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There’s condensation in the air. You can feel it. This video packs 14 years of United States weather (1997 – 2011) into 33 minutes, presenting a total of 120,900 individual frames, each spaced one hour apart. And they’re all set to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Major. If you want to get [...]
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It’s part of the beauty of Werner Herzog. His films engross us, and the director provides the entertainment on the side. You have seen him take a bullet during an interview in LA. You’ve heard him read “Go the F**k to Sleep” in New York City. And, of course, you’ve watched him eat his shoe (literally!) [...]
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Coffee — it’s the fuel of the modern world and certainly this site. And, if you believe this video (apparently not made by Starbucks or the American coffee lobby), it’s the greatest, safest addiction around. Take it all with a grain of salt … while you drink your morning cup of joe. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter [...]
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When you have a sense of humor and some free time, this is what you can come up with: Let’s Play Ancient Greek Punishment! This amusing little creation lets users play vintage-style video games based on Ancient Greek mythology. You’re asked to toggle the “G” and “H” keys as rapidly as you can … until [...]
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Last week, the reports about Higgs Boson, otherwise called the God particle, put CERN and the Large Hadron Collider back into the news, leading some to ask: What exactly are Higgs and the Collider all about? We’re glad you asked. And what better way to answer that question than with a fly, little rap by Kate McAlpine (aka Alpinekat) [...]
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Once beauty, now farce. h/t @opedr Related Content: Getz and Gilberto Perform ‘The Girl from Ipanema’
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Matthew Weathers teaches computer science and mathematics courses at Biola University in southern California, and, while wrapping up a lecture last week, the talk turned to Thanksgiving and, well, you can watch the rest. On a more serious note, don’t miss our collection of 400 Free Online Courses.
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Sophie Windsor Clive and Liberty Smith were canoeing somewhere in Ireland when they had a chance encounter with one of nature’s greatest and most fleeting phenomena — a murmuration of starlings. The spectacle is a magical case of mathematical chaos in action. And, it’s all driven by the quest for survival. The Telegraph has more…. via Dot Earth
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5 million terabytes of information. That’s what you get when you bundle up all of the emails, videos, photos, web sites and sundry materials available on the web. Now here’s the big question: how much does all of that information weigh? No spoilers here. We’ll let the folks at VSauce give you the answer. PS The 5 [...]
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A little fun for anyone who has spent time on the Paris Métro, which carries millions of passengers through 301 often artfully-named stops each day. Shot during the 1990s by Janol Apin, this collection of photos takes the names of real stations and acts them out in imaginative ways. Enjoy the rest here. H/T @MatthiasRascher Follow [...]
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