science
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Morning Coffee
I’ve just got this hunch that things might be ok. Watching Shrek in Tehran. Hey, so, what happened to that tsunami? Related: The Chilean earthquake did however probably (possibly?) make the day shorter. Why the internet will never catch on. Gang…
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Morning Coffee
NY Times on how your brain physically manifests abstract ideas and the Tanzanian Spray Toad. The Hubble has detected an alien spacecraft (or just a comet or something, whatever). The universe is hella closer to death than we thought. (via…
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Morning Coffee
Tiny Swedish lighthouses. A walk through JD Salinger’s New York. Philip K. Dick’s book covers. (via MeFi.) Behold the molecular Venus flytrap! Accidental contemporary art.
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Morning Coffee
Today is MLK Day so perhaps you’d like to kill time with first person Tetris? Behold the sleep suit! Alligators and birds breathe similarly! (psst… this is actually about dinosaurs, don’t tell anyone.) The history of the ampersand. “I’d really…
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Morning Coffee
Resin macrophotography. Because it is cool that’s why. US Geological Survey map of the moon. (via Metafilter.) It’s been a long time since we’ve talked about the red devil squid. Inflated taxidermy. The creator of letters of note would also…
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Morning Coffee
Warhol’s sport star polaroids. Who doesn’t love a sweaty bat? Contemporary artists design New York taxi signs. Yep. Seed Magazine, going through their best articles of the year, brings you this look at scientists competing to find new worlds. I…
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Morning Coffee
This is about as festive as I get, Australian Tesla Christmas tree! A very serious problem this Christmas season. These pictures were taken by creating a fake company. They are pretty rad. Astronaut catches satelite!
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Morning Coffee
A melting polar bear makes the point pretty clearly. Some of Berlin’s mighty fine outdoor art installations. Let’s face it, science is boring. Laredo Texas has no use for your books. Letters of Note (my current favorite website) brings us…
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Morning Coffee
Today is the shortest day of the year, it’s all up from here. The electronic telegraph is going to destroy the newspaper industry. (via Moviecitynews.) Ice caves! The Korean airforce have developed a pedal powered airplane. Dang! Meanwhile scientists have…
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Morning Coffee
Mystery lights in the Norwegian sky. I love the universe! (update: Bad Astronomy has gotten to the bottom of it!) Photographing Las Vegas’ neon boneyard. Gerry Canavan points us to this epic document of classic scams. A family portrait of…
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Morning Coffee
Fun fact: lobsters don’t age! Scientists want to know why your brother won’t share with you. Chip Kidd on designing Nabokov. Everyday is a good day for insect macro-photography. The world’s coolest subway stations. Hurray for public transportation!
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Saturday Morning Links
Is the Bible too liberal for you? Too much of that “help the poor” and not enough sinner-smiting? Do you have no knowledge of ancient Greek and no experience in translation? Then you’re perfect for this project. Shirley Dent talks…