Adventures of a Simpleton

’ Boxing in Vienna‘, Collage on paper by Sammy Slabbinck, 2013.

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:30:53 -0500

’ Boxing in Vienna‘, Collage on paper by Sammy Slabbinck, 2013.

NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet in Hubble palette — Matts Sporre

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:45:31 -0500

NGC2359 - Thor’s Helmet in Hubble palette — Matts Sporre

Thomas Hanks aka South England | on Tumblr - Round the Mountain...

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:30:29 -0500

Thomas Hanks aka South England | on Tumblr - Round the Mountain we go

Dawson County, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:30:31 -0500

Dawson County, 2013

Book From the Sky installation, 1987-1991by Xu Bing

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:46 -0500

Book From the Sky installation, 1987-1991by Xu Bing

We are just trying to figure each other out.

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:43:54 -0500

We are just trying to figure each other out.

jtotheizzoe: explore-blog: Dorion Sagan, son of Carl, on why,...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:30:48 -0500

jtotheizzoe:

explore-blog:

Dorion Sagan, son of Carl, on why, at a time of increasing fragmentation into different micro-disciplines, science require synthesis more than ever.

Sometimes we dig so far into our particular disciplines that we forget that it’s the synthesis of knowledge that fills in the colors of nature, not the splintering of it.

Fitting that a Sagan said so.

‘Leaning Horizontal’ by Sirous Namazi. Supermarket shelving...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:03:07 -0500

‘Leaning Horizontal’ by Sirous Namazi. Supermarket shelving system, steel, lacquer, plastic, supermarket products, 180 x 249 x 94 cm, 2012.

Das Island, United Arab Emirates by René Burri. From...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:36:44 -0500

Das Island, United Arab Emirates by René Burri. From Impossible Reminiscences.

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Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:30:43 -0500

Christopher Gideon Within Christopher Gideon there is a...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:30:34 -0500

Christopher Gideon

Within Christopher Gideon there is a combination of artist, graphic designer and architect. All of these influences are evident in the style of his artworks, but it is the meaning behind them that we should focus on. As Gideon describes the themes within his works, he discusses the sense fear always present in our culture.

“My body of work is an ongoing collection of exorcisms, casting out the fears, icons, and suppressed visions implanted by American Culture; often expressed in imagery that is as much satirical as it is socially relevant. My message tiptoes between cautionary metaphor and paranoid confession. Observations of America’s instability beckon a probing look into man’s blind faith in everything. God… technology… ourselves. I expose these topics through a world of subversion. In my domain, symbols of America are defeated through self-deprecation.”

As one looks at his works the many layers shine through. Technology mixes with anatomy as arms become wires and planes become veins. Overall, Gideon’s work focuses on our cyborg selves, and in his exaggeration he reveals truths about our lives. For more of his work, click here.

- Lee Jones

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Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:41:00 -0500

Yale scientists have found a new way to manipulate microwave...

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:30:33 -0500

Yale scientists have found a new way to manipulate microwave signals that could aid the long-term effort to develop a quantum computer.

Like regular (classical) computers, quantum computers must be able to receive, store, and manipulate information in order to perform calculations. But the fragile nature of quantum information — which exists as a “0” or “1” or both simultaneously — poses challenges. In research published March 14 in the journal Nature, Yale physicists report an advance in developing memory mechanisms.

Learn more about the breakthrough →

purefrank replied to your post: Planning a Gap Year Congrats on Yale mate. It’s pretty gutsy...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:39:00 -0500

purefrank replied to your post: Planning a Gap Year

Congrats on Yale mate. It’s pretty gutsy to do a gap year; but there’s no other time to do it! Farming in the winter though?

Thanks! Are you at MIT yourself? The farm in Yamagata said they needed some help finishing up the rice/soybean/apple harvest and making mochi. If that doesn’t work, there are plenty of WWOOF opportunities in Okinawa/Kyushu, where the weather is pretty warm all year round. This farming thing is pretty risky, but I also think it’s somewhat of a “now or never” situation.

Learning-Perfume Genius So much emotion…this is what music...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:45:00 -0500

Learning-Perfume Genius

So much emotion…this is what music is about. At least that is what music is to me: a place to go when there is nowhere else to turn.

Planning a Gap Year

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:30:32 -0500

is actually extremely difficult. It’s pretty fun and there are a ton of opportunities out there. However, it’s so stressful and it makes me nervous about the whole concept of it as well.

If I do take a gap year, I will have to fund it 100% by myself…which is a difficult task. Well, if I get NSLI-Y and accept the scholarship, they will pay for it (sadly, I’m still waiting for my notification from them). I just don’t want to put all my eggs in a basket. Plus I think I will learn a lot more by planning and funding everything on my own.

I’ve got a pretty solid plan for the first several months of the year, but the rest is up in the air. I still have to secure a job as well to fund it, and the whole plan hinges on that. This is what I have so far:

Now-June: Work to Raise Money

July-Aug: Vacation in China with Cousin

Sept-Oct: Photojournalism Internship in Tokyo

Nov-Jan: WWOOFING in Japan (it’s basically working on farms)

Feb-July: ???

During that ??? time, I hope to work in China to make some money. Then depending on how much I make, go to rural China/Tibet/SE Asia/India to do something. I’m just planning on staying in Asia for the year, since all my costs come from transportation. The best case scenario is that I only fly from the US to China, and then back to the US from wherever I end up. I’ll use buses/trains/boats/walking for the rest of the year.

I don’t want to plan things too far in advance since I know that my feelings might change and other opportunities might arise. I think being flexible will be to my advantage in that sense.

Well, that’s just my gap year stuff. On the bright side, I’ve committed to Yale! Now, I just have to decide whether I will be going this year or next year…

“Step” and “Diane Young” have been...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:30:34 -0500

“Step” and “Diane Young” have been getting me all hot and bothered for their third LP

‘Synth-Sense’ - graphite/acrylic/digital

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:30:53 -0500

‘Synth-Sense’ - graphite/acrylic/digital

Photography by Bernhard Benke

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 22:45:36 -0500

Photography by Bernhard Benke

Gold Panda-Casyam_59#02 His new EP (Trust) is pretty good, and I...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:30:36 -0500

Gold Panda-Casyam_59#02

His new EP (Trust) is pretty good, and I especially love this track. Truthfully, I dig his older stuff a bit more. Gold Panda is still one of the most talented electronic musicians out there though.