How Koilos, a giant monster, ended up on an Ontario island dock
By Alina Seagal from Daily Brew: Koilos, a 900-kilogram giant sculpture by San Francisco artist Michael Christian. Andrew Cumming photo Until recently, this 900-kilogram giant guarded Toronto’s Distillery District. Koilos sat there without Michael Christian, its creator, even realizing just how many people appreciated his steel monster. “I didn’t realize it was appreciated so much […]
Thickness of the Ice Sheets 21,000 Years Ago Compared to Modern Skylines
From the brilliant comic xkcd: Data adapted from “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum” by A.S. Dyke et. al., which was way better than the sequels “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum: The Meltdown” and “The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial […]