September 2011
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Who brings you the news before the Newspaper?... →
The Sucklord, whose Chinatown lair I visited for a post on toys back in December, is makin’ waves in the art world, and soon on a TV near you: in BRAVO’s Next Great Artist. (Click the title above for the link to the Village Voice article.)
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Slippery slope: researchers take advice from... →
What?! (stop copying me Harvard.)
harvardseas:
Bio-inspired coating resists liquids and could lead to a broad range of advances in fuel transport, anti-bacterial surfaces, and more
Cambridge, Mass. – September 21, 2011 – After a rain, the cupped leaf of a pitcher plant becomes a virtually frictionless surface. Sweet-smelling and elegant, the carnivore attracts ants, spiders, and even...
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MIT Media Lab
Yes, MIT Media Lab was a amazing as we had all dreamed.
The people I met there from all over the world were so overwhelmingly brilliant, I can’t wait to share them and their work with you. Also, sorry for the egregious gap in posts, blah blah, excuses excuses. Fresh posts are coming soon. My suitcase is unpacked, laundry done, and I’m back on track. -MG-
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MIT Media Lab
Guess what? I’m on a plane to headed to Boston, for an invited presentation at MIT Media Lab. (Eeeeee! Nerd freak out!) Why? Well, remember the competition I won back in the beginning of August? Yap. I’m going to present that to a group of CEO, Presidents, and fancy business-y types. They’re even providing a model, I hope tent construction is in her contract.
Anyway, I will be...
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“My uncle, on the other hand, was quite as devoted to his arsenal as to his...”
– Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth (check out my old post on Nitrocellulose) 