“Socrates was one man who did not let answers get in his way – he denied having any set of doctrines, and he was completely at ease with his own ignorance. Meanwhile, the questions that were born of that ignorance made many a clever man squirm.”

Philip Shepherd, Recovering Our Senses in a 21st Century World

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warwithinaframe:

May 28, 2012. A woman holds her malnourished child at a therapeutic feeding center at al-Sabyeen hospital in Sana’a, Yemen.

Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Washington Post - The Threat in Cyberspace

Wash Post series on The Threat in Cyberspace

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doufusion:

Tahrir now

Protests in Egypt have been surging since the conclusion of the the trial of Hosni Mubarak, stoked in part by (despite a life sentence in prison for Mubarak) his acquittal on corruption charges.

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fotojournalismus:

Sarajevo, 1993. In the frontline district of Dobrinja, garbage containers and sandbags protect passers-by from Serbian sniper fire. A young boy runs along, his small height making it unnecessary for him to duck down like adults when they cross the Bridge of Death.

[Credit : Abbas]

cartermagazine:

Today In History

‘Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the Underground Railroad, led Union Army guerillas into South Carolina and freed nearly 800 slaves on this date June 2 1863. Tubman was the first woman in U.S. history to command an armed military raid.’

“I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” - Harriet Tubman

(photo: Harriet Tubman)

- CARTER Magazine

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disquisitiveorange:

James VanDerZee (June 29, 1886 - May 15, 1983)

VanDerZee was an American photographer. In 1916, he and his wife opened the Guarantee Photo Studio in Harlem. He began chronicling the Harlem Renaissance.

VanDerZee also took portraits of many renowned people such as the poet Countee Cullen and Bill (“Bojangles”) Robinson. He incorporated, not only various props, but also spent much time retouching negatives to achieve a more glamorous appearance.

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tvintheradio:

Please Reblog And Help Find Her!

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scinerds:

Two More Elements Added to The Periodic Table

You can now greet by name two new residents of the period table of elements: Flerovium and Livermorium.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially approved names for the elements — which sit at slot 114 and 116, respectively — on 31 May. They have until now gone by the temporary monikers ununquadium and ununhexium.

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