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 Canine scavenging of human remains. From DW Steadman and H Worne. (2007) in  Forensic Science International. 

Canine scavenging of human remains. From DW Steadman and H Worne. (2007) in Forensic Science International. 

 Read the rest  here .

Read the rest here.

 Fake birds in film, in flight, in empty spaces. What do they mean? Why are they there? Read the essay in the  Atlantic   here .

Fake birds in film, in flight, in empty spaces. What do they mean? Why are they there? Read the essay in the Atlantic here.

 There are so many ways to say something :: read more here at  Dear Data  - an information visualisation project

There are so many ways to say something :: read more here at Dear Data - an information visualisation project

 Marthe (2008)  "a body in duality ... a mental state."  Read and see more  here .

Marthe (2008)

"a body in duality ... a mental state."

Read and see more here.

 A good lesson on how to write so you get what you want. Grants, papers, and all of it. From  Show Your Work,  by Austin Kleon

A good lesson on how to write so you get what you want. Grants, papers, and all of it. From Show Your Work, by Austin Kleon

 This view is going into my novel. GOMA, Brisbane.

This view is going into my novel. GOMA, Brisbane.

  Check them.

 Check them.

Maternal space.jpg
 Art by Bilyk Nazar. See the rest  here . 

Art by Bilyk Nazar. See the rest here. 

 When an iceberg flips. Read the article in  Smithsonian Mag   here .

When an iceberg flips. Read the article in Smithsonian Mag here.

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 It's important we make our work MEAN something. Another gem by Austin Kleon. 

It's important we make our work MEAN something. Another gem by Austin Kleon. 

 Read the rest in  Salon   here . 

Read the rest in Salon here. 

 If our bodies evolved to withstand low-impact crashes, we might look like  Graham .

If our bodies evolved to withstand low-impact crashes, we might look like Graham.

 Red Coral, a sculpture by Michelle Maher

Red Coral, a sculpture by Michelle Maher

 A newt can regenerate its limbs throughout its lifetime, but how it does so changes after metamorphosis. Read the paper by Tanaka et al. (2016) at  Nature Communications   here . 

A newt can regenerate its limbs throughout its lifetime, but how it does so changes after metamorphosis. Read the paper by Tanaka et al. (2016) at Nature Communications here. 

 Read the rest of the essay  here .

Read the rest of the essay here.

 Watch this movie ::  The Wolf Children

Watch this movie :: The Wolf Children

 Read the whole poem at  Waxwing   here .

Read the whole poem at Waxwing here.

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 At One, by Charlotte Kingsnorth - a sofa inspired by obesity

At One, by Charlotte Kingsnorth - a sofa inspired by obesity

 The Erl-King:  one of my very favourite short stories, by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (read it at  The New Yorker   here .)   Also, a puppet by Layla Holzer

The Erl-King:

one of my very favourite short stories, by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (read it at The New Yorker here.) 

Also, a puppet by Layla Holzer

 Limb development of the Tammar Wallaby up to the day before "birth" (image E), when the embryo climbs from the uterus to the pouch - from Keng Yih Chew et al. 2012  BMC Developmental Biology   Read more about marsupial birth and the lead-up to

Limb development of the Tammar Wallaby up to the day before "birth" (image E), when the embryo climbs from the uterus to the pouch - from Keng Yih Chew et al. 2012 BMC Developmental Biology

Read more about marsupial birth and the lead-up to it at ABC Science, here.

 Listen to the poem at The Poetry Foundation,  here .

Listen to the poem at The Poetry Foundation, here.

  The Human Body as Subway Map, by Sam Loman

The Human Body as Subway Map, by Sam Loman

 For Iman, who gave us a world. From  The Art of My Neighbor Totoro , by Hazao Miyazaki (2005)

For Iman, who gave us a world. From The Art of My Neighbor Totoro, by Hazao Miyazaki (2005)

 One of my most favourite poems: The Supple Deer, by Jane Hirshfield. Read it at  Orion ,  here .     Illustration from An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists, by Wilhelm Ellenberger (1956)

One of my most favourite poems: The Supple Deer, by Jane Hirshfield. Read it at Orion, here.

 

Illustration from An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists, by Wilhelm Ellenberger (1956)

Sincerity.jpg
  Mano en piedi , by Alessandro Boezio (2009)

Mano en piedi, by Alessandro Boezio (2009)

Foreigners-06.jpg
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 Canine scavenging of human remains. From DW Steadman and H Worne. (2007) in  Forensic Science International. 
 Read the rest  here .
 Fake birds in film, in flight, in empty spaces. What do they mean? Why are they there? Read the essay in the  Atlantic   here .
 There are so many ways to say something :: read more here at  Dear Data  - an information visualisation project
 Marthe (2008)  "a body in duality ... a mental state."  Read and see more  here .
 A good lesson on how to write so you get what you want. Grants, papers, and all of it. From  Show Your Work,  by Austin Kleon
 This view is going into my novel. GOMA, Brisbane.
  Check them.
Maternal space.jpg
 Art by Bilyk Nazar. See the rest  here . 
 When an iceberg flips. Read the article in  Smithsonian Mag   here .
biology-hustvedt.jpg
 It's important we make our work MEAN something. Another gem by Austin Kleon. 
 Read the rest in  Salon   here . 
 If our bodies evolved to withstand low-impact crashes, we might look like  Graham .
 Red Coral, a sculpture by Michelle Maher
 A newt can regenerate its limbs throughout its lifetime, but how it does so changes after metamorphosis. Read the paper by Tanaka et al. (2016) at  Nature Communications   here . 
 Read the rest of the essay  here .
 Watch this movie ::  The Wolf Children
 Read the whole poem at  Waxwing   here .
podarces.jpeg
Land-ed.jpg
 At One, by Charlotte Kingsnorth - a sofa inspired by obesity
 The Erl-King:  one of my very favourite short stories, by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (read it at  The New Yorker   here .)   Also, a puppet by Layla Holzer
 Limb development of the Tammar Wallaby up to the day before "birth" (image E), when the embryo climbs from the uterus to the pouch - from Keng Yih Chew et al. 2012  BMC Developmental Biology   Read more about marsupial birth and the lead-up to
 Listen to the poem at The Poetry Foundation,  here .
  The Human Body as Subway Map, by Sam Loman
 For Iman, who gave us a world. From  The Art of My Neighbor Totoro , by Hazao Miyazaki (2005)
 One of my most favourite poems: The Supple Deer, by Jane Hirshfield. Read it at  Orion ,  here .     Illustration from An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists, by Wilhelm Ellenberger (1956)
Sincerity.jpg
  Mano en piedi , by Alessandro Boezio (2009)
Foreigners-06.jpg

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