Dan Weiss is a professional bookseller, amateur dilettante. He writes and plays in the band The Yellow Dress. He firmly believes that everything is going to be okay.
Let us now listen to the sound of the Jurassic bush-cricket. There is some crazy psychedelic stuff going on in the ocean. Thank you PopSci for this slideshow of mythical…
I know it’s only Monday, but I’m pretty sure “tiny volcanic moon” is the phrase of the week. (Largely terrifying) tales of DIY science. You know what else are neat?…
Welcome to your new home, Planet GJ 667Cc (it’s been an exciting week in space). Richard Branson’s lemurs and other assisted migrations. This is what a mouse’s brain activity looks…
The orb-web spider will go to great lengths to avoid rough sex. Flavorwire has a handy write-up of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. Space tugboat is absolutely the…
Dept. of the-future-is-totally-here-dudes: bullet proof skin! Wired wants to talk to you about (actual) bugs. Uncontacted peoples in the 21st century is one of the most mind blowing concepts I…
Science has determined aliens are probably being reclusive dicks. Oh hello, albino hummingbird. It is well documented that world’s fairs are awesome. Here is a look at one of the…
Let us welcome the week with reflections on crab design. Here’s your weeks worth of solar storm sky porn. What do false memories look like? Bad news navigation fans: the…
Welcome to the known universe 26 new planets (it’s been a big week for outer space). The New York Public Library is first in the field of 3D gif making.…
Mind blowing fact of the day: President John “the Tenth President” Tyler’s grandchildren are still alive! You know what makes international diplomacy rules way more interesting? Outer space! By the…
Update from yesterday: also dolphins are speaking whale. (via Boing Boing.) On John Updike and other unlikely children’s authors. Maybe you’d like to know some things about patricide. (via Atlas…
Super important news: dolphins and whales are bffs now. (via Metafilter.) 1970s Olivetti ads (are neat). It is time to play the subway. Here are some illustrations of animals cooking…
By the year 2000 all women will be amazonian super women. Mental Floss has the alternative presidential candidate information you desire. The Russian mafia understands the art of the tombstone.…