The Theory of Everything…
Physicist Garrett Lisi has proposed a radical new “theory of everything” that would finally bring together ALL the elementary particles including that pesky gravity. … Continue readingThe Theory of Everything…
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Peanut butter and Deviled Ham….
Peanut butter and Deviled Ham….Uhh..really?… … Continue readingPeanut butter and Deviled Ham….
Powers of ten…
In this morning’s lecture Professor Filipenko reminded me of an amazing little film that made a humongous impression on me….Charles and Ray Eames “Powers of Ten” from 1977. I haven’t seen it in awhile and I immediately had a hankering to see it again. So I thought I’d dig it up and put in here for anyone who hasn’t had a chance to experience it yet. … Continue readingPowers of ten…
“Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.”
Wow. These book cut sculptures by UK artist Su Blackwell blew me away. And lest you think she just nilly-willy hacks up books you should know that she spends lots of times perusing the dusty and forgotten shelves of second hand bookstores and carefully selecting books that resonate with her. … Continue reading“Everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.”
I can canoe…can you?
How cute are these?! I found these original hand printed designs on Etsy of course. In a shop called 1canoe2. Loving them! … Continue readingI can canoe…can you?
Today’s stumble-across-it love goes to…
…this defying expectations video of the work of Brooklyn street artist Aakash Nihalani. (I had trouble with his website on Firefox..boo. But there was so much good stuff to see … Continue readingToday’s stumble-across-it love goes to…
Storm elves and sprites captured on film…
Elves and sprites are actually super-short lived and luminous electric phenomena produced during storms in the upper layers of the atmosphere. A team of Spanish researchers has managed to capture … Continue readingStorm elves and sprites captured on film…
I too thrive on cooking, cleaning, and dusting…really
I adore this vintage Kellogg’s Pep cereal ad ad. It comes to us circa the 1930’s. Pep cereal was introduced in 1923 to rival Wheaties. … Continue readingI too thrive on cooking, cleaning, and dusting…really
‘The Case for Mars’ by Symphony of Science
Sixth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series (after the jump). … Continue reading‘The Case for Mars’ by Symphony of Science
Today’s stumble-across-it love goes to…
This WWII era car-sharing poster that I found several pages into a Google image search. I think the time is ripe for reviving this one. In fact I think I will do just that. … Continue readingToday’s stumble-across-it love goes to…