Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Calendar in Scotland | Gizmodo


The discovery of a near 10,000-year-old lunar calendar in Scotland has archaeologists scrambling to rethink the beginnings of history. The implications are huge, too. It turns out that the men of the Stone Age weren’t as primitive as we’d previously thought.

The calendar itself is primitive to be sure. However, it’s also the oldest calendar ever discovered predating the bronze calendar in Mesopotamia that had held that title until now by several millenia.

See the full article: Archaeologists Discover World’s Oldest Calendar in Scotland | Gizmodo.

Flexible Screen Displays: The How, When, And Why | Information Space


Quotable: “Flexible and curved screens open up all kinds of interesting design opportunities. Imagine a screen wrapped around a telephone pole, on the outside of a water bottle, or even as a tablecloth, or one covering the seat of a chair. The possibilities are endless.”

via Flexible Screen Displays: The How, When, And Why | Information Space.

 

Looking for literary love in London? | CSMonitor.com


Book review website the Omnivore has created a dating feature that matches participants based on answers to questions like ‘What are you currently reading?’ and ‘What author do you have a crush on?

via Looking for literary love in London? | CSMonitor.com.

The Omnivore Pin-up section on The Omnivore website.

The Science Behind How We Learn New Skills | LifeHacker


Learning new skills is one of the best ways to make yourself both marketable and happy, but actually doing so isn’t as easy as it sounds. The science behind how we learn is the foundation for teaching yourself new skills. Here’s what we know about learning a new skill.

See the full article: The Science Behind How We Learn New Skills | LifeHacker.

Handwriting Feature Added to Google Translate Homepage | PCMag.com


Google today rolled out its Google Translate handwriting feature for the Web, allowing users to draw the phrases or words they need translated when a keyboard can’t do the trick.

Handwriting has been an option on the Google Translate Android app since Jan. 2012, but it is now available via the Google Translate website on the browser.

via Handwriting Feature Added to Google Translate Homepage | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.

Neil Gaiman to Release First Video Game | Mashable


Horror-fantasy icon and best-selling author Neil Gaiman is stepping into a new world: a virtual one. The British-born writer has announced the launch of his first video game, Wayward Manor.

See the full article: Neil Gaiman to Release First Video Game | Mashable.

What Reader Species Are You? | Laura-E-Kelly


We all live in the Domain of Readers—but what species of book reader are you? This fun, appropriately wordy infographic is my homage to the classic Linnaean classification charts of plants and living things. via What Reader Species Are You? | Laura-E-Kelly

What Species of Reader Are You?--Infographic

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Google To Launch Play Textbooks In August, Partners With 5 Major Publishing Houses | TechCrunch


Google To Launch Play Textbooks In August, Partners With 5 Major Publishing Houses | TechCrunch

The company has partnered with five major textbook publishers to launch this service. These partners are Pearson, Wiley, Macmillian Higher Education, McGraw-Hill and Cengage Learning. Google says it will have a “comprehensive selection” of textbooks from these publishers in the store that will cover subjects like law, math and accounting, but it did not announce exact numbers.

15 Cool Ways Libraries Can Use Vine to Create Social Videos – OEDB.org


Vine is a new social video application that will let you create and share short and sweet 6-second videos that loop.  This exciting free app is available for both iOS and Android devices.  And libraries have already begun adopting this popular new format.  If you’re wondering what can be accomplished in a 6-second video, here are some ideas for ways libraries can use Vine videos…15 Cool Ways Libraries Can Use Vine to Create Social Videos – OEDB.org.

There Are Plenty of Women in Tech, You Just Haven’t Noticed | PCMag.com


Quotable: “The reason most people don’t know there are many women who sleep, eat, and breathe tech is because these aren’t the women most acknowledged in and by the tech industry, especially the men.”

See the full article: There Are Plenty of Women in Tech, You Just Haven’t Noticed | PCMag.com.