Archive for May, 2013

Madonnas of Science

Madonnas of Science

By Ben | art, religion

Chris Shaw, the artist, describes these works: "As an artist I’m intrigued with the the [&hellip

Every Second Counts: The Game

Every Second Counts: The Game

By Ben | games

Every 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)

Drew Sheppard: Turning Baseball GIFs into Real American Monies (ft. Miguel Cabrera)

By Ben | sports

The subtitle of this post is, of course, "6 Homeruns, 1 GIF." Previously featured on [&hellip

Buzz Lightyear In Real Life

Buzz Lightyear In Real Life

By Ben | art, film, pop culture

In which Buzz Lightyear becomes a little more prickly than his CG-self. by `DanLuVisiArt via [&hellip

Tracking Cicada Swarmageddon 2013

Tracking Cicada Swarmageddon 2013

By Ben | animals, maps, science

This summer, the septadecennial cicadas of Brood 2 will emerge from the ground from Georgia [&hellip

Children Can Use Mathematics to Make Something- Something Interesting

Children Can Use Mathematics to Make Something- Something Interesting

By Ben | education, math, quotes

Seymour Papert: "But children, what can they make with mathematics? Not much. They sit in [&hellip

Don't Let it Become Your White Whale

Don't Let it Become Your White Whale

By Ben | animals, art

Money, that is. by Christoph Niemann from NYTimes Abstract Sunday

Influ-Venn-Za: Who Can Catch Which Flu?

Influ-Venn-Za: Who Can Catch Which Flu?

By Ben | infographics, science

  A very nicely designed diagram showing what animals are susceptible to which flu viruses. [&hellip

Atomic Scale Stop Motion (now with witty comments)

Atomic Scale Stop Motion (now with witty comments)

By Ben | science

Ever wonder what nanophysicists do for fun? Make stop-motion films where the pixels are individual [&hellip