Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Tuesday Trivia: A little bit of everything

Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eggrole/5241906952/

The hummingbird effect: How the printing press lead to the development of microscopes and how measuring time shaped the modern world.

Daily walking and how minimal effort can refocus you after extended periods of sitting

Nichelle Nichols on new at NASA

"The internet is a big place where a lot of people can voice their opinions, and my mother chooses to pick fights with random people from all over the world who don't have the nicest things to say about me" - Chris Evans (Captain America)


(and some tips for anyone who has OS X Yosemite)


Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Tuesday Trivia: Marvel-ous Mysteries

Image: Wikipedia

Could a S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier actually fly? Injecting a little science into the Avengers.

How Marvel built a universe. It sounds like it was quite an effort in the end.

Can I major in Marvel? Studying the Marvel universe is now a university course.

"I'm just a kid from Brooklyn" - Steve Rogers

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Tuesday Trivia: The World of Wearable Art

Image: Donldytong / CC-BY-SA-3.0
In the past couple of weeks the World of Wearable Art has hit Wellington hard and it seems like sometimes you can't even walk down the streets without running into some incredible performances from the show.

The Audience loved it..


And why wouldn't they. Take a look at some of the highlights.


"Everything you can imagine is real" - Pablo Picasso