Entropy isn't just something that makes us lose our car keys; it also keeps time's arrow pointed in its familiar direction, as this deft film by John Pavlus ably shows. Video after the jump.
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Lightsicle
Renowned motorcycle builders create a real-life version of the Tron light cycle. It's sleek, it's masterfully built�and it's a pale reflection of the preternatural awesomeness of the 1982 movie's original.
Read More »Doodling infinity
Remember what Larry Summers said about women and math? He should see this video.
Read More »Sampling the soundtrack of daily life? Now there�s an app
it can be difficult to find genuinely useful apps for content creation of any kind. Shrink a powerful sampling keyboard down to iPhone size, and maybe you've got an answer.
Read More »When blindfolded, there’s no place like home
NPR's Robert Krulwich reports on an astonishing finding: blindfolded, no one can walk in a straight line.
Read More »Lab rat fun: Pepsi beats Coke
Acid or base? When you're a coke can, it doesn't matter�you sizzle either way.
Read More »Mystery unplugged tech: is it animal, vegetable, or technological?
Deadly cactus frond? Extinct creature of the deep? Answer after the jump.
Read More »Ostriches are not nice
Is it play? Turf-defending aggression? Or the dysfunctional behavior of captive animals?
Read More »8-bit prime cuts
Artist Jude Buffum has created a series of portraits of beloved Nintendo characters (like Gesso, above) in the form of butcher�s diagrams�bringing together his love of gaming and meat.
Read More »Space, gentrified
It's getting pretty plush up there. Yesterday, NASA released this image of Expedition 25 commander Doug Wheelock in the "cupola," a bay window installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station in February 2010.
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