Why Social Media Is the Front Line of Disaster Response
An infographic from Hurricane Sandy, but equally relevant in the aftermath of the Oklahoma tornado yesterday. By Zoe Fox from Mashable.com: Nearly one million people are affected by natural disasters each year. In the U.S. alone, some 400 people die from disasters that cost the economy $17.6 billion. Helping respond to these cataclysmic events, social […]
3D-printable food? NASA wants a taste
By Casey Johnston from ArsTechnica.com: Grant money goes to see if we can’t print perfect, nutritious food. Printing chocolate onto crackers. Not much, but it’s a start. SMRC. NASA has bestowed a $125,000 grant upon a research corporation to pursue the development of 3D-printable food, according to a report from Quartz. Anjan Contractor, who runs […]
Profound and hilarious poetry written by arranging book spines
From io9.com: The series Sorting Shark from the Sorted Books project. Pictured above: A Day at the Beach. C-prints, each 12.5 x 19 inches, 2001 Nina Katchadourian borrows the words she uses for her unusual poetry from the spines of books. She arranges those spines, book upon book, so that they form brief poems that […]
The invisible beauty of flowers – in pictures
From Guardian.co.uk: Graphic designer turned artist Susumu Nishinaga has used an electron microscope to delve deep into the fabric of petal, leaves and pollen. The Japanese artist then colours the scanning electron micrograph (SEM) images using a computer – to reveal the building blocks of life. Part of the stigma (pink) of an Easter cactus […]
Is Lagos Home to an African Tech Movement?
By Monty Munford from Mashable.com: The Lagos taxi driver roars across the biggest bridge in Africa at 110 mph. Buffeted by the night wind, it feels as if we’re riding a motorbike. I am with two South Africans and a guy from Silicon Valley. We’re all swilling from a bottle of so-called whisky, including the […]
Neon Swing and Bird Cage by Su-Mei Tse
From Colossal.com: Swing is a 2007 kinetic sculpture by Luxembourg musician, artist and photographer Su-Mei Tse. If you’re like me you can’t wait to jump on for a ride, however it would all be over before it started as the entire piece is essentially a rigid light made of white neon tubes and controlled by […]
Mythbuster Adam Savage: “Work hard and work smart.”
MythBuster and über-maker Adam Savage entered the San Mateo County Fairgrounds riding a steampunk submarine for Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 this morning, and then from his perch in the conning tower imparted his message to thousands of DIY fans assembled. Savage has been giving something of a keynote speech at Maker Faires since 2008, […]