Memory Suitcases, Paintings on Old Luggage
In the nostalgic photo series “Memory Suitcases,” Israeli artist Yuval Yairi painted faraway destinations on to old suitcases and then photographed the suitcase paintings in…
How Big Is the Ocean? A TED-Ed Animated Lecture
In this TED-Ed animated lecture, educator Scott Gass discusses the mind-boggling scale of the ocean, which encompasses 99% of the earth’s biosphere and is the…
Swallows Made out of Typewriter Parts by Jeremy Mayer
Artist Jeremy Mayer recently made two delightful sparrow sculptures out of salvaged typewriters parts. As you can see in this short Instagram video, the wings…
Geotagged Tweets Visualized as Topographic Maps
Nicolas Belmonte, a data visualization scientist at Twitter, created a series of interactive data visualizations that show geotagged tweets as topographic maps. The mountainous high…
Charity Ad Campaign Points Out That Clicking ‘Like’ on Social Media Doesn’t Help People in Need
To encourage charity supporters to volunteer instead of passively “liking” on social media, this stark ad campaign for Crisis Relief Singapore juxtaposes photos of people…
Incredibly Tiny Paper Crane is Just 3 Millimeters Long
Animator Joaquin Baldwin used an X-Acto knife to fold a tiny paper crane that is just three millimeters in length. Baldwin made the origami crane…
Google Removes Clouds From Its Satellite Mapping Products
Last week Google rolled out improved satellite imagery across all of its mapping products. Based on imagery from the NASA/USGS Landsat 7 satellite, Google’s new…
Kevin Slavin Talks About the Connection Between Cat Videos and Parasites
Kevin Slavin talks about the connection between toxoplasmosis and cat videos in this entertaining Ignite talk from the 2013 Eyeo Festival.
Google Invites Third Parties to Contribute Imagery to Street View with Trekker Backpack Camera System
Yesterday Google announced a pilot program to allow third parties to contribute imagery to Street View with the company’s Trekker backpack camera system. The program…
Amazon Flooded with Reviews for Texas State Senator Wendy Davis’ Filibuster Running Shoes
The Mizuno running shoes worn by Texas State Senator Wendy Davis during her marathon filibuster on Tuesday of a Texas anti-abortion bill have become a…