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The Dirty Secret of the Global Plan to Avert Climate Disaster – Wired
The Paris agreement on climate change charts a narrow path to avoiding a global apocalypse. Just one problem: Its centerpiece is a technology that basically doesn’t yet exist. Source: The Dirty Secret of the Global Plan to Avert Climate Disaster
Posted in Environmentalism
Tagged carbon capture, comparison, Culture, infrastructure, science, Technology
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Scientists are slowly unlocking the secrets of the Earth’s mysterious hum
Sometimes waves sloshing in opposite directions intersect sending vibrations deep down into Earth s crust It’s a low, ceaseless droning of unclear origin that rolls imperceptibly beneath our feet, impossible to hear with human ears. A researcher once described it … Continue reading
Heart-Wrenching Video Shows Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land
Lack of sea ice is making it more difficult for polar bears to find food. Source: Heart-Wrenching Video Shows Starving Polar Bear on Iceless Land
Artist Philip Beesley Merges Chemistry, Artificial Intelligence, and Interactivity to Create “Living” Architecture
Multidisciplinary artist and architect Philip Beesley weaves together such a broad array of technologies and systems in his artworks that they legitimately defy description, but the immediate impact of encountering these sprawling interactive installations is visceral and awe-inspiring. His latest … Continue reading
Taiwanese Artist Creates Adorably Quirky Wooden Toy Characters With Help From His Kids
Taiwanese artist Yen Jui-Lin has created an adorably quirky collection of little wooden toy characters with help from his two children. They are available to view on Instagram and Facebook. Source: Taiwanese Artist Creates Adorably Quirky Wooden Toy Characters With … Continue reading
80-Year-Old Wooden Escalators are Repurposed as a Sculptural Ribbon by Artist Chris Fox
Artist Chris Fox was tasked with repurposing two pairs of timber escalators that were first installed at Sydney’s Wynyard Station in 1931. The escalators have carried passengers for over 80 years and slowly became an iconic symbol of the city’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, construction, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Technology, Urban
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Transient: An Extraordinary Short Film That Captures Lightning at 1,000 Frames per Second
Filmmaker and photographer Dustin Farrell spent over a month this summer traveling some 20,000 miles for the sole purpose of filming thunderstorms around the United States. Using a pricey Phantom Flex4K high-speed camera he filmed lightning strike after lightning strike … Continue reading
TID Exploring Time 005 by Builders Club
‘It’s an observation of a moment in time and what happens to our mind when we let go and start drifting away. Something ordinary suddenly becomes the impulse for our imagination and we find ourselves wondering where reality ends and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, comparison, creatives, Culture, England, film, Life, nature
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Futuristic Portholes Capture the View from France’s Aging ‘Tours Aillaud’ Apartment Towers
Eighteen towers filled with more than 1,600 apartments were built by architect Emile Aillaud between 1973 and 1981. The housing complex is found in the Pablo Picasso district of Nanterre, an inner suburb of Paris. The residential towers range from … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, France, history, infrastructure, Life, Urban
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How the brain keeps time – ScienceBlog.com
Timing is critical for playing a musical instrument, swinging a baseball bat, and many other activities. Neuroscientists have come up with several models of how … Read more Source: How the brain keeps time – ScienceBlog.com
