Dr. Julius T. Roundbottom, gentleman of science, reports on a paper he delivered to the Adventurer’s Club a pack of “close-minded fools more interested in the rush of adrenaline than actual science.” (thanks, Steven!)
First, robotic flying manta ray. Now, robotic flying jellyfish. (thanks, Dave!)
Rapping about CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. The things it discovers will rock you in the head. (thanks, paulie!)
Here at the Cultural Gutter we have a proven fondness for edutainment from the EU. So here’s a chemical party showing elements making out and fighting. (thanks, Steven!)
The Austin Chronicle‘s the paper of the future with an all science fiction edition. News, books, music, everything. (I’m especially excited about the music—The Day the Earth Stood Still and afronauts).
At The Institute for Figuring, Dr. Donna Taimina brings “abstract mathematics into the realm of tactile experience” with her crocheted models of hyperbolic space. (Model galleries are along the sidebar).