Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Crystal computers, NYC Club Kids, drinkable sunscreen and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Disruptive by Design Telling the story of Oakley, from its humble beginnings to becoming one of the world’s leading eyewear innovators, the newly released “Disruptive by Design” is a brand film of rather impressive…

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World Science Festival 2014: Making science accessible and relevant, this year’s program features a civil discussion of the Big Bang, pie-o-physics and Paul Rudd as Einstein

World Science Festival 2014


While the younger generation may have had entertaining outlets like “The Magic School Bus” book series or “Bill Nye the Science Guy” to make science relevant and accessible, lucky New Yorkers of all ages—especially adults—have the …

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Climate Changed: An expansive graphic novel-style analysis of the world’s environmental woes and the policy action around them

Climate Changed


Visual learners, rejoice. French artist and journalist Philippe Squarzoni—known for his celebrated non-fiction, graphic novel-style works on politics and human rights—lends his eye and storytelling panache to an extensive work on one of the world’s most significant and controversial issues: climate change. Inspired…

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TED 2014: Earth and Space: A closer look at Planet Labs’ earth mapping project and the Large Synoptic Sky Survey

TED 2014: Earth and Space


In years past, the topic of space has remained a constant theme at TED conferences, and at last week’s 30th anniversary series of talks in Vancouver, BC, the expansive and always awe-inspiring topic remained on the table. While much talk has centered around a certain legendary singing Canadian astronaut,…

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Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Astronaut Chris Hadfield at TED, Casey Neistat surfs in J. Crew, the origins of Matthew Dear and more in our weekly look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Casey Neistat’s Stylish Travels With effortless style and a comedic adventurous spirit, filmmaker Casey Neistat documents 17 travel tips—while wearing J. Crew’s Ludlow Traveler suit—in a three-minute, action-packed YouTube video. The suit holds up…

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Microscopic Drugs by Sarah Schoenfeld

Avec sa série « All You Can Feel », l’artiste Sarah Schoenfeld a décidé de montrer le vrai visage de différentes drogues telles que le LSD, GHB, la cocaïne ou l’héroïne. Une approche artistique de la dépendance aux médicaments et aux drogues dures est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.


Fantasy & Ecstasy, GHB & GBL.

LSD.

Ketamine.

Ketamine.

Speed & Magic Mephedrone.

Crystal Meth.

Explosion of Methylone.

Opium.

Pharmaceutical Speed.

Cocaine.

Adrenalin.

Caffeine.

Dopamin.

GHB.

Heroin.

Magic Mephedrone.

MDMA.

Orphidril.

Speed.

Valium.

Melatonin.

Solian.

Estrogen.

Angels Trumpet.

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24 Angels Trumpet
23 Estrogen
22 Solian
21 Melatonin
20 Valium
19 Speed
18 Orphidril
17 MDMA
16 Magic Mephedrone
15 Heroin
14 GHB
13 Dopamin
12 Caffeine
11 Adrenalin
10 Cocaine
9 Pharmaceutical Speed
8 Opium
7 Explosion of Methylone
6 Crystal Meth
5 Speed + Magic Mephedrone
4 Ketamine
3 Ketamine
2 LSD
1 Fantasy +Ecstasy GHB and GBL

Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week’s look at the web

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Sochi, Frame by Frame. Whether it’s figure skating or downhill skiing, at times it’s difficult to tell just what’s going on on a physical level. To help demonstrate the intricate body movements of each athlete, …

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Cool Hunting Video: NYU Fluid Dynamics Lab: A visit to the NYU Applied Math Lab, where they unlock the secrets of aerodyamics—one flying jellyfish robot at a time

Cool Hunting Video: NYU Fluid Dynamics Lab


The concept of flight has always held humankind’s imagination captive—yet making that concept a reality continues to baffle even the most ingenious innovators. We recently got a few insights and a lesson in aerodynamics from NYU Professor of Mathematics at the Continue Reading…

Cytoplasmic Playgrounds

Après Playground Fest 2012, l’artiste MRK, a continué de collaborer avec des physiciens et biologistes pour la série « Cytoplasmic Playgrounds ». Le projet est de faire ressortir un mouvement et une chorégraphie poétiques à partir d’interactions entre cellules. Une réécriture de la science à découvrir dans la suite.


Calcium Sparks.

Macromolecular Crowding.

Multiprotein Complexes.

Le site de MRK.

Multiprotein Complexes 5
Multiprotein Complexes 4
Multiprotein Complexes 3
Multiprotein Complexes 2
Multiprotein Complexes 1
Macromolecular crowding 5
Macromolecular crowding 4
Macromolecular crowding 3
Macromolecular crowding 2
Macromolecular crowding 1
Calcium Sparks 3
Calcium Sparks 2
Calcium Sparks 1

Link About It: This Week’s Picks : Veggie kiosks, time warp photography, news from space and more in our look at the web this week

Link About It: This Week's Picks


1. Chicago’s Fresh Food Vending Machine Founder Luke Saunders prefers the term “kiosk,” but there’s no denying that his Chicago-based Farmer’s Fridge invention is actually a veggie vending machine. Built from recycled barn wood and sporting…

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