View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sketching Science (@sketchingscience) on Jan 7, 2017 at 9:49am PST Sketching Science provides a definitive answer to the endlessly debated, age-old question: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” via Johannes Grenzfurthner
Determined Squirrels Figure Out How to Navigate a Difficult Obstacle Course After Several Failed Attempts
In an adorable clip from the PBS special A Squirrel’s Guide to Success, some very determined little sciuromorph logically figure out how to navigate a difficult obstacle course after making several valiant but failed attempts at reaching the waiting hazelnuts on the other side. With each failed attempt, however, the squirrels learned something new and…
Lucas the Spider Runs Into the House to See if He Has a New Friend When the Bell on His Web Starts Ringing
In September 2018, the sweetly determined animated arachnid Lucas the Spider spun a homemade web with a tinkly bell attached in the hopes of making some friends. Sadly bell remained unrung for weeks. Then, while Lucas was outside a sunny day lamenting his lack of companionship, the bell sounded. Lucas went running back into the…
Guitar Playing Astrophysicist Explains How the Foundations of Music Are Correlated to the Universe
Musician and astrophysicist Matt Russo spoke at the University of Toronto for TED talk about how the basic foundations of music are directly correlated with those of the universe and how the pitch and tone of the stars can be musically interpreted. In 2017, Russo was part of the team that created “Trappist Sounds”, music…
How Johnny Cash’s Raw 1968 Performance at Folsom Prison Reinvigorated His Flailing Music Career
The very knowledgeable music essayist Polyphonic takes a look at the iconic Johnny Cash live album At Folson Prison, which was recorded live in 1968 at the prison itself. Cash’s performance at that show was so honest, real and raw that translated onto the album and played very well with his new audience. The album’s…
NASA Juno Probe Captures a Stunning Close Up Image of a White Oval Shaped Anticyclonic Storm on Jupiter
The NASA team working with the Juno probe have captured absolutely stunning ongoing photos of the swirling cloudscape that surround the planet of Jupiter. On October 29, 2018 during its 16th flyby of the planet, the cameras captured an amazing close up shot of an anticyclonic storm, which appears as a white oval, which had…
Playful Border Collie Prefers to Skate On a Shiny Rock Around a Slippery Parking Lot Instead of Fetching It
A very playful and clever border collie named Archie hilariously fooled his waiting human, who wanted him to fetch a shiny rock that was kicked up during their daily walk. After his first attempt to pick it up, however Archie decided that he’d prefer to skate around the slippery parking lot on that rock instead….
Amazing Anthropomorphic Robots Made of Recycled Metal That Play Real Instruments in a Punk Rock Band
Industrial artist Kolja Kugler of The Wild Waste Gallery in Berlin, creates amazing anthropomorphic robots made of upcycled and recycled metal parts. Several of Kugler’s robots, specifically “Rubble”, “Afreakin bassplayer” and “Sir Elton Junk” play real instruments for “One Love Machine”, a truly unique punk rock band. The One Love Machine band are a scrappy…