Damn Interesting » Ben Taylor http://www.damninteresting.com A collection of Damn Interesting things Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:51:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Origami Resolution http://www.damninteresting.com/the-origami-resolution/ http://www.damninteresting.com/the-origami-resolution/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:18:02 +0000 Ben Taylor http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=935 The Origami Resolution:

Goliath Beetle, robert j. lang origamiSince childhood Dr. Robert Lang has practiced origami. It was the convergence of his intensely creative mind and this ancient Japanese tradition that gave rise to his unique style of origami, which he developed into a renewed art and ultimately a science of practical application. His intricate paper insect creations [...]

]]> http://www.damninteresting.com/the-origami-resolution/feed/ 82 The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk http://www.damninteresting.com/the-solitude-of-alexander-selkirk/ http://www.damninteresting.com/the-solitude-of-alexander-selkirk/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:15:14 +0000 Ben Taylor http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=912 The Solitude of Alexander Selkirk:

Juan Fernandez IslandNow available in the Damn Interesting fragrance department: Ben Taylor’s “New Writer Scent.” It’s a small spot on the map. Below the thirty-fourth degree south latitude, the island of Juan Fernandez casts a modest shadow in the vast eastern Pacific Ocean. In 1704, Alexander Selkirk, shouting from the beach of this forgotten island, [...]

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