Mad Quickies: Far Future Timeline, DNA Designs, Tasty Zoetrope, Surrealist iPhone Movie and More!
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Hey guys, I’ve got some delicious tidbits for you. Dig in!
Artists use DNA designs to honor Francis Crick — and fund the fight against cancer. Turns out Crick’s granddaughter, Kindra Crick, is a biologist and a painter and is leading this effort. – via Surly Amy
Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin and Zariya Allen are teen poets who sum up everything wrong with America. – via Courtney
This Surrealist film was shot entirely with a drop of water and an iPhone. The work was done by Japanese designer Dan Tomimatsu.
You can thank Norwegian comedians for this. Satire imagines ‘FIFA 2022’ video game … with ‘dying construction workers’. – via Jim T.
Based on data from NASA, Nature and climate experts The Potsdam Institute, this is a Timeline of the Far Future. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for Earth.
Finnish artists Juha van Ingen and Janne Särkelä have developed a monumental GIF. It’s called “As Long As Possible” and loops over 1,000 YEARS. – via Beth
We’ve come a long way from “Yaté yotó”. David Peterson is a creator of languages and the person responsible for about 4,000 Dothraki words. His new book is a guide to the art of language invention. – via Critical Dragon
And, by the way, we’re probably mispronouncing “khaleesi”.
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A zoetrope from artist Alexandre Dubosc
Melting POP
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Featured image is an excerpt from Empathy Molecule II by Kindra Crick – Encaustic, mixed-media on board, 24″ x 24″, 2013.
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Donna,
“Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for Earth.” Spoiler alert: it doesn’t end well for the Universe either. The second law of thermodynamics sucks!