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The Matrix Vs. Carl Sagan

Ben — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:36:11 +0000

Carl Sagan fans will love this brilliant mashup of The Matrix with a speech on the nature of matter from Cosmos. Now I know why I liked Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith so much: it was a Sagan homage. [via jwz]

Lyrebird

Ben — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:03:19 +0000

The Lyrebird mimics the sounds it hears with incredible accuracy: other birds, camera shutters, car alarms, chainsaws.

Todd Gross New England Weather

Ben — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:25:24 +0000

New England weatherman Todd Gross was fired from his job as Chief Meteorologist at WHDH in Boston last December. Now Gross has gone independent and started an awesome weather blog with a podcast of his MP3 forecasts and a for-pay email and cell phone weather update service.

Earth as you’ve never seen it

Ben — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:18:38 +0000

Please watch this breathtaking movie of one full rotation of Earth created from photos taken by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft as it left after a fly by. [via jwz]

Science Explores Meditation’s Effect on the Brain

Ben — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 18:49:48 +0000

Here’s and interesting piece from Morning Edition about scientists who are investigating the effect of meditation on the brain. In related news, David Lynch is starting a foundation to do similar research and promote the teaching of Transcendental Meditation in schools, something the TMers are always on about.

The Eerie Sounds of Saturn’s Radio Emissions

Ben — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 15:13:58 +0000

How cool is it that these spooky-sounding radio emissions from Saturn sound exactly like Louis and Bebe Barron’s score for Forbidden Planet?