From the BBC Interview for Horizon
‘The Pleasure of Finding Things Out‘.
Animated by Fraser Davidson.
Found on: Brain Pickings via Haley Stephenson
Richard Feynman – Ode To A Flower
Understanding Higgs boson– aka “God Particle”
Yesterday, on July 4th, physicists confirmed the existence of a previously unknown particle which is widely believed to be the Higgs boson particle. Though, a nerd I am, a physicist…
Sandra Bullock and Astronaut Cady Coleman Talk About Flying in Space and The Dangers of Fire on the International Space Station
A recent clip posted on the NASA TV YouTube channel gives some insight on how actress Sandra Bullock prepared for her role as Ryan Stone in the film Gravity.
Robert Downey Jr. and Sting sing “Driven to Tears” at Beacon Theatre
As if you needed any more reasons to be in awe of Robert Downey Jr., here’s a video of the actor performing a duet with singer Sting. This video was recorded during Sting’s 60th Birthday performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on October 1, 2011.
Diplo “Butter’s Theme” ft Gent & Jawns Music Video
Music artist and producer Diplo is as notorious for cross-pollinating world beats as he is for highlighting the sensuous cultures that surround them. Diplo recently shared the following video for “Butter’s Theme”. This ain’t for the faint of heart or weak in the knees.
Creating Sustainable Systems through Collaboration and Crowdsourcing
“In 2010 150 billion garments were produced around the world…a dye house uses up to 200 tons of water for each ton of fabric it dyes…”
With those words a challenge has been posted to http://launch.org to try and solve the unsustainable components of the materials development system.
Playing Duck Hunt in VR with the HTC Vive
I managed to grab a copy of Duck Hunt VR created by Joseph Delgado. Duck Hunt VR is an excellent recreation of the classic NES Zapper light gun game. Here’s some video from a quick play session.
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