Category Archives: Catastrophe
serendipitous goat demon
Here’s a funny thing. I was casting an eye over a bunch of recent music artwork when I thought I noticed something. The thing I thought I’d noticed wasn’t especially interesting, actually, and the effect I thought I’d seen evaporated … more…
end of november
My problem is that I find everything… increasingly interesting. I can’t imagine where that is going to go. Maybe when I’m older I’ll just gape at everything in wonder. You could do worse, really. William Gibson, in conversation with Cory … more…
Gliese 581
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet of similar size to Earth in orbit around a nearby star. A team of planet hunters spotted the alien world circling a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, 20 light years away. At … more…
Abiogenesis
YouTube – The Origin of Life – Abiogenesis – Dr. Jack Szostak How stable, self-replicating structures might develop, entirely through chemical processes. (via Slashdot thread)
pink terror
YouTube – Pink Terror More slo-mo goodness. I must say I’m not over-keen on the soundtrack, but if you are, it’s over here. (via 3quarksdaily)
subblue’s animated mandelbulbs
The Formula on Vimeo Well, that didn’t take long. Only a few months ago, we had a hot lead towards immersive 3-D fractals (see Meet the Mandelbulbs) and now we have animations thereof… Music by The Formula (there’s only a … more…
Perelman spiking
Enthusiasm is enjoying the biggest traffic spike in its existence. The new visitors are coming to see my post about Grigori Perelman, from nearly four years ago. The rush seems to have been prompted by Perelman’s non-collection of the Clay … more…
links for 2010-02-02: a few words about risk
Error Gorilla (The reason people are buying fear so easily and…) A few words about risk, by Doug Stanhope on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe, helpfully transcribed at Error Gorilla: "The reason people are buying fear so easily and stockpiling it is … more…
The Third & The Seventh
Alex Roman, The Third & The Seventh, 2009 Full screen display is definitely recommended. This thing brings ultra-realistic CG to new levels. It is possible to forget for significant periods of time that everything here is rendered. UPDATE: there’s a … more…