Archive for December, 2011

Kubrick Moments

Stanley Kubrick in animated GIF glory. Via Gustaf Mantel and You Might Like This[ READ MORE ]

Amazing Southwest Timelapse

I spent time backpacking and hiking throughout some of Utah’s most amazing national parks, and I can attest to how breathtaking they are. I even took some good photos. But not this good. Wow[ READ MORE ]

Metta World Peace: Odd indeed

On a less-designy note, the NBA basketball season has started, and as a semi-fan, I have caught a couple of games.  I was mystified and amused/impressed to hear that Los Angeles Laker Ron Artest has legally changed his name to Metta World Peace. What?   In his words, “Changing my name was meant to inspire [ READ MORE ]

Voyager: Exiting the Solar System

I’ve posted about the Voyager spacecraft before, but a recent NPR segment re-captured my interest. Indeed one of the most amazing achievements of mankind, the Voyager probes were launched in the 70s, and Voyager I is speeding toward the very edge of our solar system’s heliosphere. Beyond that, the spacecraft will enter interstellar space, a [ READ MORE ]

TED: A Prosthetic Eye to Treat Blindness

Pretty cool stuff. At TEDMED, Sheila Nirenberg shows a bold way to create sight in people with certain kinds of blindness: by hooking into the optic nerve and sending signals from a camera direct to the brain[ READ MORE ]

Bubble Photography

Colossal is a fantastic Art/Design blog that I’m a big fan of. One of their most popular posts from 2011 was of high-speed liquid photography by Heinz Maier. Via Colossal: It never ceases to amaze me: just when I think I’ve seen every possible permutation of an artform or technique—be it figurative sculpture, stop motion [ READ MORE ]

Tintin Arrives!

As some of you may know, I’m a major fan of Tintin. Reading the bright and engrossing comics ever since I was 5, I have whole treasure troves of memories tied to the books. I even cemented my fandom by getting the cover of Explorers On the Moon tattooed on my arm (my only ink). [ READ MORE ]

What Exoplanets Might Really Look Like

Via Wired Science: Early in December, astronomers confirmed the existence of the first known world beyond the Solar System that exists in a cozy, habitable zone around its sun-like star. It’s too soon to say whether the planet, called Kepler-22b, has a rocky, watery or gassy surface. Nevertheless, NASA used some artistic license to render [ READ MORE ]

iPad Gaming, in a Pigsty

Via Eater: There’s a lot of talk these days about improving the quality of life for animals destined to end up as dinner, and the iPad app concept Pig Chase takes the concept digital. Dutch researchers across several disciplines (technological and, you know, agricultural) are working together to create the app, which allows human users [ READ MORE ]

2011 in Volcanoes

Via The Atlantic: Out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes around the world, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava. In 2011, active volcanoes included Chile’s Puyehue, Japan’s Shinmoedake, Indonesia’s Lokon, Iceland’s Grímsvötn, Italy’s Etna, and recently Nyamulagira in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Hawaii, Kilauea continues to [ READ MORE ]

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