A refugee family seen arrives at the Munich railway station before being checked by the medical staffs. - Thousands of refugees mainly from Iraq and Syria continue to flood in to Munich railway station in southern Germany as trains arrive from Budapest and Vienna. 8th September 2015 (Photo by Geovien So/NurPhoto)

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How Should Europe Welcome Refugees?

A comparison of the different ways European countries welcome refugees suggest that a combination of methods works best.
"England monastery in Lacock Abbei 1844 by Talbot" by Henry Fox Talbot - books (источники: Сергей Александрович Морозов. Творческая фотография. М.:Изд-во «Планета», 3-е изд., 1989, ISBN 5-85250-029-1). Licensed under Public Domain via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:England_monastery_in_Lacock_Abbei_1844_by_Talbot.jpg#/media/File:England_monastery_in_Lacock_Abbei_1844_by_Talbot.jpg" target="_blank">Wikimedia Commons</a>

Art, Technology, & Early Photography: William Henry Fox Talbot

The 175th anniversary of William Henry Fox Talbot's calotype photography.
"Salvador Dali A (Dali Atomicus) 09633u" by Halsman, Philippe, photographer. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.09633. Licensed under Public Domain via <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Salvador_Dali_A_(Dali_Atomicus)_09633u.jpg#/media/File:Salvador_Dali_A_(Dali_Atomicus)_09633u.jpg" target="_blank">Commons</a>

Dalí, Surrealism and…Fashion Magazines?

Salvador Dalí injected Surrealism into fashion magazines in the 1930s and 1940s, to lasting influence.
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez  
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Napoleon Dynamite & the Neo-Western Film

The western genre is engrained in American film from its roots to today. Jared Hess' Napoleon Dynamite revises this legacy in a surprising way.
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The Trouble with Scientific Management

Frederick Taylor's scientific management theory has some holes in it.
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Hand to Ankle: A New Grafting Technique Offers Hope

The surgical reattachment or grafting of limbs has a short history because of its difficulty.
A note to the art community from the Guerilla Girls that points out how the price of art pieces continues to climb while employee wages fall

The Guerrilla Girls Turn 30

A secret collective of masked female artists known as the Guerrilla Girls has taken to the streets and museums to combat racism and sexism for 30 years.
Close-up of a spicy Chinese chicken dish

Will Spicy Foods Preserve You?

Spicy foods may prolong life; they certainly act as food preservatives.
Artist's concept of buckyballs and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons around an R Coronae Borealis star rich in hydrogen. Credit: MultiMedia Service (IAC)

What’s between the Stars? Buckyballs!

How buckyballs fit into the formation of new stars.