Mad Quickies 4.11
• Brain awareness video contest! The deadline is June 10th. • I want these so bad. Seriously. I even emailed the company. Sadly, they are not available for purchase, yet. More info the adorableness of mind controlled fuzzy ears here. • Brain scans reveal the power of art. MWAH HA HA HA…. the POWER is all mine! (via D.J.) »
Hillary Clinton Erased From History? Not So Fast!
A Brooklyn based Hasidic Newspaper Der Zeitung published the now iconic photo by Pete Souza of President Obama and his national security team with Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton and national security team member, Audrey Tomason photoshopped out. Why would they do that you ask? They did it because that magazine does not publish any photos of women. It is against their religious beliefs. The im... »
Science Cast in Silver: Peggy Skemp
Peggy Skemp is a Chicago-based artist who specializes in jewelry with biological, anatomical and other nature-based themes. I contacted her recently (read: discovered her jewelry, fell in love with it, wept at the state of my bank account, then took every step necessary to find this amazing lady and interview her) and asked her a few questions about her art, skepticism, and what it’s like to... »
AI: Art Class for Techies?
I have recently been approached to teach art to engineering students. It’s a new idea at my school and we’re still very much in the brainstorming stage. The goal is to have them be able to: a) Communicate ideas visually and b) Communicate effectively with artists. What we’re currently hammering out is what, exactly, we should focus on. I thought that the discussion was worthy of... »
Mad Quickies 5.9
A Portal sentry egg cup. A folding laptop. Like really folding. Space invaders cake pan. Got $150 million? Great! Give it to me so I can go to the Moon. Slow mo giant water balloon »
To Market, To Market
I spent some time today trying to work out how energy efficient local food is. Turns out it’s kinda complicated. I tried to do a simple example and got bogged down in the numbers. Here’s how far I got… The Question Is it more efficient to get 20lb of produce from Spain via the grocery store or from the farm via the Farmers Market? I figured 20lb sounded about right for a grocery ... »
