Will more people take the stairs if they act as a giant piano? Will more people use public recycling bins if it also becomes an arcade game? Fun Theory shows that you can make the world better and have more fun at the same time.
The Fun Theory
Friday, December 11th, 2009The Art of Bookmaking
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Abigail Uhteg brings us through the process of handmaking her own book in this delightful stop-motion video and reminds us how much thought can go into a process that we rarely stop to think about.
How the H1N1 vaccine is made
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Understanding why it takes so long to produce and distribute vaccines on a national level.
Ben Fry and GE Visualize…
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Make Something Cool Everyday
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Art that speaks to the subconscious.
Visualized: Choose Your Own Adventure Books
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Definitely one of the most intriguing items to come out of the 80′s were the Choose Your Own Adventure books. As tacky as they were, it was a very interesting effort to make books more “interactive.”As a kid, they offered countless hours of entertainment. I would read them over and over again so that I could figure out every possible ending. Recently, Christian Swineheart put together a very elegant visualization and analysis of the beloved CYOA books.
NyTimes – Interactive Narrative about Jobs
Friday, November 6th, 2009
Statistics can be boring. It’s crucial that we have them in news articles to put facts behind the story but I always though reciting numbers in a paragraph is such a waste. Statistical data takes a lot of work to generate but when you just list the numbers, it’s a bore to readers who view the data more as a necessity than part of the story. The New York Times shows us again that the numbers themselves can be the story.
Update: Find how people like you have been affected by the recession.
Meat Appreciation
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Back Forty is a restaurant in New York that strives to provide local and sustainable meats. In this video, the chef, Shanna Pacifico, demonstrates how she tries to use every part of an animal in her cuisine. I have always been very fascinated in how different parts of animals turn into different types of food. I admire that she is so knowledgeable about the entire food process and not just the preparation. That is a quality all great chefs should have.
Silly Diagram of the Day
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Cell Size Visualization
Sunday, November 1st, 2009Even after graduating with a Sc. B in biology, sometimes even the most conceptually simple things go unnoticed – for example, the size of a single cell. Sure, we discuss distances and sizes in nanometers, but nothing is as convincing or clear as a great visualization.
For those of you who always wanted to learn some biology but were intimidated, Learn.Genetics from the University of Utah is full of great educational multimedia. Go get your hands dirty!