Incredible Crepuscular Rays - Sunbeams Caught on Camera
noreply@blogger.com (RJ Evans), kuriositas.comSunbeams are everywhere – yet when they are caught on camera they are often unwanted additions to a photograph. They cut swathes through the picture, chopping off heads and obscuring detail in a burst of light. However, when they are…
2012 May 5 - Full Moonrise
nasa.govFull Moonrise
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert ArnExplanation: Rising as the Sun sets, tonight’s Full Moon could be hard to miss. Remarkably, its exact full phase (May 6 03:36 UT) will occur less than two minutes…
Love this pic!
Ritalin use for ADHD soars fourfold as child psychologists warn of untested drug cocktails
Jamie Doward and Emma Craig, guardian.co.ukPupils as young as three are at risk, warn experts as prescriptions soar
Prescriptions of Ritalin for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have quadrupled in a decade, prompting fears it is being pushed on children at the expense of alternat…
US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations
Chris McGreal in Washington, guardian.co.ukUN’s correspondent on indigenous peoples urges government to act to combat ‘racial discrimination’ felt by Native Americans
A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return s…
So agree :)
Cytograft Tissue Engineering Inc. has created human blood vessels in the lab using a patients’ own skin cells. Lab grown human blood vessels would have many uses, such as for dialysis patients and patients with heart disease. The Cytogra…
Wow.
100 Photos Merge to Form Swirling 360-Degree Landscapes
Katie Hosmer, mymodernmet.comIn his Alternative Perspectives series, photographer and filmmaker Randy Scott Slavin creates surreal images of the world around him. He has figured out ways to distort a normal landscape into a magnificent swirl of…
Impossible Buildings by Victor Enrich
Sifter, twistedsifter.com“12 Ugly Ducks” by Victor Enrich – 154 x 203 cm ( 61” x 80” )
Barcelona-based artist and photographer Victor Enrich created these intriguing works of art through a combination of photography and 3D digital rendering. Wi…
Neat images…
Real ‘Beautiful Mind’: College Dropout Became Mathematical Genius After Mugging
go.comBy NEAL KARLINSKY and MEREDITH FROST
Working behind the counter at a futon store in Tacoma, Wash., is not the place you would expect to find a man some call a mathematical genius of unprecedented proportions.
Jason Padgett, 41, s…
Awesome.
Brilliant Pencil Vs Camera Series
Eugene, mymodernmet.comHere at My Modern Met, we’re big fans of Ben Heine’s work. The Belgian artist busted out into the art scene back in April 2010 when his incredibly creative series, Pencil Vs Camera, captured the hearts and minds of people from all…
Brilliant Pencil Vs Camera Series
Eugene, mymodernmet.comHere at My Modern Met, we’re big fans of Ben Heine’s work. The Belgian artist busted out into the art scene back in April 2010 when his incredibly creative series, Pencil Vs Camera, captured the hearts and minds of people from all…
Extraordinary Deer-Shaped Electrical Towers
Pinar, mymodernmet.comAcross a vast expanse of country land, lofty electrical towers always seem somewhat out of place. They clash with the natural aesthetic of the environment, yet they are needed in this high-functioning world we live in. Moscow-based des…
An experimental Army program is trying to train soldiers to be resilient. But what does that mean?
An experimental Army program is trying to train soldiers to be resilient. But what does that mean?
14-Year-Old has Amazing Movie Trailer Voice
Venkman, geektyrant.comI seriously didn’t think that this awesome voice would come out of this 14-year-old kids mouth. It’s pretty incredible. His name is Jake Foushee, and he very well could end up being the future voice of movie trailers. He also…
Classic Fine Art given a Fun Geek Makeover
Venkman, geektyrant.comArtsit Hillary White has taken some classic fine art that’s been created over the decades, and has added a little pop culture geekery to them. Some of the art is just re-interpretations of other films and characters. White has created s…
