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Birdinos
BIRDINOS is an educational documentary short, displaying realistic 3D depictions of three feathered dinosaurs, visibly increasing in the evolution towards the modern bird. In order of appearance: Velociraptor, Anchiornis Huxleyi, and Confuciusornis. The framework of the representation has a 2D … Continue reading
GoPro Cause: Forever Securing World Food Supply with Crop Trust
Follow world-renowned scientist Cary Fowler into the heart of the arctic, where the Svalbard Global Seed Vault lies nestled in the frozen Norwegian landscape. Among the most important buildings in the world, the Seed Vault holds the key to human … Continue reading
The Song Exploder TV Series
Wow! Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder podcast is now a Netflix series! (For those who have never listened, Song Exploder features musicians telling the stories of how their songs were created.) Check out the trailer above, featuring song explosions by Alicia … Continue reading
Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Is Building an Underwater Research Center
“Having this type of access to the ocean is necessary for any changes to be made.” For Fabien Cousteau, the grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, water has been a way of life. As an aquanaut and ocean conservationist, Cousteau has dedicated … Continue reading
Japan Officially Reveals Flying Car
The flying car has been the promise of science fiction and technology expos since the 30s when an airplane engineer decided to try and make a plane drivable on the road. Since then there have been numerous false starts and … Continue reading
Interview: Artist Mohamad Hafez Explores How Multiple Identities Inform His Art and Why He Invests in Education
Formerly a corporate architect, New Haven-based artist Mohamad Hafez (previously) builds intricate sculptures that evoke his home country of Syria. The miniature scenes feature gilded furniture, ornate motifs, and the architectural details of the Middle East, which the artist explores … Continue reading
Australian telescope finds no signs of alien technology in 10 million star systems – ICRAR
A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has completed the deepest and broadest search at low frequencies for alien technologies, scanning a patch of sky known to include at least 10 million stars. Astronomers used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) … Continue reading
Listed ladies reveals the fight for the women’s loo
Bankhill ladies toilets, Berwick upon Tweed. © Historic England. Ladies loo listing reveals historical gender imbalance of spending a penny – and a look at more listed lavs The recent Grade II listing of a pair of Victorian and Edwardian … Continue reading
Adam Savage Builds an Octopus Puzzle! (Part 1)
(Note: This is a video series we filmed in 2018, before the current pandemic lockdown.) Adam visits the California Academy of Sciences to meet one of its Giant Pacific octopuses and chat with marine biologists to learn about octopus intelligence. … Continue reading
Old Railway Tracks Converge to Form an Arced Pavilion in Sydney by Studio Chris Fox
In 2017, artist Chris Fox utilized decades-old wooden escalators to create a sculptural ribbon above Sydney’s Wynyard Station. His latest project titled “Interchange Pavilion” similarly repurposes vintage railway tracks to construct a 350-square-meter outdoor pavilion. The work is comprised of 250 … Continue reading
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