The Pampulha lagoon in Belo Horizonte is full of architectural significance and to build on its margins means to be close to the modernist legacy.
The building considers that recent history but also expresses its modern urban spirit with rural balconies and breezes. The land slope dialogues with the building and proposes fittings and suspensions — via ArchDaily
This is Part II of our interview with ethnobotanist and explorer Wade Davis where we discuss technology, culture and the slippery concept of human nature — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Anthropologist and explorer Wade Davis recently gave a talk at Medellín’s fantastic science museum Parque Explorer and myself and science journalist Ana María Jaramillo managed to grab some of his time to discuss altered states of consciousness and cultural diversity — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A dispute over the existence of God between four Russians, drunk on a litre of pure alcohol, resulted in two of them being killed, news agencies reported — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Classified Moto is the side project of Virginia-based John Ryland who, like me, works in an ad agency during the day — via Bike EXIF
Tokyo’s metropolitan government has restricted the sale of traditional comics and cartoons which feature illustrations of sex crimes — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Cystic fibrosis patients could benefit from a new experimental drug being trialed in the United States — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it has not found any breaches of Australian law by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks organisation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 5,000 people died during or after surgery in Australia last year according to figures from the first audit of patient deaths under the care of a surgeon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A blue-and-white Chinese porcelain dragon jar has sold for $7.7 million, more than 600 times its mid-range pre-sale estimate of $10-15,000, Bonhams auctioneer said on Wednesday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The effort to have an insurance population of healthy Tasmanian devils has been given a boost.
In parts of Tasmania up to 90 per cent of the devil population has been wiped out by a contagious cancer-like facial tumour disease.
The Devil Island Program has seen the development of three enclosures at sites around Tasmania and the establishment of a fourth free range enclosure has begun — via redwolf.newsvine.com
All your communication is split between multiple services and inboxes—between your phone and your computer. Here’s how to turn Gmail into the central hub of all your SMS messages, phone calls, instant messages, voicemail, and more — via lifehacker
In research that further bridges the biological and digital world, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have created bacteria that can be programmed like a computer — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Les échanges ont été tendus à l’Assemblée, mercredi soir, où l’atmosphère rappelait celle entourant l’adoption de la loi antipiratage Hadopi. Dans un hémicycle peu garni, quelques députés technophiles de tous bords se battaient contre une machine législative qui leur semble s’être quelque peu emballée. L’article 4 du projet de loi Loppsi 2, texte fourre-tout sur la sécurité intérieure, a finalement été adopté. Il permettra au gouvernement de filtrer Internet au moyen d’une liste noire établie par le ministère de l’Intérieur, sans intervention du pouvoir judiciaire. Une mesure que le gouvernement justifie par la nécessité de mieux lutter contre les sites pédophiles et la cybercriminalité en général.
via Google Translate: The exchanges were stretched to the Assembly on Wednesday night, where the atmosphere was reminiscent surrounding the adoption of anti-piracy law Hadopi. In a packed chamber just a few technophiles MPs from all sides were fighting against a legislative machine that seems to have somewhat excited. Section 4 of the Bill Loppsi 2, text tote on Homeland Security, was finally adopted. It will allow the government to filter the Internet using a blacklist issued by the Ministry of Interior, without the intervention of the judiciary. A measure that the government justify the need to better fight against child pornography sites and cybercrime in general — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Mitchell & Stout‘s describe as a home among the pines – is an uncomplicated shelter for several generations to enjoy the holidays together — via Home Design Find
Great news for Alien franchise purists, as Alien conceptual artist HR Giger has been confirmed as a contributor to the prequel that Ridley Scott is set to begin shooting in February — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The UK Government is to combat the early sexualization of children by blocking internet pornography unless parents request it, it was revealed today.
The move is intended to ensure that children are not exposed to sex as a routine by-product of the internet. It follows warnings about the hidden damage being done to children by sex sites — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The road traffic information feature in Maps, available previously in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and surrounding areas is now also available in Perth and Adelaide — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Facebook, the world’s most popular social networking site, is giving companies access to some of its members’ private information without their knowledge.
Firms can override members’ privacy settings to gather their work history, hobbies and social activities, date of birth and photographs — via redwolf.newsvine.com
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says the website will stay strong and keep publishing diplomatic cables despite another funding blow — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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