Photographer Jens of Another Perspective (previously) captured the remarkable process of growing mushrooms from tiny spores into beautiful capped giants over the course of 30 days through timelapse photography. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jens (@anotherperspective_yt) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jens…
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Performs a Coherent Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The very talented musicians of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (previously) performed a coherent cover of the iconic Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. The slightly stilted vocal performance was helped with a wonderful bit of theatrics and an ability to enunciate the lyrics. Band member Ben Rouse happily…
How Synchronization Inevitably Arises From Chaos
Derek Muller of Veritasium (previously) consulted with Professor Steven Strogatz to explain the phenomenon of synchronization inevitably arising from chaos. In doing so, the pair talk about the wobbily opening of the Millennium Bridge in London, the history of pendulums, coordinated fireflies, and even a reliably oscillating chemical reaction. The…
Enticing Sensor Wearing Cats to Perform Tricks to Capture the Specific Manner in Which Felines Move
Digic Pictures, an animation studio in Budapest, Hungary, quite bravely put sensors on a variety of different cats and enticed them to perform tricks in order to capture the specific manner in which felines move. While each cat was jumping over hurdles or climbing up a ramp, the sensors were…
The Size of Comets and Asteroids Compared to NYC
3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios (previously) who created a fascinating animation that visually compared the size of exceptional asteroids in our solar system to New York City skyscrapers, has followed up with an even larger comparison that includes famous asteroids and comets from both real and fictional sources….
‘Street Gang’, A Wonderfully Nostalgic Documentary That Explores How ‘Sesame Street’ Came to Be
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street by Screen Media Films is a feature length documentary based upon a book of the same name that explores the origins of the iconic PBS children’s show Sesame Street. The film talks to those who first conceived of the idea, what their…
How a Court Reporting Stenography Machine Works
Court reporting student Isabelle Lumsden showed how a stenography machine works. Lumsden explained the concept behind the keys and demonstrated how words are formed. She then transferred the steno copy onto her computer, which translated the rather mysterious language back into English. @isabellelumsden Welcome to my Stenograph tour! ? ##stenographer…
An Immersive Landscape Installation With Floral Sculptures by Kusama at New York Botanical Garden
View this post on Instagram A post shared by New York Botanical Garden (@nybg) Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama (previously) partnered with the New York Botanical Garden to present “Cosmic Nature” a wonderfully immersive landscape experience featuring floral and vegetal sculptures that reflect Kusama’s own interpretation of the botanical world. Exclusively…