In the two World Wars, painters were deployed to create optical illusions. Matthew Wilson explores how a camouflage unit and a ‘Ghost Army’ helped lead the Allies to victory.
— Read on www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210223-the-artists-who-outwitted-the-nazis
Crisis Ensued The Last Time Earth’s Magnetic Poles Flipped, Researchers Say : NPR
A precise record of the last major reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles can be found in ancient trees. Researchers say this event 42,000 years ago had a huge impact on the planet and ancient humans.
— Read on www.npr.org/2021/02/18/969063568/ancient-trees-show-when-the-earths-magnetic-field-last-flipped-out
Huszar Review – Hungarian Food and Music in the North Side
The Hungarian bar and restaurant Huszar is a wonderful addition to Pittsburgh’s international dining scene. You absolutely must try this one!
— Read on www.discovertheburgh.com/huszar-review/
Frau Holle – Wikipedia
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Frau Holle
A rich widow lived with her daughter and her stepdaughter. The widow favored her younger biological daughter, allowing her to become spoiled and idle while her older stepdaughter was left to do all the work. Every day the stepdaughter would sit outside the cottage and spin beside the well.
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How to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Carl Sagan’s “Contact” | Writer’s Digest
How to Write Scientific Fiction: Analyzing Carl Sagan’s “Contact” | Writer’s Digest
— Read on www.writersdigest.com/.amp/write-better-fiction/how-to-write-scientific-fiction-analyzing-carl-sagans-contact
Communicating with a dreaming person is possible | NOVA | PBS
A study from four independent teams report that lucid dreaming during the REM sleep stage allows for two-way communication.
— Read on www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/lucid-dreaming-communication/
The Black Iris is a trippy, mind-bending horror game that really got under my skin | PC Gamer
Somewhere in rural Scotland in the 1980s, a secret research facility is overwhelmed by a cosmic, unknowable horror called the Black Iris. Some of the scientists begin worshipping this powerful entity, and establish a bizarre religion around it, leading to the facility being mysteriously abandoned. This is the brilliantly spooky premise of The Black Iris, a mind-bending horror game from solo indie developer Jamie Ferguson.The first thing that hits you is that fever dream art style. The vivid fluorescent colours, woozy, abstract low-resolution visuals, and feeling of isolation and claustrophobia collide to create something uniquely unsettling. As you explore the eerily lifeless facility you find clues that paint a twisted picture of the the nature of the Black Iris and the fate of the scientists.
— Read on www.pcgamer.com/amp/the-black-iris-is-a-trippy-mind-bending-horror-game-that-really-got-under-my-skin/
Les Claypool faces off with Metallica’s Robert Trujillo in a bass-slapping duel in new short film Precious Metals | Guitar World
The film is directed by the Primus bassist’s son, Cage Claypool
— Read on www.guitarworld.com/amp/news/les-claypool-faces-off-with-metallicas-robert-trujillo-in-a-bass-slapping-duel-in-new-short-film-precious-metals
Harvard astronomer argues that alien vessel paid us a visit
Harvard astronomer argues that alien vessel paid us a visit
— Read on phys.org/news/2021-02-harvard-astronomer-alien-vessel-paid.amp
Can We Control the Voice in Our Head? | The New Yorker
Katy Waldman reviews the new book “Chatter,” by Ethan Kross, an experimental psychologist and the founder of the University of Michigan’s Emotion & Self-Control Lab. The book examines the purposes and pitfalls of the inner voice, as well as how we can marshal it for greater use.
— Read on www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/can-we-control-the-voice-in-our-head/amp
