Tutorial: How to Shoot Portraits of Total Strangers
Have you ever had the bizarre urge to walk up to a total stranger and say “can I take your picture?” Yeah? Then you’re in the right place. You’re about to read over 3,000+ words on the art…
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Stephen Hawking wanted his most famous formula engraved on his tombstone: Here’s what it means
Stephen Hawking wants his most famous formula engraved on his tombstone: Here’s what it means Cosmologist Stephen Hawking on October 10, 1979.Image: Santi Visalli/Getty Images By Miriam Kramer2018-03-14 15:42:12 UTC In 1974, long before Stephen Hawking was the famous cosmologist…
How to create the perfect résumé, according to a CEO and former Googler
• Résumé tips often focus on mistakes to avoid. • But Google alum and WayUp CEO Liz Wessel has a recommendation for what you should do that could help your résumé stand out. • She said you’re going to need…
Virtuoso Commodore 64 composer Martin Walker is back
News for nerds: one of the musicians who was most adept at coaxing intricate music from chips is set to make a return. And that means it’s time for some chip music. Nowadays, the MOS Technology SID chip might as…
5 Quick Portrait Posing Tips to Flatter Your Subject
Being in front of the camera is daunting, to say the least, not to mention staring at a big black lens in front of you. I understand how my subjects feel because I totally hate being photographed. In this article,…
Cambridge University shares an affecting tribute to Stephen Hawking
After Stephen Hawking earned his Ph.D. at Cambridge in 1965, the celebrated theoretical physicist went on to do his finest work in roles throughout the university, including as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics between 1979 and 2009. In the wake of…
Meet the man whose voice became Stephen Hawking’s
Meet the man whose voice became Stephen Hawking’s A man and a voice who will be missed.Image: Karwai Tang/Getty Images By Rachel Kraus2018-03-14 18:59:39 UTC Stephen Hawking’s computer-generated voice is so iconic that it’s trademarked — The filmmakers behind The…
Watching ‘Annihilation’ at home versus the cinema
Alex Garland wrote 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Dredd, establishing his bona fides as a master of blending horror and mind-bending sci-fi. He then wrote and directed Ex Machina, which propelled him into an elite fraternity of directors producing smart,…
Stephen Hawking died on a day that is cosmically connected to Albert Einstein and Pi
Stephen Hawking passed away at the age of 76 on Wednesday morning. March 14 is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, and it’s celebrated as Pi Day in the US. Hawking is survived by his three children and remembered as a physicist…
Stephen Hawking’s 30 Most Memorable And Insightful Quotes
Shutterstock / Koca Vehbi Stephen Hawking, the world-renowned and award-winning physicist, passed away at the age of 76 on Tuesday. In 1963 when he was 21-years-old, Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and doctors gave him two years to…