For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery. For technological man it is time that occupies the same role. Marshall McLuhan manmysteryoccupy Change image and share on social
In 1978, Elizabeth Blackburn, working with Joe Gall, identified the DNA sequence of telomeres. Every time a cell divides, it gets shorter. But telomeres usually don't. So there must be something happening to the telomeres to keep their length in equilibrium. Carol W. Greider blackburncelldivide share on social
My father's nephew was the blues musician, Lowell Fulson. Every time he came around, he had a pretty car, a beautiful woman and a slick sharkskin suit. Believe it or not, that's how I decided I wanted to get into music. Charlie Wilson beautifulbluecar share on social
Many MIDI files contain entire musical compositions. Because MIDI supports only 16 channels, however, no more than 16 different instruments can play at any time, and one of those is the key-based percussion instrument. Charles Petzold basechannelcomposition share on social
Middle school was probably my hardest time. I was trying to fit in for so long, until about junior year of high school when I realized that trying to fit into this one image of perfection was never going to make me happy. Maiara Walsh fithappyhard share on social
After 14 years, it better be a real marriage, you know? We do have a great time together. We are really lucky. Kyra Sedgwick greatluckymarriage Change image and share on social
While it is challenging working with a kid, because they're so of the moment all the time. My acting style is to try to take something from my life that the character can relate to and that I can relate the character to. Kyra Sedgwick actchallengecharacter share on social
I think I realized very early on that you can spend a lot of time constructing a really perfect scene in final draft and just end up throwing it away because you didn't figure out that mathematics of the story first. Brit Marling constructdraftearly share on social
Every time I get a bit worried about having made some second rate choices in life I go back and read about the Suffragettes or William Wilberforce, people who were 'wrong' in their own time, and think, 'Ah well.' Bob Brown backbitechoice share on social
I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes. Bob Brown buoyantchangecriminality share on social