Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick
Nathan Sawaya creates some amazing sculptures entirely from Legos. Check out his “Art of the Brick” Gallery for more cool pictures. (Thanks to Andrew Sullivan’s blog for turning me on to this.)
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10 Sages Read the Future of Print
What becomes of the printed word? What’s the fate of companies that produce periodicals and books? Here’s what 10 media and tech luminaries think: Link: 10 Sages read the future of print [Fortune]
Santa Monica Restaurant to Close for Serving Illegal Whale Meat – Tonic
Folks familiar with The Hump restaurant at the Santa Monica Airport know that it’s famous for serving all kinds of exotic meats — insects, amphibians, reptiles, and more. But now they’re getting busted for a rare kind of mammal they…
Four Ways of Looking at Twitter
Very cool stuff — experiments in data visualization as presented in the Harvard Business Review:
Curling: An Olympic Sweep
A nice explanatory graphic on curling from the LA Times (click to enlarge): Link: Curling: An Olympic Sweep [LA Times]
Fleeting Youth, Fading Creativity in Science
In the Wall Street Journal, Johah Lehrer explores the connections between youth and creativity in the sciences. For one, he notes the demographic shift toward older scientists: In 1980, the largest share of grants from the National Institutes of Health…
Human behavior is 93 percent predictable
As my alarm clock radio went off at its predictable hour this morning, I heard about this study of human behavior on NPR: Link: Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows [Northeastern University News] You can listen to the…
The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Great Buns & Thighs
Oh, the surprises one finds when waiting in line at CVS: Yeah. Get your copy here.
Scientists shed light on supernova origins – LA Times
Type Ia Supernovae are a not just pretty in photographs. They play an important function in astronomy as a standard candle — a celestial object with known luminosity. By measuring visible brightness, astronomers can calculate a supernova’s distance. In the…
The Benefits of Choosing Your Working Hours
In a report from the BBC today: People who can choose their own working hours enjoy better physical and mental health, a report has suggested. Link: Flexible working ‘good for heart and soul’ [BBC News]