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Rosalind Franklin was a gifted research scientist who was part of the race to uncover the secrets of DNA in the 1950’s. Her more famous contemporaries Watson and Krick took all the kudos for the discovery of the molecule’s double helix structure – yet it was Franklin’s skill with X-ray diffraction that first uncovered what’s called “the secret of life”. Includes an interview with Brenda Maddox, the world's foremost biographer of Rosalind...
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Do you often forget people's names? Do you find learning difficult? Or maybe you get stressed or just too distracted to focus on getting work done? Would you like to double your productivity? If you answered Yes then keep listening…
Most of us struggle with the expectation to remember thousands of things, with no training on how to improve our memory. Training your memory should have been the first thing they taught in school, yet most people go...
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Do you have trouble remembering people's names? Is it hard for you to learn new things easily?
You might be surprised to discover that the problem isn't you, or even aging – it's your techniques. Now you can dramatically increase your ability to memorize anything in only 14 days, by mastering the scientifically proven best method of memory enhancement.
You will also get exclusive access to powerful advanced strategies that the world's best memory...
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Photographic Memory for Beginners: Enhancing Your Learning Potential and Retaining Knowledge with Precision
In the fast-paced world we live in, having a sharp memory and the ability to retain knowledge is a valuable asset. Welcome to "Photographic Memory for Beginners: Enhancing Your Learning Potential and Retaining Knowledge with Precision," an audiobook designed to unlock the secrets of photographic memory and empower you to maximize your learning...
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A gorgeous hardcover time capsule of the emo music scene as it was from 1996 to 2006, featuring never-before-seen photographs and never-before-told stories from key emo musicians, photographers, and icons.
While the term emo has become a familiar label, there was a time when that wasn't the case. Many bands of the mid-to-late '90s would never have classified themselves as such. With the advent of the 2000s, the previously underground...
While the term emo has become a familiar label, there was a time when that wasn't the case. Many bands of the mid-to-late '90s would never have classified themselves as such. With the advent of the 2000s, the previously underground...
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Photography is a blend of the creative and the technical and, in this lecture, you'll focus on the creative side of the equation. Learn how to use lighting, composition, and moment to your advantage in the Arctic and Antarctica through techniques such as changing perspective, incorporating people into your shots, and using negative space.
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"Top notch scary storytelling"
When a photographic retoucher is commissioned to fix the abnormalities on a Great War portrait, he finds his own past and that of the subject beginning to converge. Are his personal nightmares returning, or is it something altogether more terrifying? A short ghost story in the M.R. James tradition, The Last Photograph of John Buckley is a dark tale of past crimes and unfinished business.
"Scary on a cold winter's night,...
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Thus far, this series has covered where to go. Here, consider how to experience the safari. Should you soak it all up with the naked eye, or should you bring along your camera equipment to document it all? Whether you're using an iPhone or the latest and greatest DSLR, learn a few strategies for capturing your trip on film.
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One of the incredible things about photography is that there is no right or wrong, there are simply images which are stronger and sit more comfortably with our eyes, pictures that captivate, which inspire us or make us question something we already know. Frozen moments in time which hold our attention in this mad crazy world of over stimulation, over saturation and a gazillion photographers. For the Love of the Photograph promises to challenge and...
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The McLaughlin twins were trailblazing female photographers, celebrated in their time as stars in their respective fields, but have largely been forgotten since. Here, in Double Click, author Carol Kino provides us with a fascinating window into the golden era of magazine photography and the first young women's publications, bringing these two brilliant women and their remarkable accomplishments to vivid life.
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In 1958, when Esquire magazine planned an issue saluting the American jazz scene, graphic designer Art Kane pitched a crazy idea: how about gathering a group of beloved jazz musicians and photographing them in front of a Harlem brownstone? He didn't own a good camera and didn't know if any of the musicians would show up-but, in the end, he pulled it off. In this captivating collection of poems, Roxane Orgill steps into that photograph, bringing to...
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Any good photographer, whether professional or amateur, should know how to handle shadows. Here, turn off your camera's flash and learn how to find (or create) elegant lighting in shadowy scenes-whether it's diffusing light or highlighting shadows to create dramatic, memorable backdrops.
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Reflectivity in photography, when used the right way, can transform the annoyances of reflections and glares into powerful ways to add a splash of brilliance to dark scenes and create layered images. What are the ways you can make reflections work for you instead of against you? Find out here.
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11 WAYS TO RUIN A PHOTOGRAPH: A Military Family Story When her father goes soldiering for a year, a girl decides that without Dad at home, it's not a family photo album. Though her beloved Nanny is in charge of the album that year, the girl makes sure that photographs of her never turn out well. Photos are blurred, wind blows hair in her face. April rains bring umbrellas to hide behind. Halloween means a mask. This poignant, yet funny family story,...