(0): Slime Map

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A group of researchers headed by Hokkaido University's Atsushi Tero have found an innovative and visually stunning way of exploring ...

(1): Plastic Earth

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Headed by Takuzo Aida, a group of researchers from the University of Tokyo and Seoul National University have developed a ...

(2): An Afterlife for Hotel Soap

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I ran into a reference to the Clean the World Foundation a few days before the earthquake in Haiti.  The ...

(3): World Pulse Voices

This slide was posted January 8, 2010. No Comments / Feed
As part of its mission to promote transparency and democracy while exploring world events from the perspective of women, World ...

(4): Blood Light

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Mike Thompson’s Blood Lamp offers users a gory way to explore the issues of power consumption and planned obsolescence. Users ...

(5): Reimagining a Cold War Icon

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A group of companies in Germany has announced plans to produce an electric small family sedan with solar panels providing ...

(6): Fallout Cubicle

This slide was posted August 10, 2009. 1 Comment / Feed
Sofia-based media artist Petko Dourmana recently exhibited the Post Global Warming Survival Kit at SIGGRAPH 2009. Dourmana's work appeared ...

(7): The Value of Empty Space

This slide was posted July 27, 2009. No Comments / Feed
Concerned about the the effects of the print-and-forget approach to document use, Utrecht-based SPRANQ created a typeface that saves ink. ...

(8): A Rather Fickle Memory Hole

This slide was posted July 20, 2009. No Comments / Feed
Two recent news stories offer quirky challenges to the conventional wisdom that new technologies--especially the Internet--have made it impossible to ...

(9): Visualizing the New York Times

This slide was posted June 30, 2009. No Comments / Feed
Earlier this year, digital artist Jer Thorp used the New York Times Article Search API to create visual displays exploring ...

(10): Carnival of the Animals

This slide was posted June 23, 2009. 1 Comment / Feed
Our perception of animals has changed dramatically over the last century.  The decline of agriculture and the expansion of the ...

(11): Evolving Art

This slide was posted June 16, 2009. 1 Comment / Feed
To mark the bicentennial of Darwin's birth and the sesquicentennial of On the Origin of Species, an exhibit opening today ...

(12): Finding the Rhyme in Education Policy

This slide was posted June 9, 2009. No Comments / Feed
In its search to bolster the faltering public school system, California has given new life to a quote attributed (with ...

(13): A Self-Powered Sentinel

This slide was posted June 2, 2009. 1 Comment / Feed
Massachusetts-based Voltree Power is currently developing a network of sensor nodes that will monitor forest conditions and immediately alert users ...

(14): Memorial Map

This slide was posted May 25, 2009. No Comments / Feed
Sean Askay, a geospatial content developer for Google Earth Outreach, created Map the Fallen as a tribute to US personnel ...