Mad Quickies 2.20
- From the Annals of Improbable Research: a study shows that the more astronomers you have in a movie, the better that movie will be.
- The story behind Banksy – master, painter, activist, filmmaker, provocateur. {via Mary B.}
- Peter Dinklage joins the X-Men. You heard it here. {via Elizabeth H.}
- Dear Hillary Clinton, this is decidely NOT presidential. Call me. {via Beth}
- An illustrator explains the bee. Also, did you know that Darwin was a beekeeper? {via Bug Girl}
- At Beautiful Decay: Lorenzo Nanni’s Silk Botany.
- Stephen Tillmans shot tube televisions to create Luminant Point Arrays.
- Col. Chris Hadfield attempts to communicate with life on Reddit. Godspeed.
- Nōn Verbīs Sed Rēbus. In which Steve Heller shows us a bunch of old pictograms.
- Pinterest find: The Tentacles of Life.
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The 3Doodler: the world’s first 3D printing pen.
3Doodler Intro Video
{via Steve D.}
Their Kickstarter page has more information.
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Historia de la Música
{via Smashley}
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Tempo
{via Tim Farley}
from the page
In this new Red Giant short film, from the creators of Plot Device, a scientist must prevent a new, powerful technology from falling into the wrong hands.
Learn more about filmmaking and visual effects at redgiant.com.
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Chris Hadfield’s Space Kitchen
from the page
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us his “kitchen” in space and prepares a 0-g treat. Free-floating food-eating ensues, complete with a tumbling tortilla. If this whets your appetite to learn more about eating in space, check out: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronauts/living-eating.asp
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Featured image is from Explain the Bee by the illustrator Dan Peterson.
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