The Nakamura Hammer is my new favorite paper airplane. Here are the instructions I followed to make it. The “Nakamura Lock” which makes this plane so stable in flight is named after Eiji Nakamura, author of Flying Origami.
How to Make a Nakamura Hammer Paper Airplane
Florence & the Machine – You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
You Got The Love, a disco gospel track from the 1980’s, has gone through a few remixes and covers. I just wanted to share a version that strikes a chord with me. The XX has reworked and added a heavy bass to the version sung by Florence & the Machine. Enjoy.
Visualization of 19th Century Ship Routes from Publicly Available NOAA Data Set
Ben Schmidt, assistant professor of history at Northeastern University, has visualized the routes of 19th Century ships using publicly available dataset from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The resulting image is a hauntingly beautiful image that outlines the continents and highlights the trade winds.
Two Satellites Collided Over Siberia in 2009
Debris from the collision between Iridium 33 (green) and Cosmos 2251 (red) spread very quickly. These images show that within a few hours of the collision, the evolution of a debris cloud was already apparent along the orbital planes of both satellites.
The Robopocalypse won’t be a war between robots and humans. Robots, sentient or not, will be soldiers in a human war.
NASA and Science Fiction Panel at East Tennessee State University
I was invited to speak on the closing panel about NASA and science fiction at East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) first ETSUcon. The talk was held on April 27, 2013 in Johnson City, Tennessee. I jumped at the opportunity to unofficially talk about the cool projects I’ve been working on the past few years.
World Peace and other 4th-Grade Achievements
Watch the documentary “World Peace and other 4th-Grade Achievements” immediately. Formatted as a game, over the past 30 years retired teacher John Hunter has developed a critical thinking exercise that leverages the…
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