May
30
Links for 2008-05-29 [del.icio.us]
Posted in: Uncategorized- The politics of fear return to Italy – Times Online
Illegal immigration is about to become a crime for the first time, punishable by up to four years in prison, with new detention centres to hold clandestini prior to their expulsion. Another measure, aimed at the thousands of Romanians who have poured into - Et l’homme créa l’animal… – Et l’homme créa l’animal… – 20minutes.fr
Du cochon phosphorescent à la grenouille translucide, revue des créatures les plus folles engendrées pour les progrès de la science. - Incredible shrinking frogs: The price of deforestation? – earth – 27 May 2008 – New Scientist Environment
"It has been reported before that amphibian body size decreases when the animals are exposed to large numbers of predators but discovering this in response to human environmental disruption is really surprising." - Cultura y Ocio – Nosotros nos divertimos y ellos hacen negocio – ADN.es
Crowdsourcing. Tareas que anteriormente habrÃan hecho profesionales, y que pueden tener un valor económico claro. - Why bananas are a parable for our times
Find a poor, weak country. Make sure the government will serve your interests. If it won’t, topple it and replace it with one that will. - Il libro fotografico delle prigioni più dure – Galleria – Repubblica.it
Richard Ross made pictures inside the sternest prisons of the world. From Abu Ghraib to Pelican Bay in California. Book "Architecture of Authority" analyzes the relationships between archi and authority - ‘Horror frog’ breaks own bones to produce claws
Trichobatrachus robustus actively breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture their way out of the frog’s toe pads, probably when it is threatened.
Post a Comment