Oldest Known Star Identified

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

Formed 13.6 billion years ago, a star now considered to be the oldest known to date was discovered by a team of Australian astronomers led by Dr. Stefan Keller. Its age was figured out by studying its iron content; Keller says, “The telltale sign that the star is so ancient is the complete absence of any detectable level of iron in the spectrum of light …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Office Meets International Development The mockumentary genre continues to be a major force in both TV and movies around the world, and now Kenya is getting its first comedy-doc series, tacking issues that are both local and international. As one of the major hubs for international development, there are over 4,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered in Kenya who work across a wide variety …

Swapping Sexism

A Ken Burns iPad app, touchscreen subway maps, swapping sexism and more in our weekly look at the web

As eye-opening as it is entertaining, the 10-minute short film “Oppressed Majority” by French filmmaker Eleonore Pourriat places a man at the center of the every day aggression most women undergo. The role reversal provides plenty of laughs, but more importantly packs a thoughtful punch. There’s no better way to learn about a day in the life of a woman than by opening the world …