“I First Ran For Congress In 1999, And I Got Beat. I Just Got Whooped. I Had Been In The State Legislature

Bobby Fisher playing 50 opponents simultaneously. He won 47, lost 1 and drew 2. 1964.

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L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables (via books-n-quotes)

It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.

Jeremy Miranda (American, b. 1980, Newport, RI, based Dover, NH, USA) - 1: Nectar, 2014, Oil on Panel  2: Waves Of Winter, 2014, Oil on Panel  3: Recording, 2014, Oil on Panel  4: Untitled, 2013  5: Know Your Garden, 2014, Oil on Panel  6: Renovation No. 2, Oil on Panel  7: Sea Foam, Oil on Panel  8: Salt Marsh, 2014  9: Untitled, 2014  10: Overgrown Path, 2013, Acrylics on Canvas

Earlier this year, The Lutetium Project explored how microfluidic circuits are made, and now they are back with the conclusion of their microfluidic adventures. This video explores how microfluidic chips are used and how microscale fluid dynamics relates to other topics in the field. Because these techniques allow researchers very fine control over droplets, there are many chemical and biological possibilities for microfluidic experiments, some of which are shown in the video. Microfluidics in medicine are also already more common than you may think. For example, test strips used by diabetic patients to measure their blood glucose levels are microfluidic circuits! (Video and image credit: The Lutetium Project; submitted by Guillaume D.)

Method of teaching.. method of communication

Study Finds Students Of All Races Prefer Teachers Of Color

Regardless of their own race, students had more favorable perceptions of teachers of color, according to a new study from New York University.

Sainte-Geneviève Library. Paris, France.  

“One of the things I always admired about Clark Gable was between scenes, he didn’t go lock himself up in his trailer. He would hang out with the guys, the electricians, they all loved him. He was not full of himself. It was nothing to come to set and find him straddling a bench, playing gim rummy with the crew.” -Ann Rutherford

A research group at MIT has created a new class of fast-acting, soft robots from hydrogels. The robots are activated by pumping water in or out of hollow, interlocking chambers; depending on the configuration, this can curl or stretch parts of the robot. The hydrogel bots can move quickly enough to catch and release a live fish without harming it. (Which is a feat of speed I can’t even manage.) Because hydrogels are polymer gels consisting primarily of water, the robots could be especially helpful in biomedical applications, where their components may be less likely to be rejected by the body. For more, see MIT News or the original paper. (Image credit: H. Yuk/MIT News, source; research credit: H. Yuk et al.)

Woahh!!!

The Application of Sunblock in Visible and UV Light. 

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You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing (via books-n-quotes)