The art of biomathematics: Viruses are geometrically arranged bundles of genetic material. To attack them, change their shape. Paging Dr. Euclid...more
Sydney Shark via the How-To Geek by Asian Angel
In today’s game you become a powerful shark determined to turn the Sydney coastline into one long smorgasbord while causing as much mayhem and destruction as possible along the way.
Note: You will most likely encounter a small video ad as the game is loading and then again when your final score is displayed. Both come with a small clickable link for skipping the ads (bottom right-hand corner - very easy to miss!).
Play Sydney Shark
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A nation unto themselves, today's super-rich display a geeky enthusiasm for innovation and ideas. They're changing the meaning of wealth...more
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Ought victimhood to be passed down to future generations? How about a moral statute of limitations on historic wrongs?... more
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Maybe a rising tide does lift all boats. Or maybe you're a heartless crank for thinking so. Joseph Stiglitz has a view on that... more
The illustration by Stephen Doyle is stunning!
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Home Movies At DisneyLand - 1956 from Jeff Altman on Vimeo.
Here's some recently unearthed home movie footage of Disneyland in 1956, the year after it opened. The footage was shot by Jeff Altman's grandfather using a Bell & Howell Filmo and 16mm Kodachrome film stock and includes a scene of his grandmother meeting Walt Disney. John Frost of The Disney Blog calls it
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Stand Up and Cheer! was meant as a morale booster for 1934, using song, dance, and little Shirley Temple to sell optimism in support of President Roosevelt... more
Friday fun via Science, Engineering & Technology Blog by Anne
The Exploratorium has created this site where you can explore the science behind food and cooking.
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“Energizer Bunny Arrested! Charged with Battery”. Why do we hate puns – and love them, too? Joseph Tartarovsky on the mystery of the pun... more
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