Archive for May, 2013
Madonnas of Science
By Ben | art, religionChris Shaw, the artist, describes these works: "As an artist I’m intrigued with the the [&hellip
Every Second Counts: The Game
By Ben | gamesEvery Second Counts: All you have to do is hold down the button for the [&hellip
Drew Sheppard: Turning Baseball GIFs into Real American Monies (ft. Miguel Cabrera)
By Ben | sportsThe subtitle of this post is, of course, "6 Homeruns, 1 GIF." Previously featured on [&hellip
Buzz Lightyear In Real Life
By Ben | art, film, pop cultureIn which Buzz Lightyear becomes a little more prickly than his CG-self. by `DanLuVisiArt via [&hellip
Tracking Cicada Swarmageddon 2013
By Ben | animals, maps, scienceThis summer, the septadecennial cicadas of Brood 2 will emerge from the ground from Georgia [&hellip
Children Can Use Mathematics to Make Something- Something Interesting
By Ben | education, math, quotesSeymour Papert: "But children, what can they make with mathematics? Not much. They sit in [&hellip
Don't Let it Become Your White Whale
By Ben | animals, artMoney, that is. by Christoph Niemann from NYTimes Abstract Sunday
Influ-Venn-Za: Who Can Catch Which Flu?
By Ben | infographics, scienceA very nicely designed diagram showing what animals are susceptible to which flu viruses. [&hellip
Atomic Scale Stop Motion (now with witty comments)
By Ben | scienceEver wonder what nanophysicists do for fun? Make stop-motion films where the pixels are individual [&hellip