Mercury By Eimer

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Procrastireader [proh-kras-tuh-ree-der] noun: someone who reads books to avoid doing the unpleasant things they know they should really be doing.

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10 Fairy Tale Retellings releasing June - November 2015

The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler - June 2

The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly by Stephanie Oakes - June 9

Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell - August 4

A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell - September 1

Ash & Bramble by Sarah Prineas - September 15

Mirrored by Alex Flinn - September 15

Spinning Starlight by R.C. Lewis - October 6

A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston - October 6

Wendy Darling by Colleen Oakes - October 13

Winter by Marissa Meyer - November 10

25% of the people have a 4th cone and see colors as they are

Given the sudden interest for the color of dresses and vision, here some of the fascinating findings we did recently.

The color nuances we see depend on the number and distribution of cones (=color receptors) in our eye. You can check this rainbow: how many color nuances do you count?

You see less than 20 color nuances: you are a dichromats, like dogs, which means you have 2 types of cones only. You are likely to wear black, beige, and blue. 25% of the population is dichromat.

You see between 20 and 32 color nuances: you are a trichromat, you have 3 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green and red area). You enjoy different colors as you can appreciate them. 50% of the population is trichromat.

You see between 33 and 39 colors: you are a tetrachromat, like bees, and have 4 types of cones (in the purple/blue, green, red plus yellow area). You are irritated by yellow, so this color will be nowhere to be found in your wardrobe. 25% of the population is tetrachromat.

You see more than 39 color nuances: come on, you are making up things! there are only 39 different colors in the test and probably only 35 are properly translated by your computer screen anyway :)

It is highly probable that people who have an additional 4th cone do not get tricked by blue/black or white/gold dresses, no matter the background light ;)

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Cookbooks

A NYC grad student working on food stamps for her thesis has released a free cookbook for those living on $4/day.

white people using their privilege to educate, a concept!