‘Reconnected’ Sculptures Turn Felled Trees Into Outdoor Art
Artist Philippe Handford turned trees that had been illegally cut down in a forest in Northwest England into a pair of beautiful sculpture installations for…
The Accessible Icon, A More Active Version of the Wheelchair Symbol
The Accessible Icon Project seeks to replace the International Symbol of Access, the ubiquitous symbol of a person in a wheelchair, with a modernized, more…
Jaw-Dropping POV Video Lets You Experience Parkour Vicariously
Now you can leap across the rooftops of Cambridge, England without leaving your chair, thanks to this jaw-dropping parkour video shot from the point of…
freespace, A Temporary Space for Civic Hacking in San Francisco
freespace is a 14,000-square-foot San Francisco warehouse that has been converted temporarily into an incubator for civic hacking projects. Launched as a one-month experiment in…
TSA Launches Instagram Account Featuring Photos of Seized Items
Late last month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) joined Instagram under the name tsablogteam. The account features photos of prohibited items that have been seized…
PBS Idea Channel Asks: Does Math Exist?
In this mind-boggling episode of PBS Idea Channel, host Mike Rugnetta examines a question that may make you eat your own head: does math exist?…
Adrift, Stunning Time-Lapses of the San Francisco Fog
The short video “Adrift” by Simon Christen features gorgeous time-lapses of fog flowing through the San Francisco Bay Area. To create his “love letter” to…
Douglas Engelbart, Inventor of the Computer Mouse (1925-2013)
photo by David Friedman Douglas C. Engelbart, an American technology pioneer and the inventor of the computer mouse, died yesterday at the age of 88.…
Uncured, Melting Portraits by Ben DeHaan
Artist Ben DeHaan created delightfully bizarre melting portraits for his series, “Uncured.” To achieve the melted effect, DeHaan printed the images on a special type…
Brookland! America’s Hippest Theme Park
Ultra hip Brooklyn is reimagined as Brookland, a theme park where you’re never too old to skateboard, in this hilarious video by the Upright Citizens…