the city's chief integrity officer, Joan Markman. Officially it's called "Fact Finding Report to Mayor Michael A. Nutter Concerning Charter Operator Selection ...

Castillo: Linebacker shuffle could be just for this week

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:57 AM PDT

Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo said he wants to see how the team's new linebacker scheme works before he commits to it beyond this week. Jamar Chaney has moved to the middle, with Casey Matthews on the weakside and Moise Fokou on the strong side.

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