Throwable Panoramic Ball Camera [video]
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Real 3D Visualizations: Building nano-structures
This one is way over my head, but points to different user-interfaces that break away from the WIMP-model: By okreylos. Old video of building a nano-structure using a bimanual interface. The interaction was recorded on a “immersive workbench,” a single-screen virtual reality environment with one tracked stylus and two tracked data gloves. The video is …
The Elements ebook for iPad
Let’s see you put this book on your iTouches, Zune HDs or Kindles
President Obama Pledges Total Commitment to NASA
Previous administrations have issued rhetoric about what NASA means, let’s see if this one can do more than make vague commitments and let the agency continue to fall into disuse. I’m glad that President Obama directly addressed the question, why bother going to space?
Sonic Boom Meets Sun Dog
Solar Dynamics Observatory Launch, Feb 11, 2010 HD SHORT VERSION WITH SLOW MOTION A sun dog is a prismatic bright spot in the sky caused by sun shining through ice crystals. The Atlas V rocket exceeded the speed of sound in this layer of ice crystals, making the shock wave visible from the ground. The …
In Bad Faith, Part 2: Born this Way? or This is Your Brain on God
As a college freshman at Loyola Marymount University I recognized that there had to be at least some psychological aspect to things like Speaking in Tongues (Glossolalia) and didn’t feel that that diminished the “God” part of the behavior at all. In Bad Faith, Part 2: Born this Way? or This is Your Brain on …
BAD09: CNN Says “Bloggers unite on climate change”
Follow-up note on Thursday’s “Blog Action Day 09,” CNN.com reported, “The scale of involvement in the day has been impressive. So far, over 8,000 blogs have registered in 144 countries and organizers predict that there will be around 15 million readers.” BAD ’09 organizer, Robin Beck, stated in a follow-up email, “We hit 31,000 total …
BAD09: Is It Getting Hot In Here?
I recently heard that a government representative in DC wanted to call together the whole scientific community in order to determine once and for all whether human activity had any bearing on climate change. That the man feels the need to do this would indicate that he feels that there is some question as to …
Carl Sagan – ‘A Glorious Dawn’ ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)
Thanks to Dr. Kiki for tweeting about this remix: “”Carl Sagan Remixed is the best use of auto-tuning ever! I have watched this about 100 times today” – Dr. Kiki Sanford (@drkiki). We lost a good one when CS passed on, but I guess his words and thoughts live on in video tape and remixes. …
Little Black Spots on the Sun Today
My favorite crazy photo of the past week is by French photographer Thierry Legault, who captured the space shuttle Endeavor docked to the International Space Station as the pair flew in orbit with the Sun in the background. Thanks to Wired Science for the heads-up via Twitter.For more of Mr. Legault’s photograph go to Astrophotography. …