Beauty In Abandonment
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Posted by Calum Sager on 19 April 2013
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The people over at My Science Academy recently posted a wondrous collection of 30 abandoned places from across the world. We were so taken by this beautiful post that we wanted to share some of our favourites with you. Here is a selection of 15 abandoned places including The Christ Of The Abyss, San Frattuoso, Ukraine, Angkor Wat, Cambodia and many more.

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May 13 [5]
Apr 13 [13]
Mar 13 [16]
Feb 13 [11]
Jan 13 [22]
Dec 12 [8]
Nov 12 [15]
Oct 12 [33]
Sep 12 [20]
Aug 12 [15]
Jul 12 [14]
Jun 12 [17]
May 12 [17]
Apr 12 [16]
Mar 12 [13]
Feb 12 [10]
Jan 12 [16]
Dec 11 [8]
Nov 11 [16]
Oct 11 [27]
Sep 11 [5]
Aug 11 [26]
Jul 11 [11]
Jun 11 [16]
May 11 [28]
Apr 11 [25]
Mar 11 [15]
Feb 11 [3]
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Dec 10 [4]
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Oct 10 [13]
Sep 10 [13]
An online oracle of all things cultural, from music, art, design, literature, entertainment and beyond, Spilt Milk is a carefully selected celebration of all that we find beautiful or fascinating, providing our readers with their daily fix of inspiration and reference.
An online oracle of all things cultural, from music, art, design, literature, entertainment and beyond, Spilt Milk is a carefully selected celebration of all that we find beautiful or fascinating, providing readers with their daily fix of inspiration and reference.

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Grant Museum Of Zoology
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Posted by Tessa on 11 April 2011
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Recently re-opened at a new address, the Grant Museum of animal skeletons, taxidermy specimens and creatures preserved in fluid retains the air of the house of an avid Victorian collector while posing questions about issues in life sciences today.

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Sleights of Mind
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What the neuroscience of magic reveals about our everyday deceptions
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Posted by Tessa on 23 November 2010
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We know that there is no such thing as 'magic', but it still mystifies and captivates us, as coins are conjured out of thin air, as cards are mysteriously summoned from a pack, and as the magician's assistant vanishes before our eyes.
So how does it work? It's a question that neuroscientists like Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde are trying to answer. In the process they have conjured up a new branch of cognitive research called neuromagic.

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High Society at the Wellcome Museum
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11th November - 27th February
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Posted by Tessa on 3 November 2010
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From ancient Egyptian poppy tinctures to Victorian cocaine eye drops, Native American peyote rites to the salons of the French Romantics, mind-altering drugs have a rich history. 'High Society' will explore the paths by which these drugs were first discovered - from apothecaries' workshops to state-of-the-art laboratories - and how they came to be simultaneously fetishised and demonised in today’s culture.

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