Monday, 2 May 2016

Photographer spends three years capturing sunrises across the globe

Photographer spends three years capturing sunrises across the globe

Julien Grondin set off around the US, Europe and Asia to exercise his love of travel photography, and said he soon realised that shooting with the sun directly in the frame yielded his favourite result.
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Heuristic: Making Sense of Statistics

Heuristic: Making Sense of Statistics

Very few of us truly understand numbers. Some simply aren't good at math, others haven't had the best learning methods, and there are people without the appropriate information. Regardless, we have a moral imperative to learn how to make sense of quantitative information when it affects our lives in the way it does.
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Ride Along with the Cow Police

Ride Along with the Cow Police

Cattle rustling, signature crime of the Old West, has returned to Texas. By Matt Wolfe.
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This diver discovered a new river...under water

This diver discovered a new river...under water

We bet you’ve never seen anything like this before!
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The Best of States, the Worst of States

The Best of States, the Worst of States

These maps show the best and worst qualities of all fifty states in the US (and all European countries).
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How optical illusions can save lives

How optical illusions can save lives

The Indian transport ministry is experimenting with 3D paintings on highways to make motorists slow down. Kelly Grovier looks at the history of artworks that confuse our eyes.
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The Not-Quite-American Feeling of Being a 1.5 Generation Immigrant

The Not-Quite-American Feeling of Being a 1.5 Generation Immigrant

When you move to a new country as a kid, you never fully fit in with your home culture or your adopted culture.
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