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The Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple by Ubaldo Gandolfi, Drawings and Prints

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, over black chalk

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/338835

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Diana Al-Hadid. 

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Stay sweet x

[magnolia-studies-blog]

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 

Here are some of the very best apps for students; either in highschool or in college. I have used many of the following apps, but not all of them. Some, I have just asked friends about and they suggested those ones. 

Please enjoy the apps below, tell me how you like them, and feel free to add onto this list :)

Focus: SelfControl, Forest, MindNode, FocusBooster, FocusWriter, Think, StayFocused, Freedom, Cold Turkey, Anti-Social, Time Out, SmartBreak, Balanced

Productivity: Evernote, Any.do, MyScript Nebo, Outlook, Trello, Droptask, Basecamp, Pocket, Gyst, Doodle, Pen and Paper, Wunderlist, Toggl, Asana, Wolfram Alpha

Sounds: Tide, WhiteNoise, Chroma Doze, Coffitivity, Noisli, Brain.fm, NatureSpace, Noizio, Rainy Mood, SimplyNoise, Spotify, Slacker Radio 

Language Learning: Duolingo, Memrise, Busuu, Babbel, Livemocha, Living Language, Tandem, MindSnacks

Games: Lumosity, Sudoku, TanZen, GeoMaster Plus HD, Speed Anatomy, Star Walk, LeafSnap, Splice: Tree of Life, Vismory, Pigments, Viridi, Sunshine, Nota

Revision: Gojimo, Revision App, iMindMap, Exam Countdown, Penultimate, Clippet

Test Prep: Khan Academy, Magoosh ACT Flashcards, The Grading Game, Math Brain Booster, ACCUPLACER Study App, CK-12, NRICH, StudySync, Quizlet, StudyAce, That Quiz, Brilliant, Synap

Planner: Timeful, Remember the Milk, Listastic, Finish, 2Do, iStudiez Pro, MyHomework Student Planner, My Study Life, ClassManager, MyLifeOrganized, Daily Agenda, Schedule Planner, Todoist

Writing: EasyBib, ProWritingAid, Bubbl.us, WiseMapping, yWriter5, Storybook, Q10, Write 2 Lite, Writer, Diaro, Note Everything, OmmWriter, Draft

Health: MyFitnessPal, Lose It, Endomondo, FitNet, Sworkit, Daily Yoga, Yonder, Fooducate, SideChef, Rise, LifeSum, Meditation Studio, Happify, 7 Cups, Clue, Start, Power Nap App, Fit Radio, Calm

Courses: Corsera, PhotoMath, Udemy, HowCast, SimpleMind+, Open Culture, Canvas, Schoology, Alison, CourseBuffet, Degreed, Instructables, InstaNerd, Big Think, Yousician, Pianu 

Books & Reading: CampusBooks, Scribd, Pocket, Wattpad, GoodReads, Readmill, Audible, Prizmo, Blio, Kindle, Overdrive, BlueFire Reader, Nook, Kobo, Aldiko, Cool Reader

Note Taking: SuperNotes, StudyBlue, Bento, QuickOffice, Google Keep, Zoho Notebook, Simplenote, Bear, OneNote, Box Notes, Dynalist.io, Squid, Notability 

Inspiration: TED, Lift, Believe It: You Will Achieve, BrainCourage, Get Inspired, iFundamentals, Reinventing Yourself, iWish, Pozify, Positive Thinking - The Key to Happiness, The Gratitude Journal 

Other: WiFi Finder, Mint, Zwoor, Brain Pump, Curiosity, Ready4 SAT, GradeProof, edX, Mendeley, Due, CamScanner, IFTTT, Square Cash

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[offtheeasel]

Where are the Female Artists?

