Author Archives
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Pencil drawings by Jono Dry
Pencil drawings by South African artist Jono Dry. Stunning.
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Bokah
The Bokah was designed to do the latter. Think of it as 3D tools to let a child’s imagination run wild. Designed to be like Jenga meets Lego meets Meccano, the Bokah is as free spirited as the child itself,… Read More ›
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Why Black Holes Could Delete The Universe
Black holes are scary things. But they also might reveal the true nature of the universe to us. Don’t panic just yet. Enjoy your week…
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The eyeballing game
The game works by showing you a series of geometries that need to be adjusted a little bit to make them right. A square highlights the point that needs to be moved or adjusted. Use the mouse to drag the… Read More ›
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A camera on a balloon captures the eclipse
I launched a camera-laden balloon before totality passed over Central Oregon. There were three still cameras (one being a Ricoh Theta 360) and a GoPro recording video. This is the edited video, showing launch, the shadow of totality passing, and… Read More ›
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There are two types of people
There are two types of people (aren’t there always). Those who can focus and stay focused until something external interrupts them. And those who constantly wonder if something new has arrived that they should look at and therefore interrupt themselves…. Read More ›
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Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
Even when a seismic event—a war, a technological leap, a free concert in the mud—plays an outsize role in shaping a group of young people, no single factor ever defines a generation. Parenting styles continue to change, as do school… Read More ›
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Why are we here?
Now that is a question and one that the more you think about the more depressed you get. We are born, our parents raise us, we get a job, buy a house, our children are born, we raise them, they… Read More ›
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SEAM – The Film
https://vimeo.com/230793565 In the not-too-distant future, a tenuous peace between humans and remarkably humanlike “machines”—some don’t even know they’re not real—is tested when synthetics begin spontaneously exploding. A military-led search for these unwitting suicide bombers begins, sending a terrified machine woman… Read More ›
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An x-ray of a spacesuit
An x-ray of an Apollo program’s spacesuit (Alan Shepard, 1971) with notes & tags. tweeted by Massimo.
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