Robots are going to take over the world.
One book at a time...
Courtesy of our friends over at The Proceedings of the Ever So Strange.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
Remember a while back, I posted about the Power of Words.
This post was a little long (I mean, very long) and you probably didn't read it, but here's a great video illustrating everything I hoped you would learn from my "Power of Words" post.
The words we use to describe color actually change the way we see color!
And as a little bonus, here's the RadioLab episode on this very topic:
Abstract things like time, thought, and understanding don't exist unless we have words for thinking about them...
This post was a little long (I mean, very long) and you probably didn't read it, but here's a great video illustrating everything I hoped you would learn from my "Power of Words" post.
The words we use to describe color actually change the way we see color!
And as a little bonus, here's the RadioLab episode on this very topic:
Abstract things like time, thought, and understanding don't exist unless we have words for thinking about them...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
There are over 120 million Christmas Island Crabs on Christmas Island.
That's not too extraordinary if you consider the fact that the crabs usually spend their time scattered throughout the dense forests on Christmas Island.
But once a year, they make a daring trip from the inland forests to the ocean shores to breed.
120 million crabs is much more impressive when you're watching them crawl across the island's highways and houses...
That's not too extraordinary if you consider the fact that the crabs usually spend their time scattered throughout the dense forests on Christmas Island.
But once a year, they make a daring trip from the inland forests to the ocean shores to breed.
120 million crabs is much more impressive when you're watching them crawl across the island's highways and houses...
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
The Blanket Octopus isn't as cuddly as its name might suggest.
Instead of projecting ink into the face of a predator, the blanket octopus will unfurl its massive webbed tentacles and frighten off its pursuer!
Or if that doesn't work, the blanket octopus also likes to carry around the tentacles of the highly venomous Portuguese Man-of-War which it won't hesitate to throw into your face if you get too close!
Instead of projecting ink into the face of a predator, the blanket octopus will unfurl its massive webbed tentacles and frighten off its pursuer!
Or if that doesn't work, the blanket octopus also likes to carry around the tentacles of the highly venomous Portuguese Man-of-War which it won't hesitate to throw into your face if you get too close!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
There are so many unsafe activities occurring in this video! Egads!
But more importantly, check the date and author...
That may in fact be the world's first-ever, video-recorded tomfoolery.
Thanks, Tom. You successfully invented America's Funniest Home Videos...
But more importantly, check the date and author...
That may in fact be the world's first-ever, video-recorded tomfoolery.
Thanks, Tom. You successfully invented America's Funniest Home Videos...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
Fungal forests!
Here's some beautiful, up-close-and-personal time-lapse photography of fungal growth! It's so freaking beautiful!
These fungi appear to be typical bread molds in the fungal phylum Zygomycota.
Those tall stalks that create the Dr. Seuss-like trees are fruiting bodies and the balls on the tops are the sporangia which house hundreds of tiny spores.
Those spores will eventually be released into the air and will find their way to a tomato or loaf of bread in your kitchen to start a new mold
You're probably breathing in some of those spores right now, actually...
Did you see the fungus mites?! They're like the cattle of the microscopic world of mycelium and hyphae!
To learn more, check out our friends at The Artful Amoeba or you could always try Wikipedia!
Here's some beautiful, up-close-and-personal time-lapse photography of fungal growth! It's so freaking beautiful!
These fungi appear to be typical bread molds in the fungal phylum Zygomycota.
Those tall stalks that create the Dr. Seuss-like trees are fruiting bodies and the balls on the tops are the sporangia which house hundreds of tiny spores.
Those spores will eventually be released into the air and will find their way to a tomato or loaf of bread in your kitchen to start a new mold
You're probably breathing in some of those spores right now, actually...
Did you see the fungus mites?! They're like the cattle of the microscopic world of mycelium and hyphae!
To learn more, check out our friends at The Artful Amoeba or you could always try Wikipedia!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Random Thought of the Day
To say this tree has had an epic life would be quite an understatement.
It's sad we had to end it. Probably could have lived another few hundred years!
Courtesy of our friends over at the Proceedings of the Ever So Strange.
It's sad we had to end it. Probably could have lived another few hundred years!
Courtesy of our friends over at the Proceedings of the Ever So Strange.
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