Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A great video on the manufacturing process behind the new MacBook the casing of which is milled from a solid block of aluminium.

Steve Rose asks whether architects should design nuclear power plants or decline the commissions on ethical grounds? The Guardian.

Alice Rawsthorn takes a look at the War Room in Dr. Strangelove and other film sets by Ken Adam. IHT.

Jonathan Glancey on the winner of the 2008 Stirling Prize for Architecture. ‘What a joy to see innovative public housing beat big-name projects to the UK’s premier architecture award.’ The Guardian.

The Tate Modern has unveiled the latest installation to fill the Turbine Hall.  TH.2058 is vision of a post-apocalyptic world 50 years from now, a shelter for besieged Londoners by French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. The Independent. The Guardian.

The NYT takes a look at Star City, the Russian training ground for cosmonauts that now hosts American astronauts who travel aboard the Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. Article. Slideshow. Interactive Graphic!