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Astronauts Bid Fond Farewell to Leonard Nimoy, Noting the Profound Effect That Mr. Spock Made on Their Lives
NASA astronaut Colonel Mike Fincke and ESA European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano bid a touching farewell to actor Leonard Nimoy, each noting the profound…
An Eerie Geiger Counter Chandelier That Flashes and Clicks When It Detects Nearby Radiation
A Chandelier for One of Many Possible Ends is a light sculpture that sporadically flickers and clicks in reaction to local ambient radioactivity. The effect…
‘OTTO’, A Dark Metaphorical Animation About Cycles
The fascinating short animation “OTTO” examines the concept of cycles through a dark metaphorical tale centered around a lively sheet of paper. The animation was…
Futuristic and Fanciful Design Proposals for a Planned Pedestrian Bridge in London
The Wandsworth Council in London is currently holding a design competition for a planned pedestrian and bicycle bridge that will span the Thames between Nine…
Google Unveils Plans for a New Campus With Moveable Structures Housed Under Giant Canopies
Google has unveiled plans to redevelop their Mountain View, California campus with an innovative complex of new buildings. The plan–conceived by architects Bjarke Ingels of…
Chilled-Out Cat Sits Up in Her Straw Basket as if She Were Sitting in a Hot Tub
A very chilled-out cat who’s just hanging out in her straw basket with her elbows over the side looks like she could be sitting in…
Incredible Origami Dinosaurs, Angels, Flowers, and Other Creatures Created by Artist Adam Tran
Adam Tran, a skilled origami artist from Vietnam and member of the Vietnam Origami Group (VOG) has created an incredible series of dinosaurs, flowers, and…
Generous Women in China Make It Their Life’s Work to Care for Over 1,300 Stray Dogs Needing Their Assistance
Five very generous older women in the prefecture of Weinan in the Shaanxi Province of China have banded together to create the Weinan Dog Asylum,…
Light-Painting Group Creates a Long-Exposure Photograph of 200 Glowing Orbs in a Field
A team of light painters from East Coast Light Painting created a long-exposure photograph of 200 glowing orbs in a field in Virginia. To create…
‘Downton Funk’, A Mashup of ‘Downton Abbey’ and the Mark Ronson Song ‘Uptown Funk’
“In social class we’re still on top. Don’t believe me just watch.” “Downton Funk” is a mashup by CollegeHumor that combines Downton Abbey with the song…