Saturday 29 December 2007

Sam Harris - On the dangers of religious moderation (and fundamentalism!)

'Critical philosopher Sam Harris, author of "The End of Faith: Religion, Terror and the Future of Reason", offers a cogent outline of the dangers inherent within the ID movement. While the portion of the presentation that he actually discusses the ID movement is brief, maybe 4 minutes or so, he is frighteningly concise and articulate in pointing out the dire ramifications that that this movement has had on both the classroom environment and across the gross political spectrum.'

Thursday 20 December 2007

Dawkins

"What if you're wrong?"

The Root of all Evil? Part 1 (The God Delusion) :

The Root of all Evil? Part 2 (The Virus of Faith) :

The Enemies of Reason. Part 1 (Slaves to Superstition) :

The Enemies of Reason. Part 2 (The Irrational Health Service) :

Brain disorders, some positives

Kim Peek (Kimputer), the 'real' Rainman : Temporal Lobe Disorder - The Constant Psychedelic Experience part 1 : part 2 : Daniel (Pi Man) Tammet:

Wednesday 19 December 2007

My 1st Fractal Images

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d'Holbachie Yoko Art

www.dholbachie.com

Fractal dendrites

Fractals - The Colors Of Infinity. Arthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set) in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the science of the M-Set to nature. Dr. Mandelbrot in 1980 discovered the infinitely complex geometrical shape called the Mandelbrot Set using a very simple equation with computers and graphics... here are some more fractal anims, watch 'em 'til you sick on yur sen!

Tuesday 18 December 2007

Boris Vallejo's Fantasy Art

are they nuts or plums?

this painting was done in the 1990's. See how the Twin Towers have been hit, and even what could be Tower 7 (which also mysteriously came down) : Boris Vallejo's Site

off on a tangent a bit, here are some other 9/11 premonitions in art. the most freaky of which isn't on that page, it was done by Alex Grey (the guy who does some of Tool's artwork). About halfway through this vid Alex shows us the painting with the premonition : *"Premonition" may be defined to include ordinary predictions, a fallacy of linguistic ambiguity can lead to an overly supernatural explanation for predictions' accuracy. they're just intelligent / coincidental predictions - there's no such thing as the supernatural.

Saturday 15 December 2007

Laurie Lipton Artwork

One of the greatest Surreal Artists out there, Laurie Lipton.
Her work has disturbingly dark undertones
(some of which i wouldn't even be allowed to post here due to the subject matter..).
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Collateral Damage
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laurielipton.com

Tuesday 11 December 2007

"Storm the Forcefield!"

I took this picture by the side of a pond, in Hornsea.
It's of a fly army attempting to penetrate some kind of transparent wall...

Igor Siwanowicz's Photography

Probably the best Arthropod photographer in the world - Igor Siwanowicz.
Here's a selection of his work:

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bell-end for a head :
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Igor's website : Igor Siwanowicz

Saturday 8 December 2007

Odonata

Some Dragonflies and Damselflies i've managed to get pictures of:
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'scuse my muddy finger...
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This one was about the length of my middle finger (massive!), i managed to get about a foot away from it while it was resting. Check out the abdomen pulsating with Oxygen :

Orchid Mantis Vs. Damselfly

A little nature vid i shot. On Youtube it has over a million views and a few thousand comments,
it's also in the 'Top 100 Most Discussed Animal Videos of All Time'! :

Numb : Late '07 Imagery (a selection)

to numb's site

My Disposable Pop Art (a selection)

My Paintings : Page 1
My Paintings : Page 2
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My Paintings : Page 2

My 1st Sculpture (25mm)

Bare in mind this is only 25mm tall (about the diameter of a 10 pence coin)... to numb's site to numb's site to numb's site to numb's site