I <3 new headline <3

wikki says:
“In primates, axon diameter, and hence its conduction velocity has increased in the corpus callosum with increased brain size and so maintained the speed of communication between the two cerebral hemispheres particularly between its primary motor and sensory areas. However this scaling between increased brain size and increased myelination of corpus callosum axons has not occurred between chimpanzees and humans. This has resulted in humans having double the delay time of communication between the two sides of its brain compared to that of macaques.”

[as i try to scratch belly and pat head, i realize that i need higher bandwidth, cough]

(corpus callosum = white matter, cool)

Slow it down a bit.

Our place in the cosmos.

I want a living room like this.

udesign, a young Lebanese firm, has secured a distributor for White, which is basically a bong that looks like an iPod. Maybe bong is too cavalier a word. It’s supposed to be a hookah, and it’s going to be distributed by Airdiem, a Parisian company that appears to specialize in high-end Persian smokers. White is made of a palette that includes stainless steel, acrylic, and leather, and that’s more healthful because those materials are easier to clean and would thus produce less marijuana resin carcinogenic tobacco soot. Its slim design also makes it easily stashable. And if that isn’t enough, you can just throw it next to your computer in a pinch, and pray that the cops mistake it for a USB drive.

http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/design-innovation/sign-times-bong-fit-mac-lovers

and a reminder:

My friend came to me,
With sadness in his eyes,
He told me that he wanted help,
Before his country died,
Although I couldn’t feel the pain,
I knew I’d have to try,
Now I’m asking all of you,
To help us save some lies

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http://www.autumnskyemorrison.com/