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Hokusai’s Great Wave, Sculpted in Lego Blocks by Jumpei Mitsui | Spoon & Tamago
all photos courtesy Jumpei Mitsui Jumpei Mitsui (previously), a certified professional LEGO builder, has completed what can only be described as a masterpiece: a LEGO replica of Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of Japan’s most iconic images. Hokusai’s … Continue reading
The Shearwaters
THIS. HAPPENED. Alfred Hitchcock’s classic THE BIRDS is, in part, inspired by a very real phenomenon that occurred in Santa Cruz, California in 1961. One night, inexplicably, thousands of sooty shearwater birds lost their minds, dive-bombing into homes and even … Continue reading
The World’s Most Impressive Vertical Forest.
Vertical forests and forest cities are springing up around the world. Singapore’s Oasia hotel won the best tall building award, with 60 storeys of green walls, and 40% of its volume used for open air terraces. https://www.straitstimes.com/business… In Japan, Fukuoka’s … Continue reading
E-bikes and e-scooters will transform our cities in 2021
E-mobility has historically been confined to the wealthy. Not anymore The startup world likes to celebrate exciting new technologies, such as AI and autonomous vehicles. But these are newcomers to the party compared to the electric motor, whose precursor … Continue reading
Julian Barbour on “The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time” | Closer To Truth Chats
Physicist Julian Barbour discusses his newest book, “The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time.” In it, Barbour makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time — and shapes the destiny of the universe. … Continue reading
Search Before Google
It’s pretty easy to take the search engine Google for granted today, but twenty years ago, there was no such thing. In fact, for well over a decade before Google, search engines were crawling, indexing and searching.
Natural Elements Emerge from Vintage Garments in Trompe L’oeil Sculptures by Artist Ron Isaacs
Left: “Up and Up” (2019), acrylic on birch plywood construction, 43 × 14 × 4 1/2 inches. Right: “Aviary” (2019), acrylic on birch plywood construction, 42 1/2 × 23 × 4 inches. All images © Ron Isaacs Vintage clothing and … Continue reading
Trillions of Questions, No Easy Answers: A (home) movie about how Google Search works
Like any typical home movie, this one started in a dusty basement with boxes of old footage. Some conversations in 2019, a field trip to a data center, and an unexpected stop at a hardware store later, it came together … Continue reading
Cantor’s Infinity Paradox | Set Theory
[…]If you’d like to consider supporting Up and Atom, head over to my Patreon page 🙂 https://www.patreon.com/upandatom For a one time donation, head over to my PayPal 🙂 https://www.paypal.me/upandatomshows *Music* https://www.epidemicsound.com/ *Sources* The Annotated Turing – Charles Petzold https://universalflowuniversity.com/B… https://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Turi… … Continue reading
Lucy Sparrow Opens The Bourdon Street Chemist, a Fully Stocked Felt Pharmacy
Although Lucy Sparrow is adept at treating scrapes and bouts of indigestion, her medical specialty lies in helping folks suffering from heart disease, IBS, and various illnesses caused by fiber deficiencies. The U.K.-based artist set up shop with The Bourdon … Continue reading
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