Oct
12
2021
This is a cool use of augmented reality at Seattle's Pacific Science Center. They had tablets that turned their static map of Puget Sound watersheds into interactive AR experiences. They augment the base physical map with AR overlays that...
Oct
23
2018
Happy 6,022 birthday universe!
Today is the birthday of the universe! At least according to the Ussher chronology, a 17th-century chronology of the history of the world calculated from a literal reading of the Bible by James Ussher, the Archbishop...
Mar
18
2013
This is such a great clip, I had to share!
Feb
11
2013
Oh, so that's why Milli Vanilli was so popular!
Is music humanity's drug of choice? What is the mysterious power behind it's ability to captivate, stimulate and keep us coming back for more? Find out the scientific explanation of...
Nov
26
2012
Ever wondered where the world electron came from? No, you incurious bastard! Anyway, for the more inquisitive check out this great animated video lesson by James Sheils, animation by TED-Ed.
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Nov
05
2012
This is really interesting and funny, Turtles or Snakes- Which do cars hit more? ROADKILL EXPERIMENT. Great work from Mark Rober.
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Aug
27
2012
Way cooler than street corner preachers. Dr. Leon Lederman, Nobel Prize Winner answers physics questions with the man on the street, literally!
ScienCentral takes science to the people... literally, with its first installment of "Street Corner Science": a radical yet...
Jul
30
2012
This is a great animation, "Higgs Boson, Explained by Cartoons!" Let Jorge Cham of PhD Comics get you up to speed with the earth shattering discovery of the Higgs Boson but with cartoons you'll get it in no time!
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Feb
05
2012
For this week’s How They Did It, I had to share this amazing video I saw on boing boing, Excavating an ant colony. Pretty amazing what these little guys can do. Fact beats fiction any day! Plus I love the...
Jan
30
2012
The internet is an amazing resource for learning new things. If you want to put in the time, there are many great things you can learn. The following are ten great free video series that you should really check...
Nov
17
2011
Normally this blog deals with graphic design and it's related topics, but today I wanted to share some examples of a thing I have a love-hate relationship with. Auto-tuning.
One one hand it seems like cheating if you are...
Nov
09
2011
Today, November 9, 2011 is Carl Sagan Day! It's a great day to reflect on the universe and our place in it. This is one of my favorite clips from Cosmos, the famous Pale Blue Dot Speech.
