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Jul
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The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn’t—and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger by Daniel Gardner
Notes from radio interview with author:
- Flying is much safer than driving.
- Each year, more people drown in swimming pools in the U.S. than all the people in the entire world die in terrorist attacks.
- 41,000 people in the U.S. and Europe die from radon gas every year. (Many homes have naturally occurring radon gas in them.)
Who benefits from fear, irrational or not? Advertisers and companies that make products and services, politicians, governments, the military industrial complex, etc.
But, it is not a secret group or cabal. It is something many good people engage in, rationalize, to sell things usually, to make a living. Cognitive dissonance comes along eventually though.
Author also talked about how, in the greater history of humans, things like news and photography and modern life, is a speck in time compared to the thousands and millions of years of evolution our current minds are based on. So, when we saw a wild animal kill a human long long ago, we see it with our own eyes and, avoid those wild animals. Fast forward to modern day when we “see” an event, like murder, on the evening news. Well, we saw it, so, murder is common and a threat to me. Of course, it isn’t.

The Science of Fear: Why We Fear the Things We Shouldn’t—and Put Ourselves in Greater Danger by Daniel Gardner

Notes from radio interview with author:

- Flying is much safer than driving.

- Each year, more people drown in swimming pools in the U.S. than all the people in the entire world die in terrorist attacks.

- 41,000 people in the U.S. and Europe die from radon gas every year. (Many homes have naturally occurring radon gas in them.)

Who benefits from fear, irrational or not? Advertisers and companies that make products and services, politicians, governments, the military industrial complex, etc.

But, it is not a secret group or cabal. It is something many good people engage in, rationalize, to sell things usually, to make a living. Cognitive dissonance comes along eventually though.

Author also talked about how, in the greater history of humans, things like news and photography and modern life, is a speck in time compared to the thousands and millions of years of evolution our current minds are based on. So, when we saw a wild animal kill a human long long ago, we see it with our own eyes and, avoid those wild animals. Fast forward to modern day when we “see” an event, like murder, on the evening news. Well, we saw it, so, murder is common and a threat to me. Of course, it isn’t.

Jul
19th
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Visual Accoustic

The architectural photography work of 97 year old Julius Shulman is made into a documentary film. Coming to a film festival near you.

Visual Accoustic

The architectural photography work of 97 year old Julius Shulman is made into a documentary film. Coming to a film festival near you.

Jul
18th
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“Artecnica and Denyse Schmidt Quilts are two arts businesses that are helping to build community, directly and indirectly, through craft. Their approaches differ: one thinks globally, the other acts locally. But driven by a dynamic blend of idealism and practicality, altruism and entrepreneursip, both offer a compelling vision of the potential of handwork as a catalyst for positive change.” via American Craft Magazine
Photos by Michael Schmelling of Denyse Schmidt’s studio and work.

“Artecnica and Denyse Schmidt Quilts are two arts businesses that are helping to build community, directly and indirectly, through craft. Their approaches differ: one thinks globally, the other acts locally. But driven by a dynamic blend of idealism and practicality, altruism and entrepreneursip, both offer a compelling vision of the potential of handwork as a catalyst for positive change.” via American Craft Magazine

Photos by Michael Schmelling of Denyse Schmidt’s studio and work.

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Korengal Valley Afghanistan
Photos by Balazs Gardi
“Korengal Valley is among the deadliest pieces of terrain in the world for U.S forces. The six-mile long strategic passage is located in northeastern Afghanistan surrounded by treacherous mountain ridges, which are held desperately by the Taleban and al-Qaeda. Nearly one-fifth of all combat in Afghanistan occurs in this valley, and nearly three-quarters of all the bombs dropped by NATO planes target the surrounding area. The Valley is the first leg of a former mujahideen smuggling route that was used to bring in men and weapons from Pakistan during the 1980s.”

Korengal Valley Afghanistan

Photos by Balazs Gardi

“Korengal Valley is among the deadliest pieces of terrain in the world for U.S forces. The six-mile long strategic passage is located in northeastern Afghanistan surrounded by treacherous mountain ridges, which are held desperately by the Taleban and al-Qaeda. Nearly one-fifth of all combat in Afghanistan occurs in this valley, and nearly three-quarters of all the bombs dropped by NATO planes target the surrounding area. The Valley is the first leg of a former mujahideen smuggling route that was used to bring in men and weapons from Pakistan during the 1980s.”

Jul
11th
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Mortarboard family tree
via design observer

Mortarboard family tree

via design observer