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Rubik's cube of the mind

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Image of the Week #98, July 2nd, 2013:From:Puzzling out Brain Iconography by Glendon Mellow at Symbiartic. Source:Michelle Hunter Artist Michelle Hunter finds inspiration in the inner workings of our brains. This work, a Rubik's cube of the mind is called Present, Past, Future or Dreaming. Indeed our brains are a puzzle--a puzzle we are striving to solve. But much like a Rubik's cube, it's going to take some patience, determination, and probablly a lot more time than we thought.