The first diary in a series which looks at significant species in the evolution of humans. Humans evolved from apelike ancestors. This idea was first put forth in 1859, when Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species and spelled out his idea of evolution through natural selection. At that time, most people accepted the religious … Continue reading Hominins →

“…like almost everything else good that’s ever happened to me, by the sheerest stroke of luck, I had a very good friend at Look, which gave me a job as a still photographer. After about six months, I was made a full-fledged staff photographer. My highest salary was $105 a week, but I did travel … Continue reading "Day Of The Fight: 24-Hours With Stanley Kubrick And Boxer Walter Cartier" The post Day Of The Fight: 24-Hours With Stanley Kubrick And Boxer Walter Cartier appeared first on Flashbak.

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Artificial intelligence may be one of the major topics of our historical moment, but it can be surprisingly tricky to define. In the more than 30-year-old interview clip above, Isaac Asimov describes artificial intelligence as “a phrase that we use for any device that does things which, in the past, we have associated only with […]

“I came up with the genius ideas of being a rockstar photographer. I could still feel important and literally hide behind a sexy camera. I dropped out of school. I was going to be the next David Bailey, Helmut Newton, or Irving Penn, or even better, a combination of all of them.” – DB Burkeman … Continue reading "Photographer’s Lost Photos of Punk and New Wave Stars of the 1970s" The post Photographer’s Lost Photos of Punk and New Wave Stars of the 1970s appeared first on Flashbak.