Refernce:http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/health_culture/behaviour.shtml

You don't have to be a psychologist to notice the effects that high temperatures have on people. Weather can affect our behaviour in many different ways.

Weather and animal behaviour

The behaviour of animals is often closely linked to the approaching weather. It is suggested that bees stay close to their hives when a summer rainstorm is on the way, while birds fly close to the ground, increase their foraging or even gather to roost before the bad weather sets in. During good weather, birds fly higher in the sky, while even spiders are supposed to be more active.

So how does the weather affect our behaviour?

The modern architectural elements of the Libeskind building comprise the zinc façade, the Garden of Exile, the three Axes of the German-Jewish experience, and the Voids. Together these pieces form a visual and spatial language rich with history and symbolism. They not only house the museum with its exhibits, but they also provide visitors with their own unique experience as they walk through the spaces.

http://www.jmberlin.de/main/EN/04-About-The-Museum/01-Architecture/01-libeskind-Building.php

Here're five brief introductions about different spaces of Berlin Jewish Museum.

Please read and think about the following questions.

Quoted from : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11717154


Women would need far fewer smears if the NHS switched to a new way of screening for cervical cancer, a Cancer Research UK scientist has said.

Sometimes people struggle in career/life. Where can we get some help?

Some people look for the answer from religion, some people look for answer from reading books.

There are still lots of ways, such as finding your own Mentor.

Mentors: Do you need one?

source: http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-07/living/cb.you.need.mentor_1_potential-mentors-contacts-ropes?_s=PM:LIVING

source: http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/ChemTech/Volume/2010/11/leaves_glow.asp

Nanoparticles make leaves glow

Can street lights be replaced by trees? Taiwanese scientists believe that they can using gold nanoparticles to induce luminescence in leaves.

 Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are used in street and bicycle lights as they have a higher efficiency than traditional light bulbs but even more environmentally-friendly LED's are desirable. Now Yen Hsun Su and coworkers at Academia Sinica and the National Cheng Kung University in Taipei and Tainan have tackled this problem by synthesising gold nanoparticles shaped like sea urchins and diffusing them into plant leaves to create bio-LEDs.

Chlorophyll shows bioluminescence upon high wavelength (400 nm) ultra violet excitation. In contrast, the gold nanoparticles are excited at shorter wavelengths and emit at 400 nm. By implanting the nanoparticles into Bacopa caroliniana plants, Su was able to induce the chlorophyll in the leaves to produce a red emission. In addition, the nanoparticles are able to suppress emission blinking - a known problem for gold nanoparticles -as they have a strong surface plasmon resonance which localises light on the nanoscale.

source: http://www.good.is/post/schools-of-a-different-sort-four-alternative-educations/

Needless to say, a traditional academic education isn’t for everyone. Some people aren’t built to thrive in a lecture hall, and conventional schooling doesn’t guarantee a job. Luckily, there are those who have taken heed of this and have embarked on projects that give learning a different dimension. Here are five examples of such ventures.

Hyper Island started as a response to the blossoming new-media industry in 1996. Jonathan Briggs, David Erixon, and Lars Lundh joined forces to create an experience-based educational program that transcends traditional textbook learning. Headquartered in Sweden, the organization offers five long-term programs in areas such as mobile applications and motion graphics.

Project M is a design program in Greensboro, Alabama, that aims to create meaningful projects that will make an impact on the community and residents of  surrounding Hale County. Two separate, two-week sessions challenge designers to “think wrong,” and to go against linear thought processes that inhibit innovation and creativity.

Y Combinator provides seed funding for new companies to help turn ideas into reality. But a lot of companies do that. Y Combinator then works with up-and-coming entrepreneurs on everything from conceptualization of a business strategy to dealing with potential investors and acquires, in a sort of crash course in starting a company.  

Quoted from:http://healthland.time.com/2010/05/06/how-hand-washing-helps-ease-your-mind/

source:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/arts/design/22heroes.html?_r=1&ref=design

By KAREN ROSENBERG

Published: October 21, 2010

The ancient Greeks did not require perfection of their heroes, only greatness. They would certainly recognize some of our heroic figures (trapped miners, soldiers, quick-thinking pilots), but not our shock at the personal conduct of others (sports stars, politicians). Greek heroes misbehaved frequently, and when they did — Achilles dragging Hector’s body behind his chariot, Odysseus boasting to the Cyclops Polyphemus — it was a matter to be settled between the hero and the gods.

To begin with, you could start from the definition of the term: "French Paradox."

The French Paradox is the observation that French people suffer a relatively low incidence of coronary heart disease, despite having a diet relatively rich in saturated fats.