Prof Leo Tan wrote a guest post at Lam Pin Foo’s self-titled blog. He tells the familiar story – familiar to most Toddycats* at least – of the story of the museum, from an idea of Raffles (hence the name) to its rebirth at Kent Ridge. But he has added on to this story with [...]
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A Bag of Bones – A National Heritage and a Lesson for Humanity?
Posted by acroamatic on October 5, 2010
http://deadpoetscave.com/2010/10/a-bag-of-bones-%e2%80%93-a-national-heritage-and-a-lesson-for-humanity/
Scene City: Singapore – Wednesdays 8.30pm on Channel News Asia
Scene City: Singapore – Promo Description from YouTube:A BRAND NEW photographic & cultural series that checks out the less explored & undiscovered Singapore, follow TOM ANG – as he leads 2 guests photographers each week as they visit places less known! Lineup 19th August – Resorts World & School of the Arts 26th August – Singapore [...]
Posted by acroamatic on August 19, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/08/scene-city-singapore-wednesdays-830pm-on-channel-news-asia/
Raffles the Biodiversity Geek
There has been a flurry of letters and coverage in the press recently about the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. What I don’t think has been mentioned is: why is the museum named after the founder of Singapore? As the Guardian puts it, the man was a “voracious wildlife enthusiast”. I’m sure Raffles would be [...]
Posted by acroamatic on June 10, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/06/raffles-the-biodiversity-geek/
Digitised and searchable Straits Times archives (1845-1982)
I have used the National Library’s microfilm collection a few times. They have issues going back to to the beginning of the Straits Times. If you are searching for an article with microfilm, you have to know roughly when the article was published. The microfilms have a number of issues on each reel. You load [...]
Posted by acroamatic on March 17, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/03/digitised-and-searchable-straits-times-archives-1845-1982/
Google Earth – now with time travel!
Ok, I exaggerate. Google Earth added two very nifty features – historic imagery and the ocean layer. Historic imagery is exactly what it states on the box: satellite imagery from the past. Allow that sentence to sink in. Google Earth has always been about Where. Now, it is also about When. Brilliant! So, let’s have [...]
Posted by acroamatic on February 3, 2009
http://deadpoetscave.com/2009/02/google-earth-now-with-time-travel/
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