Drop Zone

Anyone already nervous about flying probably ought not watch a...

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:01:26 -0500

Anyone already nervous about flying probably ought not watch a 747 transport plan fall out of the sky and crash at Baghram, Afghanistan. #airfoil

Camel Tow: Rescue in tight spots

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:06:55 -0500

Camel Tow: Rescue in tight spots

50 Cent - We Up featuring Kendrick Lamar (by 50CentVEVO)...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:20:08 -0500

50 Cent - We Up featuring Kendrick Lamar (by 50CentVEVO) (Explicit)

rollingstone: In honor of the 50 year anniversary of the...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:51:26 -0500

rollingstone:

In honor of the 50 year anniversary of the Beatles’ Please Please Me, here are some of our Beatles covers.

rollingstone: The new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:39:16 -0500

rollingstone:

The new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories will be coming out May 21st.

Dope Body Flexes a “Leather Head”

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:51:40 -0500

Dope Body Flexes a “Leather Head”

explore-blog: Marie Curie, reconstructionist.

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:39:24 -0500

explore-blog:

Marie Curie, reconstructionist.

Awesome, Previously-Unseen Photographs From The Filming Of...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:17:07 -0500

Awesome, Previously-Unseen Photographs From The Filming Of ‘Lord Of The Rings’

10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List (via 10...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:53:29 -0600

10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List (via 10 Eye-Catching Reads For The Book Lover On Your List : NPR)

thedailyshow: Jason Jones reports on The Canadian Maple Syrup...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 11:39:53 -0600

thedailyshow:

Jason Jones reports on The Canadian Maple Syrup Syndicate http://on.cc.com/ZR6Xpx

Obama’s $4 trillion deficit reduction plan detailed

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:05:13 -0600

Obama’s $4 trillion deficit reduction plan detailed

smarterplanet: 4D Printing: Self-Assembly Brings 3D Printing to...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:36:57 -0600

smarterplanet:

4D Printing: Self-Assembly Brings 3D Printing to the next level

The next big thing may very well be 4D printing, a new technology from Skylar Tibbits, an architect, designer and computer scientist. The core concept behind this new technology is self assembly. It may sound strange and far out, but it’s actually quite simple. 4D printing is being billed as a process where synthetic objects can change and adapt themselves to the environment. In a recent TED interview, Tibbits compared the process of 4D printing to the process of natural adaptation:

Natural systems obviously have this built in — the ability to have a desire. Plants, for example, generally have the desire to grow towards light and they generate energy from the translation of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide to oxygen, and so on. This is extremely difficult to build into synthetic systems — the ability to “want” or need something and know how to change itself in order to acquire it, or the ability to generate its own energy source. If we combine the processes that natural systems offer intrinsically (genetic instructions, energy production, error correction) with those artificial or synthetic (programmability for design and scaffold, structure, mechanisms) we can potentially have extremely large-scale quasi-biological and quasi-synthetic architectural organisms.

(via 4D Printing Is The Future Of 3D Printing And It’s Already Here | WebProNews)lf

How two scientists accidentally discovered a groundbreaking...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:38:10 -0600

How two scientists accidentally discovered a groundbreaking super material.

Oldies

Sat, 23 Feb 2013 08:50:22 -0600

Oldies

thedailywhat: Cool Design of the Day: QR Codes for Tourists The...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 06:24:29 -0600

thedailywhat:

Cool Design of the Day: QR Codes for Tourists

The brilliant city planners of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil are embedding QR codes into the the city’s traditional mosaic sidewalks in order to help tourists learn more about its landmarks. Made up entirely of black and white tiles, these QR codes can be scanned with a smartphone to pull up a local map and additional information relevant to each location. The city plans to install roughly 30 QR codes along its famous beaches, vistas and other historic landmarks in the near future. (via modernizing)

IIM Calcutta presents a play that questions our notion of...

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 07:54:01 -0600

IIM Calcutta presents a play that questions our notion of justice? A compelling story of two soldiers in different eras serving their people in the only way that society has taught them. While one sees his actions with guilt, the other revels in the glory of his deeds. Are our institutions capable of setting the balance right? More importantly, do they really want to?

Cast: Abhishek Shivhare, Aditya Acharya, Deep Patel, Nirdesh Kumar, Snehal Daware, Srinivas Vadrevu, Vandana Kanwar

An IIM Calcutta Dramatics Cell production

explore-blog: The twin role played by the skin – protection...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:30:04 -0600

explore-blog:

The twin role played by the skin – protection from excessive UV radiation and absorption of enough sunlight to trigger the production of vitamin D – means that people living in the lower latitudes, close to the Equator, with intense UV radiation, have developed darker skin to protect them from the damaging effects of UV radiation. In contrast, those living in the higher latitudes, closer to the Poles, have developed fair skin to maximize vitamin D production.

A global atlas of skin color.

Must watch for blues fans - Midnight In Harlem - Derek Trucks...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:01:29 -0600

Must watch for blues fans - Midnight In Harlem - Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band (Live At The Crossroads Festival 2010) #fb

#NSFW Tame Impala get trippy to the max with Mind Mischief about...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:55:37 -0600

#NSFW Tame Impala get trippy to the max with Mind Mischief about a school kid crushing on his high school teacher (via TAME IMPALA - MIND MISCHIEF (VIDEO))

Feel like Tom Cruise atop the 830m tall Burj Khalifa #fb (via...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:42:51 -0600

Feel like Tom Cruise atop the 830m tall Burj Khalifa #fb (via Stunning Panorama From the Tallest Building in the World)