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The art of science

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I kind of want all of these scientific field notes as prints for my walls.  I’ve always loved the style and the way they are art that truly serves a purpose, even if just a personal one (mainly conveying information from site to office).  I’ve also thought about getting a tattoo of a cryptid on several occasions and this is the exact aesthetic I’d want it to employ.  This book on the topic (with lots of illustrations) may have just moved to the top of my coffee table list.

(Wired)

Unexpected beauty

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Sometimes the world we inhabit can be stunningly beautiful when least expected.  Case in point:  after winging through four hours of Maryland and Pennsylvania driving tonight, I stopped in at the carwash off of Benner Pike as it does a better job with bug splatters than the one on Atherton.  Through some magic of alignment and happenstance of time of day, I managed to pull into the no-touch wash bay just as the sun was setting with the frosted door as a frame.  The result was sublime.

Wear this

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Parts are cheaper, knowledge and sharing are happening more than ever, and it’s easy to find people who have the skills you may need to work with. Even 3D printing is becoming more common. When you combine all this, I think we might just be entering a wearable electronics era.

Phillip Torrone provides an exhaustive (if exhausting) rundown of his experiments and the experiments of other within the realm of wearable technology. Notable mentions include the iCufflinks and Project Runway‘s Diana Eng.

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New Björk

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Björk

I really needn’t say too much more than that.

I will, though. I’ll start with this quote from The Guardian:

“The Modern Things” […] playfully posits the theory that technology has always existed, waiting in mountains for humans to catch up. In fact, Björk has always seemed like an artist who’s been waiting for technology to catch up with her. Finally, it seems to have done so.”

(1. I love “The Modern Things“, one of my all-time favorites.) The new album, Biophilia will be taking the form of a collection of iPad mini-apps, one for each track. (2. Yes, Björk is releasing her album on the iPad.) Not content to just put out a static package of music, Björk will also be releasing evolving content during the lifespan of the album – and every single track can be remixed and reconfigured via games and other creative means. (3. Not just an iPad gimmick but a project that takes advantage of the iPad’s living nature.) The new release will even be toured with iPads in the band, as they are used to mix the songs on stage – when we aren’t too busy playing the “gameleste”, an instrument Björk commissioned from an Icelandic artist. (4. See 2 and, also, holy shit.)

björk: road to crystalline from Björk on Vimeo.

Because who doesn’t want to listen to Björk’s new album on a road trip…with Björk?

I know I can’t wait. There will even be a video directed by Gondry to kick things off, we’ve been told.

That’s one way to get Top Gear

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Franco is a Top Gear Philippines reader who got started with his personal obsession with the magazine when a friend traded him an issue for a carving of a Ferrari.  From a single block of wood.  With working doors and full interior.

Did I mention that Franco also carves wonderfully detailed cars in his spare time?  He’s quite good, as you’ve probably seen in the video above.

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A.A. (Artificial Artistry)

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If you’ve ever found something strange – or strangely unexpected – on Google’s Street View, then 9-eyes.com is for you.  Its curator, Jon Rafman, collects some of the most arresting images that that the overmind of G has captured accidentally as it roves the land.  You could easily lose hours on this blog, so be warned.

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