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ΔNOMΔLY
»Human use, population, and technology have reached that certain stage where Mother Earth no longer accepts our presence with silence.« (The Dalai Lama) ΔNOMΔLY is a short film combining travel footage from Iceland with visual effects. I traveled to the … Continue reading
Why Parmesan Cheese Is So Expensive
A wheel of parmesan cheese can cost over $1,000. A single wheel takes at least one year to age, 131 gallons of milk to make, and it can only be made in a restricted area in northern Italy, in the … Continue reading
Researchers just found termite mounds the size of the UK in Brazil — Quartz
Researchers have recently uncovered evidence of a 4,000-year-old construction site in northeastern Brazil. Stretching over an area the size of Britain is a cluster of 200 million mounds, some as high as 10 feet tall, that were painstakingly raised over … Continue reading
Why some people are more altruistic than others
Why do some people do selfless things, helping other people even at risk to their own well-being? Psychology researcher Abigail Marsh studies the motivations of people who do extremely altruistic acts, like donating a kidney to a complete stranger. Are … Continue reading
La Boîte – ESMA 2017
Un vieux monsieur va s’attacher à la souris dont il voulait se débarrasser. An old man ends up taming the mouse he wanted to get rid of. Réalisateurs / Directors : Eliott Belrose, Carole Favier, Loïcia Lagillier, Aloïs Mathé, Juliette … Continue reading
I Live Alone in an Island Paradise
In 1989, Mauro Morandi’s boat docked on Budelli Island off the northern coast of Sardinia, Italy. Discovering that the island’s caretaker was retiring within the next two days, Mauro decided to extend his stay indefinitely and step into the role … Continue reading
How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis
Viruses have a bad reputation — but some of them could one day save your life, says biotech entrepreneur Alexander Belcredi. In this fascinating talk, he introduces us to phages, naturally-occurring viruses that hunt and kill harmful bacteria with deadly … Continue reading
To reduce food waste, scientists are making labels that track produce as it spoils
A new type of use-by label for milk bottles that decomposes as the liquid inside goes sour could appear on UK supermarket shelves later this year. Labels such as these, capable of telling consumers exactly when fresh produce has gone … Continue reading
Origami Lava Pours from the Window of an Abandoned Building in Catalonia for LLUÈRNIA
As part of the recent LLUÈRNIA festival of light and fire in Catalonia, collaborators David Oliva of SP25 Arquitectura and Anna Juncà of Atelier 4 created this spectacular flow of lava using common fortune teller origami figures. Over 10,000 folded pieces of paper were needed to … Continue reading