> Return to the #74 Newsletter If you are looking for an online sanctuary for serious thinking this is your site. Commited to big ideas, serious enquiry and a humane worldview, Aegon “asks the biggest questions and finds the freshest, most original answers, provided by world-leading authorities on science, philosophy and society.” Aeon has three channels that are completely free to use: Essays, Ideas and Video. Through their partnership program, Aegon publishes…
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Daily Overview
> Return to the #73 Newsletter See what astronauts see when they look down and view the whole planet Earth from above. The Daily Overview offers overview photographs that show our world in a bewildering number of ways. Don’t miss the Juxtapose section, which places two overviews next to one another to show how spaces change over time. In addition, you can sign up to receive an email when new photographs are…
100,000 Stars
> Return to the #72 Newsletter 100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the location of 119,617 nearby stars derived from multiple sources, including the 1989 Hipparcos mission. Zooming in reveals 87 individually identified stars and our solar system. The galaxy view is an artist’s rendition based on NGC 1232, a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way. You can take…
Teleporting All Over the World
> Return to the #71 Newsletter MapCrunch makes you feel like you are teleporting all over the world. Discover the vast array of imagery captured by Google in 50 countries, featuring spectacular scenery, magical moments and the utterly unexplainable. The best views are added to the Gallery each day. This is a great website that transports you anywhere in the world at just the click of a mouse.
Google Arts & Culture
> Return to the #70 Newsletter Google Arts & Culture – Recommended for the culturally curious. Discover artworks, collections and stories from all around the world in a new way. Explore cultural treasures in extraordinary detail and easily share with your friends. The Google Cultural Institute collaborates with 1200+ museums and archives to make the world’s treasures available online.