Mother Nature never gets any beauty rest, and neither do the scientists studying her creations. Labs hum in the middle of the night, often unassisted by human hands at even the most ungodly hours. Noah Kalina's "Labs At Night" photo…
Continue Reading →With consumer space voyages looking more and more promising, and freak kitchen accidents an ever looming possibility, Omega is bringing back - in a limited release of under 2000 units - its Speedmaster Moonwatch "Alaska Project" timepiece. This design was…
Continue Reading →In 2006 the planet crossed a tipping point "“ more than half the world's population now live in cities. Focusing on 19 cities with populations greater than 20 million people at the turn of the 21st century, 19.20.21. is a…
Continue Reading →What better way to take shed some fresh light on the whole creationism vs. evolution debate than by forcing one side to see the merits (and faults) of the other through the paradox of telling the opposite story? Vancouver Film…
Continue Reading →Ever wonder what the entire universe would look like, side by side, in a near perfect scale? Camera manufacturer Nikon built this web application entitled Universcale to do just that-- it spans from 'femtometer to light year', putting 40 magnitudes…
Continue Reading →TED was not only described to me as inspirational, passionate and unique, but also as mind boggling-- sometimes almost exhaustively so. Today started early, I attended the pre-conference breakfast where TED Prize winners from last year updated attendees on their…
Continue Reading →I had the opportunity to take the BMW Hydrogen 7 car for a spin yesterday afternoon with an engineer from BMW in Munich-- something only open to TED attendees. While the experience wasn't exactly life changing, essentially everything inside and…
Continue Reading →By now everyone is probably familiar with the borderline genius products from DNA 11, the memorable tag-line is one of our favorties: From life comes art. It's truly an inspiring product, a rare occurrence where art and science meet gracefully.…
Continue Reading →After test driving a new Volkswagen Touareg yesterday, I have even more respect for the brand than I did before. I have always thought of VW as a go-to brand for people who want German engineering and performance but don't…
Continue Reading →Have you ever beheld such a beautiful sight as this? Sure, it's not Uranus, but it is every bit as remarkable. This is a real photo that was taken by the Cassini Probe which is currently 'chilling' in orbit around…
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