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
How to Measure the Universe
You ever wonder how we know the distance to stars and galaxies millions of light years away? The Royal Observatory Greenwich made this animated video that explains the principles and…
Thoughts on Remaking The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
I saw the original Swedish version of The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo a couple of months ago and really liked it. It’s a dark movie but it was strong in story and characters. The intro to the 2011 version is fantastic.
The new one came out and I recently went to see it with a friend.
Who Knows All There is to Know About The Crying Game?
I had a philosophical discussion today with Dennis Bonilla. Dennis put forth the following question, “Is it possible to know all there is to know about the crying game?” His claim is that he does but I say he doesn’t.
Trent Reznor Announces New Nine Inch Nails Album in 2013
I got to meet Trent Reznor during the 2009 NIN|JA tour, that’s where the photo above comes from. As a huge fan of Nine Inch Nails I was flipping out after reading this…
Spike Jonze’s New Movie “her” Examines Falling in Love with Artificial Intelligence
Scarlett Johansson‘s voice wakes you up to persuade you out of bed. Later, while talking about past romances Scarlett’s voice offers heartfelt advice and soothes your fears about love. No, this is not a dream, it just might be the future.
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.
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