If you are given a choice, you believe you have acted freely. This is one of the darkest of all psychological secrets.
Teller, “Teller Reveals His Secrets,” Smithsonian magazine, March 2012
The Automated People Mover Tunnel at Dulles International Airport
After landing at Dulles Airport after a trip to California I paused to notice the beauty of the Automated People Mover. Sometimes it can feel heroic just to go home.
The Robopocalypse won’t be a war between robots and humans. Robots, sentient or not, will be soldiers in a human war.
Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street Featuring Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio will play stockbroker Jordan Belfort in director Martin Scorsese‘s new film The Wolf of Wall Street. The movie trailer was released on June 16, 2013. The film will cover Belfort’s founding of brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont and the subsequent securities fraud and corruption investigation against it. Given the level of opulence and New York City setting, this seems like an interesting role choice for DiCaprio coming off of The Great Gatsby.
Amazing Painter
Came across this video this morning. Reincarnated spirit of Bob Ross? Posted by dracmtt
Medieval Warfare in Low Gravity is Hilarious
rinoramp on YouTube educates us on the physics of the Dark Ages with a video game capture from Chivalry: Medieval Warfare.
Yuri’s Night DC 2012 at Science Club
Yuri’s Night is an annual celebration on April 12th to honor Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, and to toast all those involved in making human spaceflight a reality. DC had several parties, these photos are from the Science Club party.