This is custom glass art from the laboratory of Sasha Shulgin, the chemist who gave us MDMA and a host of other psychoactive compounds.
It’s for sale right now as part of a fundraiser… Read the rest “Science Art: (MAPS fundraiser) “Candy Dish” Psychedelic Synthesis Lab Art Glassware”
New Scientist has a lovely brochure for a summer place down south – far, far south:
… Read the rest “Our Antarctic Getaway”The cool climate of Antarctica was a refuge for animals fleeing climate change during the biggest
The Mail Times reports on a bionic breakthrough – a man who can feel and control his prosthetic hand as if it was the one he was born with:
… Read the rest “Feeling with a robot hand.”The Italian-led team said at a news conference
Glove is all they need. NASA, that is, according to New Scientist. They’ve got somewhere to go, but aren’t all dressed up yet – not without their one true glove.
They introduced… Read the rest “All they need is glove.”
Or, at least, do less harm. The folks at Gizmodo are touting the concept of the future-friendly paint-free Coke can:
… Read the rest “Coke Silver could save the world.”So using only classic Coca-Cola’s daily sales figures, that means
So. They’ve done it again. Carl Sagan (and a host of other cosmologists) now have soul. I mean, they had soul all along, but thanks to the miracle of modern vocoders, you can now sing … Read the rest ““Our Place in the Cosmos” by Symphonies of Science.”
The mantis shrimp, Stomatopoda, is one of the most terrifying sea creatures under three feet long. At least to me. They move exceptionally fast and have lots of spiky, sharp parts that are… Read the rest “Science Art: Mantis Shrimp by R.A. Lydekker.”
If I tried to tell this as a story, you’d think I was making it up.
A sound artist wired together an old floor lamp, some motors and a couple microprocessors to create this:
I don’t… Read the rest “And now, a robot plays Patsy Cline.”
Discover’s Bad Astronomy blog celebrates a new effort to teach more science:
… Read the rest “Prez sends science schooling rocketing.”I was particularly excited to hear Obama announce an annual science fair to be held at the White House!
It’s 11 p.m. Eastern, so I’m claiming this as still the 23rd, and I’m submitting a vastly improved mix of“A Strong Enough Lie.” Drums are now matched to … Read the rest “Note: Improved mix of “A Strong Enough Lie.””
SONG: “A Strong Enough Lie” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: “Vanished Persian army said found in desert”… Read the rest “SONG: A Strong Enough Lie”
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. It’s part of their project called HiRISE in which they’re taking photographs of Mars. High Resolution… Read the rest “Science Art: Light-Toned Deposits in Noctis Labyrinthus (ESP_014353_1685)”
They’ll change the world, says H+, an online magazine that can’t get enough of the fake steak concept:
… Read the rest “Test-tube T-bones.”In-Vitro Meat… will appear in 3-10 years as a cheaper, healthier,
Discovery tells the strange story of the island-dwelling goat that was more like a reptile than a mammal:
… Read the rest “The Crocodile Goat of Majorca”The tiny goat, which stood about 19 inches tall at the shoulder, took on characteristics
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