Cute (although slightly flawed) animated gif of visible light wavelengths.
(Not sure who the original creator is – let me know if anyone finds out). Via Reddit.
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September 4, 2015
Holy crap! This life sized triceratops is made out of straw!
From the Wara Arts Festival, via My Modern Met. Photo cred to yuko_vitzksp90
August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015
Are these Donald Trump visuals anatomically valid?
Unfortunately, the most appropriate answer is something along the lines of “I wouldn’t be surprised.”
By Sideshow Sign Co. (Via Not Cot)
August 28, 2015
Lovely song “Sally Ride” by Janielle Monáe
“Sally Ride” was inspired by Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 — July 23, 2012). Sally Kristen Ride joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American women to travel to space, at just 32 years of age. It should also be noted that she was in a same sex relationship for 27 years prior to her death and tried to keep her personal life as private as possible. (via genius.com)
August 26, 2015
H.G. Wells and his tally of successes in 1888. Sort of presents the writing life perfectly.
I love this. A self composed tally of his writing as of 1888, roughly when he began working on “The Chronic Argonauts” (a time traveling short story that predated his more famous work by about 7 years).
Via Futility Closet.
April 2, 2015
Jupiter in high resolution equals “Death Star.”
From reddit user quadcem, Boing Boing.
March 3, 2015
Also known as “Phylogenetic Analysis of Magical Creatures.” A Harry Potter themed phylogenomics paper.
Attention to detail is pretty cool. One of my favourite parts (apart from the phylogenetic tree itself) is the post note that says: “Genetic sequences for all genes will be provided upon request. Due to magical laws, we are unable to publish them on GenBank.”
February 26, 2015
Art collaboration between artist and a swarm of bees results in a hive sculpture
“As creative director of the process, the Rotterbam-based artist collaborated with Dutch beekeepers to guide the meticulous insects into filling the metal frame with perfect hexagons of beeswax.”
By Tomas Libertiny (plus 60,000 bees), via/text My Modern Met.
January 31, 2015
This looks awesome! I just backed “Jill Trent, Science Sleuth #1” by @superdames.
The above panels from “The Sinister Smokescreen,” script by Jacqueline Ching, art by Michael R. Hall, colors by Frank Barbara, letters by Declan Fitz.
And here is the comic:
By superdames.org. Go get a copy at kickstarter.
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