Today’s bookmarks
Mon, 13 Aug 2012
Science/Tech stuff:
- From MIT: Scientists successfully map the mathematical computations of certain brain cells
- From NZ: Further understanding of how the brain allows for free will
- Awesome new tech: radio-wave based wireless power for the price of a penny
- I’ve always hypothesised drunkenly mused this: Scientists claim dark matter surrounds the sun
Arts-ish Stuff
- Woohoo: the potential for a third Bill and Ted movie
- A comic book based (but widely applicable) thought: When do you give up on a creator?
- Drinking has been covered, here’s how to eat like some of your favourite authors
- Editorial note to self: Writing under the influence of ourselves
- Random trivia: selling for US$4.3 million, Rhein II is the worlds most expensive photo (and it was photoshopped)
The rest (I suppose)…
- Fascinating read (even if it’s about Insane Clown Posse): The History of the Gathering of the Juggalos
- Even more ‘what the shit?’: A Mississippi county runs a ‘school-to-prison pipeline’
- Some photo portraits of ‘Preppers’ (people who actively prepare for ‘the end of the world’)
- Website: the Infographics Directory
- Video: The Wonder Years without voice-overs involves a lot of awkward silences
- This guy’s underwater GoPro footage of dolphins is pretty neat-o (music mix aside)
But this video of a dog attempting to steal some cabbage is just plain fucking adorable.