Lose yourself in a kaleidoscope of 8-bit insanity
Joe Jeremiah did a remix for a theme and then started messing around with some animation. What he discovered blew his mind. h/t YouTube
Manu Prakash — A 50-cent microscope that folds like origami
Perhaps you’ve punched out a paper doll or folded an origami swan? TED Fellow Manu Prakash and his team have created a microscope made of paper that’s just as easy to fold and use. A sparkling demo that shows how this invention could revolutionize healthcare in developing countries … and turn almost anything into a…
Henry Lin — What we can learn from galaxies far, far away
By studying the properties of the universe’s largest pieces, we can learn quite a lot about scientific mysteries in our own world and galaxy.
The seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security
It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: seven keys, held by individuals from all over the world, that together control security at the core of the web. The Guardian’s James Ball joins a private ceremony, and finds the reality is rather closer to The Office than The Matrix.
Christopher Ryan — Are we designed to be sexual omnivores?
Author Christopher Ryan walks us through the controversial evidence that human beings are sexual omnivores by nature, in hopes that a more nuanced understanding may put an end to discrimination, shame and the kind of unrealistic expectations that kill relationships.
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