We’ve covered the work of the amazing Vi Hart before (Vi is also the daughter of our Math Monday columnist George Hart). Vi describes herself as a “recreational mathemusician” and she can certainly jam on math doodles with all of the chops of a bebop jazz musician. Vi also makes music-music, and has some cool […]
It is impossible to resist the charm of Supermarket Sarah. If you’re not already familiar, Sarah Bagner’s “walls” started in her home as an alt online shopping experience, and have since bloomed into collaborative public spaces, overflowing with inspirational eye candy.
Q&A: Open Source Electronics Pioneer Limor Fried on the DIY Revolution @ WIRED… Limor Fried is a maker’s maker. Sure, she’s got prime geek credentials: She earned an electrical engineering degree from MIT, invented several delightfully nerdy things to do with Altoid tins, and reverse-engineered the legendary Roland TB-303 synthesizer. Now she runs Adafruit Industries, […]
It’s almost opening day for the SF Giants! I can’t wait to see them get their rings, and in between dreaming of tickets, I’ve been searching out everything Giants online. This orange and black bento titled A Championship Lunch Box, from All About the Kids is the perfect commemorative meal for Thursday!
Have you ever used Polly Danger’s bias tape before? If so, head over to her Facebook page – you’ve got just a few days left to enter her Facebook Project Contest!
In the 19th century, three ancient Egyptian granite obelisks—each weighing north of 200 tons—were shipped from Egypt to London, Paris, and New York. Postcolonial-era questions about whether ancient Egyptian obelisks shouldn’t perhaps be left in Egypt aside, how it was done is quite an interesting story. This, BTW, is just the first of what I expect will be many gems from my newly-discovered treasure trove, No Tech Magazine, a sister publication to Kris de Kecker’s Low Tech Magazine, which we rave about here all the time.
Spring is a time for new beginnings. Whether it’s a baby shower, a wedding, a birthday, or Easter, there is one spring flower perfect for celebrating them all: Ranunculus. Their many layers of petals are like a smaller peony, while their leaves and buds are reminiscent of the delicate poppy. This interesting structure lends them […]
