Emily Davidow

John A. Wheeler, physicist who named black holes and optimist about nature of reality The black hole “teaches us that space can be crumpled like a piece of paper into an infinitesimal dot, that time can be extinguished like a blown-out flame, and that the laws of physics that we regard as sacred,’ as immutable, [...]

My uncle confused me last weekend at a family gathering with the following question: “How many hours a day are you online?” … I looked up from the stream of my friends’ latest photos on my iphone and repeated the question out loud several times, stressing the different words to try to understand what he meant. 10 or 12?

Slooh 3.0 Live Online Observatory Control powerful robotic telescopes (wide field and high magnification) at observatories in the Canary Islands, Chile and Australia through your browser and save photos from your journey. Live guided space shows nightly. Team up to make discoveries. (tags: astronomy photography observatory discovery) Cellphones: Illiteracy-reducers, too—not just poverty-enders? Good roundup of [...]

NYT: The Torch & Freedom: PR Advice for China Stop arresting dissidents. Stop lying about the Dalai Lama, and start talking to him about religious and cultural freedoms for Tibet. Stop enabling Sudan’s genocide in Darfur. Start delivering on the pledge you made to the IOC to respect human rights… (tags: china tibet dalailama)

The Human Network: Engaging Conversation Love Mark Pesce’s latest post exploring nature of conversation online, fragility of beginnings and value of trust over expertise. (tags: trust conversation online expertise relationships human) Eco-Safe Badge for websites Provide environmentally friendly alternatives to printing for your website visitors. Eco-safe’s merit badge allows people to email themselves copies of [...]

FontStruct: online simple font editor FontStruct is a free online font editing tool. Build, share and download fonts. Brilliant! (tags: typography fonts editor)

They also ran an editorial Most Perfect Neighborhood Was feeling low this morning over some kind of romantish nonsense and about to schlep a giant duffel of old clothes down to Housing Works so they could start a new life. … Strolling back from depositing donation and trying to decide between omelette at Petite Abeille or Panino Mucho Giusto or something salady at Le Pain Quotidien, I see “The New French” on the windows of the old Le Gamin at 536 Hudson St in Maira Kalman’s unmistakable handwriting.

Alice Walker: Lest We Forget: An open letter to my sisters who are brave. On any given day we, collectively, become the Goddess of the Three Directions and can look back into the past, look at ourselves just where we are, and take a glance, as well, into the future. It is a space with [...]

Speaker Pelosi introduces House Resolution 1077 on Tibet Calls on China to cease the crackdown, release protestors, provide unfettered access to journalists and international monitors, and engage in dialogue with the Dalai Lama. It also cites the Tibetan Policy Act which calls for US govt. presence in Lhasa. (tags: Tibet USA Pelosi)

My Sweet Vegan, a Bittersweet blogger If Roseann Marulli thinks Hannah Kaminski’s a friggin’ genius, I do too. As a fan of berries in everything, I’m looking forward to trying these zesty cranberry crumb muffins. (And I agree, microplane graters are awesome for adding zest to your life.) (tags: vegan cooking recipes baking sweets dessert) [...]

Trendrr information visualizer – track, compare, share data Track and discover trends across variety of inputs – social networks, blogs, video views and downloads in real time. You can even Trendrr yourself. (tags: data datavisualization informationvisualization graphs trends tracking) Trendwatching: From Status Symbols to Status Stories People tell stories about their experiences and purchases to [...]

Gmail Custom Time Finally! Just click “Set custom time” from the Compose view. Any email you send to the past appears in the proper chronological order in your recipient’s inbox. You can opt for it to show up read or unread by selecting the appropriate option. (tags: april1 customtime time email) L’esprit d’escalier mux Favorite [...]

My photo of Yuno’s Farm’s salad mix with broccoli raab flowers above is featured in this week’s New York Magazine in an article called “Salad Days” on page 104. The article reveals that Nevia No, “co-owner of South Jersey’s Yuno’s Farm, exotic seed seeker andartful arranger of what might be the most beautiful produce stand in town,” returns to Union Square with “a bevy of tender greenhouse greens, plus overwintered broccoli rabe and spinach.”