491

491: What innovative art project?

490: Riemann Hypothesis, the famous unsolved problem – depicted in the cartoon; proposed by Bernhard Riemann.

490

490: Connect.

489: Inspirations for Somerset Maugham book titles – remark of Sir Toby Belch to Malvolio in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: “Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?”; Percy Bysshe Shelley’s sonnet which begins “Lift not the painted veil which those who live / Call Life”; Of Human Bondage – title taken from Spinoza’s Ethics; The Razor’s Edge, from a line in the Katha-Upanishad – “The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over; thus the wise say the path to Salvation is hard.”

489

489: Connect.

488: Hypothetical Google Maps images for Biblical incidents – Noah’s Ark, Garden of Eden, Red Sea being parted, the Crucifixion etc.

488

488: What are these?

487: Natal (South Africa), Natal (Brazil – Microsoft’s Project Natal is named after the Brazilian city), Christmas Island – all named as they were discovered / founded on Christmas day.

487

487: Connect the three geographic entities represented by these visuals.

486: Atlas Shrugged.

486

486: Hypothetical sequel to which book?

485: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”, this philosophical riddle which has devolved into the setup for a many a joke, supposedly has its origins in the musings of philosopher George Berkeley.

485

485: Connect.

484:Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, who came up with “Five Stages of Grief.” This was used as the basis for “Fallen Son” which shows other superheroes reacting to the death of Captain America.