Monthly Archives: July 2012

Reblogged from John Andrew Downey II:

Reblogged from Oblique Exposure: I had to to make a brief trip to the city centre this morning. To my delight, there was a random Italian food market in St. Annes square. Needless to say I made a brief stop … Continue reading →

Reblogged from Herbology Manchester: There’s just enough left of July for me to post up a quick view of the allotment from the herbarium windows. The green roof is looking very, well, green, the purple peas are cropping nicely and the … Continue reading →

Reblogged from In Search of Anthony Burgess: Study ‘Anthony Burgess and his contemporaries’ at Salford University. The ‘module’ is to be conducted in cooperation with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation ’in their attractive city-centre building’ and ‘you will get direct access to … Continue reading →

Reblogged from Black Cat Originals: Dig the City, a horticultural event in Manchester celebrating urban gardening, has just come to a close but it’s hoped that its legacy will live on, with the launch of a living street where a … Continue reading →

Reblogged from : By Brandon Keim Wired Science – With something like a banana, you can identify one volatile compound that you smell and say, ‘Aha! It’s a banana!’ With a tomato, it’s not that simple,” said plant molecular biologist … Continue reading →

Reblogged from MAKE:

Reblogged from Digital cultures and translation: I’ve been wanting to write about my experiences translating sci-fi, a genre that I find myself very drawn to. But, as always, I have digressed, and now, I think this is turning to be … Continue reading →

Reblogged from Indigo jones: The Santa Rita do Sapucai prison in Brazil, is harnessing green energy from their inmates to power their city streets. Two exercise bikes hooked to batteries have been placed in the penitentiary courtyard, where kinetic energy … Continue reading →