Mad Quickies: Alien Neighbors, Chic Prosthetics, Graphic Gluten, Game of Chairs and More!

Good day, Lovelies! I have some wonderful links for you. And if you’re in the States, you might need a little diversion considering it’s April 15th and all. Here’s hoping you toast Tax Day with champagne and not Mad Dog. Onward!

• At a panel discussing habitable worlds, NASA Chief scientist Ellen Stofan delivered a startling statement. “I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we’re going to have definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years.” Whoa. Groovy data viz included. {ht @DavidTylerMcKay}
• Industrial designer McCauley Wanner and Ryan Palibroda are Alleles Studio. Their passion? Creating affordable, designer prosthetic covers for amputees. {via Beth}
• At The Nib, Maki Naro features Gluten: the Facts and the Fad. Get educated about everyone’s least favorite protein. {via @TreeLobsters}
• Hunger Games actress, 16-year-old Amandla Stenberg Schools Everyone On Cultural Appropriation and the relevance of black culture in a powerful video. View at the page and check out her excellent tumblr as well. {via Courtney C.}
• At Autoddesk, a company that makes software for 3-D printers, manufacturing plants, construction sites and architects: Artists In Residence Give High-Tech Projects A Human Touch . {via Cathryn H.}
• I do enjoy the recaps at Vulture and Previously TV, but the only one that really matters when it comes to Game of Thrones is Laura Stone’s review at Hey, Don’t Judge Me. [I totally lost my shizzle at the “Magic the Gathering Butt Crack guy” reference.]
• If this is your jam, this is something you might want to know about. From the American Ceramics Society: the ACerS Art, Archaeology and Conservation Science Division. {via Surly Amy}
• Through her work, Atlanta-based photographer Kate T. Parker teaches her daughters that strong is the new pretty. You can debate the phrase, but the images are undeniably beautiful. {via Surly Amy}
• At The Institute For Figuring, a Gallery of the Crocheted Hyperbolic Reef
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• Book find: The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay.

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If you need a refresher, this is a good one.

Everything you need to know as Game of Thrones Season 5 Begins

Written / Narrated by Max Read
Animation by Devin Clark

from the page

The 5th season of Game of Thrones is right around the corner. Here is an animated map that explains what happened in the last season and and where every character is right now.
Special Thanks to Nick McKaig for use of his song.

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Sesame Street: Game of Chairs
Found via Pajiba.

from the page
The Game of Chairs will determine who will be king or queen of Jesteros. Four players will march around three chairs while music plays until one remains. Who will take the crown in this game of musical chairs? Robb, Cersei, Joffrey, Daenerys or….?

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Featured image is Marco helpfully preparing my tax paperwork.

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