May 2013
9 posts
Antibiotic Protects Men from Being Too Trusting of... →
Importante saber como protegerse
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“This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. The writing is getting boring. The sound of it drones. It’s like a stuck record. The ear demands some variety. Now listen. I vary the sentence length, and I create music. Music. The writing sings. It has a pleasant rhythm, a lilt, a harmony. I...
April 2013
15 posts
“And we who embody the local eyes and ears and thoughts and feelings of the...”
– Carl Sagan - Cosmos
March 2013
13 posts
BBC - Future - Science & Environment - Pantanal:... →
Pronto
Saudade Doi
Trancar o dedo numa porta dói.
Bater com o queixo no chão dói.
Torcer o tornozelo dói.
Um tapa, um soco, um pontapé, doem.
Dói bater a cabeça na quina da mesa, dói morder a língua,
dói cólica, cárie e pedra no rim.
Mas o que mais dói é a saudade.
Saudade de um irmão que mora longe.
Saudade de uma cachoeira da infância.
Saudade de um filho que estuda fora.
Saudade do gosto de uma fruta...
February 2013
25 posts
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Coursera Blog: 29 New Schools, 92 New Courses, 5... →
This is big, and getting bigger -
coursera:
Hello, 你好, Bonjour, Hola, Ciao!
Today we’re welcoming 29 new universities to the Coursera community of 2.7 million students and 33 existing universities across 4 continents! This is an extremely exciting announcement for us, not only because we’re nearly doubling the amount of schools offering…
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