Monday, October 21, 2013

Glaucus Atlanticus

Everything looks prettier in shades of blue ... even ocean slugs. Learned about Blue Dragon today...






Sunday, October 20, 2013

Short Circuiting People's Thinking

A TedTalk I watched today introduced me to the hilarious universe of Emily Levine. She is one humorist that can talk on any subject to short-circuit your brain and make you think in way you never imagined before. She now my most favorite smarty-pants. :)






Saturday, October 19, 2013

Travel Is Dangerous

The eerie photo-illustrations of Aegis-Strife design studio out of Madrid, Spain, are nightmarish yet hauntingly beautiful.




Friday, October 18, 2013

Attempt Vulcan Mind Meld

Fast Company's own Jason Feifer's advice on Leading  a Creative Life. Brilliant! My favorite node on this diagram is "Attempt Vulcan Mind Meld".


Thursday, October 17, 2013

Kinetic Sand

Today I learned what yields when a mixture has 98% sand and 2% polydimethyl siloxane. It makes Kinetic Sand! Although it looks like regular beach sand at first, this mixture is easily moldable into almost anything (temporarily) making it the best desktop toy!





Wednesday, October 16, 2013

North Of The Sun

Some people like taking unthinkable challenges and that is exactly what Inge Wegge and Jørn Ranum did for nine months. They lived in a deserted bay in Norway above the arctic circle and had a blast. Watch the trailer for North of the Sun and you will want to watch the whole movie...





Tuesday, October 15, 2013

The Theoretical Minimum

I just found the best place to gain a basic understanding of each area of modern physics including all of the fundamental mathematics.The courses on The Theoretical Minimum website are designed to teach the layman via the wisdom of Leonard Susskind - a world renowned physicist. Go there and start learning now! Or you can start by reading the book with the same name: