Since it’s been too long since my last post, here’s a quick primer on team cycling for all you curious folks out there!
>> Link: How do cycling teams work? | Slate Magazine
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“Mandelbrot set” may sound like complicated math. But many of us already recognize these sets as “fractals” — a term that Dr. Mandelbrot coined. I remember reading about the Mandelbrot set in college. I didn’t realize at the time that Mandelbrot was still alive. Then as I read the New York Times today I came . . . → Read More: RIP Mandelbrot, Father of Fractals 
Greg Maddux hurls a curveball–er, optical illusion–for the Braves. After wondering for years about how curveballs curve and breaking balls break, we can finally rest easy knowing that the rules of physics are not being violated on the pitchers mound! ScienceNOW reports on how curveballs are the mental effects of the way our visual . . . → Read More: Baseball Magic Settled! The Curveball Is a Trick of the Eye This is like magnifying glasses and ants, only a mega casino is the magnifying glass and tourists are the ants. Somewhere in that analogy there’s poetry… Check out how the hot Las Vegas sun gets intensified to fry sunbathers at the pool:
>> Link: BLDGBLOG: Las Vegas Death Ray . . . → Read More: The Hottest Act in Vegas: Vdara Death Ray Astronomers report that they’ve found a rocky planet with an atmosphere that could support life — and it’s orbiting a star only 20 light years from our Sun. (Apologies to any extra-terrestrial readers for my heliocentric slant.) >> Link: Astronomers Find Most Earth-like Planet to Date | ScienceNOW . . . → Read More: A Planet That Resembles Our Own I grew up with heat and humidity in Houston, so most days I don’t complain. But today’s heat across Los Angeles and southern California is extreme. It’s 115 degrees Fahrenheit in downtown LA! Check out this map for more: Check out more on the latest current temperatures. Plus be sure to stay cool . . . → Read More: Brutal LA Heat According to an article in the Daily Trojan (the college paper at the University of Southern California), last week 2 representatives of a pro-Israel group were removed from an open meeting at the request of organizations petitioning for California’s divestment in Israel. When the pair arrived, it seems that attendees started yelling at them. The . . . → Read More: Troubling Handling of International Issues at USC  FILED UNDER: Articles  TAGGED: education, higher education, Israel, Los Angeles  COMMENTS: 3 comments - (Comments are closed)For the athletically minded, Active.com presents a nice primer on the fundamentals of nutrition for proper energy during workouts. Sometimes we forget that proper nutrition isn’t just for serious professional athletes. Worth a read if you hit the gym, the bike, hiking trails, the pool, etc. >> Link: How to Fuel for Your Workout . . . → Read More: Eating Right for Exercise Or: “29 Things to Buy or Do (So You Don’t Have to Call Your Parents) When You’re Sick” The by-line of this article from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston says it all. A creative, spunky, and totally useful list of information for taking care of yourself. Print it out, hit the . . . → Read More: A Practical “Survival Kit” for Grown-Ups Headlines from today’s L.A. Times include the story of mummified remains of two babies found in a trunk in the basement of an apartment complex in mid-city. Grim–yet also fascinating, considering the remains are perhaps 80 years old. They were found along with newspapers from the 1930s and a ticket to the 1932 Olympic Games . . . → Read More: A Vintage L.A. Crime Novel in Real Life Today on All Things Considered, a conversation about the future of journalism–and a topic that really interests me: why hasn’t online aggregation caught up with the stylish design of magazines? >> Link: Mike McCue: Flipboard Brings Beauty Of Print Onto The Web : NPR Just over a week ago, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa broke his elbow when he was hit by a taxi while cycling in the city. Yesterday he released the video below to thank supporters for their well wishes. He also seems to show serious support for more bike lanes in L.A. As a cyclist . . . → Read More: Cycling Support from L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa |
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