Anatomical Model: Barbie Edition.
O.K. when are we going to get an anatomical Chewbacca (seriously)?
Model by Jason Freeny, via Colossal.
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September 7, 2012
Fantasy Creature X-Rays (Or Are They?)
“Korean artist Wonman Kim, aka Curt Man, is a graphic designer and illustrator who recently held his first solo exhibition, titled Trinity, for his intriguing digital works. The colorful mix of puzzling images depict what appear to be x-ray scans of different animals. Although, these are no ordinary x-rays.”
Art by Wonman Kim.
Text via My Modern Met.
September 6, 2012
Team names in my molecular biology lab class: Which one do you think is the best?
Basically, I always host a competition within my lab courses, and here are this term’s team names. This contest can get very competitive sometimes, which is why I have a Magic 8 Ball in my lab. It’s sole purpose is to finalize controversial decisions.
The “best” one is worth points. Which one do you think should win?
Via my Instagram.
September 6, 2012
Kate Beaton looks at Tesla and the ladies.
Kate is awesome as always.
Tesla was celibate and never married, claiming that his chastity was very helpful to his scientific abilities. However, towards the end of his life, he told a reporter, “Sometimes I feel that by not marrying, I made too great a sacrifice to my work….” There have been numerous accounts of women vying for Tesla’s affection, even some madly in love with him. Tesla, though polite and soft-spoken, behaved ambivalently towards these women in the romantic sense. (Wikipedia)
September 5, 2012
Great Quote: “Science is not a sacred cow. Science is a horse. Don’t worship it. Feed it.”
Picture taken at the California Science Center. Quote by Abba (Aubrey) Eban. Interestingly, throughout the web, this quote seems to be misattributed to a mysterious “Aubrey Eben.”
September 4, 2012
A truly honest weathergirl via @DeepRogueRam #funny
By Deep Rogue Ram. Filmed at Strut Studios in Vancouver: Starring @pippa_mackie and @kainagata. Written by @heatherlibby.
September 4, 2012
Clips of animals falling produced in the 1800s
Technically called chronophotographs. These are pre cinema and made by Étienne-Jules Marey
And here is the camera he used
“Marey’s chronophotographic gun was made in 1882, this instrument was capable of taking 12 consecutive frames a second, and the most interesting fact is that all the frames were recorded on the same picture, using these pictures he studied horses, birds, dogs, sheep, donkeys, elephants, fish, microscopic creatures, molluscs, insects, reptiles, etc. Some call it Marey’s “animated zoo”. Marey also conducted the famous study about cats landing always on their feet. He conducted very similar studies with a chicken and a dog and found that they could do almost the same.” (Wikipedia)
September 4, 2012
The Dark Knight Returns (After Sodium)
Source unknown.
September 3, 2012
If gravity could get drunk…
… It might look like this:
From an art exhibition entitled “Anything Can Fly” by Carl Kleiner. Via My Modern Met.
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