Day: January 21, 2014
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iPhones, art and the need of the masses to be oppressed.
A $1m (£610,000) painting by Pablo Picasso has been won by a US man who paid just 100 euros (£83) for a ticket in an online charity raffle. (1) Art is and has always been expensive. It is as if the rich want to keep the priviledge of dreams and emotions to themselves. Art was more…
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Pedestrians walking. Scientists analyzing.
The behavior of pedestrians can seem unpredictable — especially in a big crowd. Yet a group of scientists has developed an accurate mathematical representation of real-life pedestrian movement. By factoring in people’s ability to anticipate impending collisions, the researchers created simulations in which pedestrians naturally form lanes to walk in opposing directions and slow as…
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