November 16, 2011

TED TALKS: SALMAN KHAN

Salman Khan is the creator of khanacademy.org, a website with thousands of educational videos on topics from chemistry to calculus. In this TED talk he provides some great insights into the problems of education today and how he hopes to change it in the future. read more

INNOVATIVE | 125 VIEWS

November 14, 2011

STOP MOTION AT ITS FINEST

This is the music video for "Against the Grain" by Hudson, an indie-folk band from Melbourne Australia. Partnering with animator Jonathan Chong, they created a stop motion animation that flows as brilliantly as the song does. read more

CREATIVE | 113 VIEWS

October 10, 2011

RICHARD FEYNMAN ON BEAUTY

(updated) For thousands of years people have lived by the stories of creation told by religion, filling their curiosities with simplified explanations. Those who are not content with such stories are able to acknowledge their ignorances. They discover nature for what it is, and reveal the true beauty in everything we see around us. read more

NATURE | 100 VIEWS

September 26, 2011

AMY SHACKLETON: PAINTING WITH GRAVITY

Equipped with only bottles of paint and a canvas that can rotate, this artist puts together a brilliant piece of artwork. Instead of using brushes, she lets gravity do the work of guiding paint down the canvas to sculpt the image. read more

CREATIVE | 63 VIEWS

September 18, 2011

FLYING OVER PLANET EARTH

The International Space Station has been orbiting our planet since its launch in 1998. Luckily for us, the few that get to be a part of such a great project take photos and videos so the general public can be part of the experience. A camera was hooked up that captured a time-lapse video of the station orbiting the planet. read more

AMAZING | 57 VIEWS