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How artists and scientists see tree branches similarly

Fast Company Tech

Do artists and scientists see the same thing in the shape of trees? Piet Mondrian was an early 20th-century abstract artist and art theorist obsessed with simplicity and essence of form. Trees with different values of the scaling parameter . As a scientist who studies branching patterns in living things, Im starting to think so.

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Five beautiful bags that also get the job done

Fast Company Tech

It comes in a wide range of colors to suit different aesthetics. The bag is named after Hilma af Klint, a Swedish artist who was among the first abstract artists in Western art history. It comes in a wide array of colors, but because it is made in small batches, different colors are available at different times.

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Fortnite is launching a concert series it hopes will become a ‘tour stop’ for artists

The Verge

They’ve been performing really well, we’ve seen millions of people come and engage with these different shows that have happened to date in party royale,” Nanzer says. “So It’s something that we’re thinking about as a platform for artists,” Nanzer says. So we’ve been looking at that and figuring out how we can do this more often.”.

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5 Social Media Templates for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FILL IN THIS CAPTION: Your date makes a big difference. HERE’S THAT CAPTION IN ACTION: Your date makes a big difference. Check out our list of [ARTISTS/SPEAKERS/ENTERTAINERS] who will make [EVENT NAME] an unforgettable experience. Check out our list of artists who will make Mayfield Music Festival an unforgettable experience.

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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

Inner Portrait , a new documentary from Turkish Airlines and media artist Refik Anadol, helps us visualize and articulate the change we feel when traveling, backed by data and technology. Feel connected to the globe Each first-time traveler featured in the documentary has a different life experience, and they embark on different trips.

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Tennessee just made an invisible update to its tourism site—and it’s brilliant

Fast Company Tech

them stepping into those mountains, walking a trail where they can have a beautiful scenic vista, or sitting in front of a stage hearing an artist play their favorite song, he says. Tennessee native Jana Jackson , a music artist and travel agent, appears in promotional materials for the Sound Sites initiative. We all want to dream.

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The U.S. is building a gas station in space

Mashable Tech

The point of the mission is to make sure all the different parts are viable and work," Thomas explained. An artist's conception of Astroscale's refueler orbiting Earth. Then, the refueler will fly to a nearby fuel depot, or gas station, and attach and pull fuel from the depot before traveling to its second refueling target.

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