What does progress mean for our societies? What are the new paradigms to measure progress? and How can there be better policies within these new paradigms to foster the progress of our societies?From a Brazilian fisherman to a Chinese shopkeeper, from a German performer to an Afghan farmer, all answered the same questions about their fears, dreams, ordeals, hopes:In 2003, after The Earth seen from the Sky,Yann Arthus-Bertrand, with Sybille dOrgeval and Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire, launched the p... Read Full Story

Shot and hand-colored - frame by frame - at the end of the 19th Century. Still captivating today, but just imagine what it must have been like to watch an image move and transform like this in 1899! A beautiful example of the earliest cinematic ART. One of my three favorite Lumière films which I've uploaded. Read Full Story

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Asked the biggest question that he would like answered, Physicist Michio Kaku answers:Will we survive long enough as a species to evolve into an advanced "type 1" civilization?Summary ... choose your president wisely if you want to be around to join Star Fleet. Read Full Story

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A live performance at the historic Green Mill by Frank Catalano and the sextet.www.catalanomusic.comwww.myspace.com/catalanomusic Read Full Story

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } calaverita * happy skull, originally uploaded by smile 44. The word calavera, Spanish for "skull", can refer to a number of cultural phenomena associated with the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead.Calaveras de azúcar ("sugar skulls") are used to adorn altars and can be eaten.Calaveras are poems, written for the Da... Read Full Story

A 3 min tour of CERN and its research facilities Oct 2009 update. Read Full Story