Mad Quickies 8.7

• A thought-provoking piece: Fake Birds on Film. {via Surly Amy}
• Professor Christopher Emdin uses rap to teach his students about science. Plus, he founded the Science Genius competition. Listen at SciFri. {via Anne S.}
• Sarnia artist Cat Cabajar is recreating Chris Hadfield’s photographs on models through body painting at his book signing. {via Brian G.}
• Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me: A Graphic Memoir by cartoonist Ellen Forney is the result of her personal story and long exploration of the connection between bipolar disorder and creativity. {via a post at goodbadlibrarian}
• Best poster today is Pop Chart Lab’s The Plethora of Pasta Permutations. Read more about this fabulous thing at FastCo’s 250 Pastas You Should Eat Before You Die.
• Art Story by Disney veterans Aaron Blaise and Chuck Williams is original animated feature film about a boy and his grandfather who get stuck in a world of paintings. Let’s Kickstart this! [via Ken M.}
• It’s the 50th anniversary of the highly influential book Interaction of Color by Josef Albers. The book is the topic on this episode of Design Matters. Now available- an iPad app about the book’s ideas.
• The subterranean Tunisian Hotel Sidi Driss must rank on some list of top geek destinations. Find out why.
• ROBOTS REBORN!

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Behind the scene of “Art Story”

http://vimeo.com/70530834#

from the page

Behind the scenes of “Art Story,” an animated feature film by Disney veterans that takes place INSIDE some of the world’s most famous paintings.
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Featured image is of robot assemblages by +brauer.

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