Many of you have commented that you would like to see more female artists featured on this blog. I hear you you and I want that too. For the sake of full transparency: the reason that I do not have as many female artists (social profiles) as I’d like at the moment is because I decided to start with a focus on presenting artists with large bodies of work to provide you guys with a variety of content. Unfortunately, due to thousands of years of inequality, these artists are usually men. Are there incredible female Renaissance artists? Absolutely (Sofonisba Anguissola, Lavinia Fontana, and Fede Galizia come to mind and their profiles are coming soon). Was their work as well preserved and available as Leonardo da Vinci? Unfortunately not. 

Having said that, I have decided to start introducing more female artists regardless of whether or not they have a large body of work available. This means you will start seeing a lot more incredible art by women in the near future. In the mean time, check out the amazing Expressionist artists we just added, Gabriele Munter and Paula Mondersohn-Becker. Paula Modersohn-Becker ( Facebook | Twitter | Tumblr ) Gabriele Munter ( Facebook Twitter | Tumblr ) I am excited to bring you more female artists soon!

[biopsychs]

physics doesn’t have to suck: how to enjoy and do well in your required physics classes

As someone who doesn’t intend to take a physics class ever again, I was relieved when I walked out of my second semester physics final. That said, physics doesn’t have to suck or drag your average down. 

(1) How to enjoy physics: Adjust your attitude. Physics is so cool if you actually think about it. Your attitude will dictate your experience. (2) But physics is so hard: Change the way you study and don’t give up. I did better in university physics than in high school. The content was way more difficult but it was my studying methods that made the difference.

This post is split into 3 parts: Introductory physics (very basic physics, that unit of physics you had to do in a lower level science class), high school physics (physics from an algebra-based perspective), and university physics (calculus-based physics and labs). (Obviously these overlap a lot but I needed to organize this somehow)

INFO IS UNDER THE CUT B/C THIS POST IS RIDICULOUSLY LONG

Keep reading

[stem-stims]

Magnetic Field Viewer

[fyphysica]

Fundamentals of Physics, David Halliday, Robert Resnick, and Jearl Walker.

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Hehe

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Quantum Tunneling

I’ve touched on this topic briefly before, but it’s so strange and interesting, I though it deserved its own post. So, what exactly is it?

Quantum tunneling is an event that’s forbidden in classical physics, but it’s perfectly allowed, and even common in quantum mechanics. When a particle approaches some barrier, there will always be some chance that it will pass through, no matter how big the barrier is.

Imagine you try rolling a ball up a steep hill. Unless you give it enough kinetic energy, the ball will never be able to get to the other side, no matter how many times you try. The potential energy of the hill is greater than the kinetic energy of the ball, meaning the other side of the hill is “classically forbidden”. However, this isn’t the case with quantum mechanics.

As you might know, particles in quantum mechanics must be described as “probability waves”. Imagine it like ripples across the surface of a pond, where the height of the wave represents how likely you’ll find the particle there. In quantum mechanics, when a probability wave strikes a barrier, part of it will be reflected, and part will pass through. This means there is always a chance you’ll see the particle on the other side.

Quantum tunneling doesn’t only apply for traveling waves, it also works for stationary waves. An electron trapped around an atom is similar to a ball stuck in a valley. Even though the electron is in a stationary configuration, it can still tunnel its way out. This might look like faster than light travel, since the wave instantly shifts from inside the atom to outside the atom, but nothing actually moved faster than light.

This works, because the probability wave wasn’t exactly zero outside of the atom to start with. In a sense, the electron was already inside and outside the atom. It’s just that when you observe it, you’ll see it inside most often.

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Shiv temple, Manikaran has a hotspring. This water is so hot that you can actually cook rice in it. Just tie them in cloth and then place it in the water for 15 minutes. TaDa.. 🍚 This place is a must visit when in Kasol. To know about the hot spring story please refer to the previous post

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Time will come to life again

Reflection Lake, Mt Rainier National Park

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[artist-michelangelo]

Nude Woman on her Knees via Michelangelo Buonarroti

Medium: ink, paper