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Frogs + iPhone = hours of entertainment (SLYT) [more inside]
posted by growabrain at 11:27 PM PST - 13 comments

Google is helping with Exploring Strategies To Decarbonize Electricity, having developed a visualizer to Understand Electricity Generation. One of the low carbon options is nuclear power ... [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 10:49 PM PST - 32 comments

Because everyone should play .
posted by LuckyMonkey21 at 9:21 PM PST - 17 comments

Sometimes, you just want to listen to chilled hip-hop beats, reggae and funk from around the world. If now is one of those times, try some music from the Cold Busted label on Bandcamp, Soundcloud, or YouTube. If you're wondering how the nostalgic visual aesthetic matches the music, their line is that they're trying to capture the sound of today with the looks from the past. A few samplings from the label: Latin-influenced hip hop from Greece, funky Belgian beats and something more upbeat from Azerbaijan, and some headnodders from Manchester. Or if you want a continual flow of something new, check out Cold Busted Radio, streaming instrumental hip hop, trip hop, funk and downtempo 24/7 (playlists linked, and on YouTube live). [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief at 7:21 PM PST - 5 comments

"I’m actually here to propose this far narrower argument: that the two-week span from June 23 to July 8, 1997, specifically, may have been the worst two weeks for music ever recorded."
posted by jenkinsEar at 6:33 PM PST - 112 comments

Video game historian Steve Lin gives Cloth Mapper and human meme Drew Scanlon a 360 degree tour(youtube) of California Extreme. [more inside]
posted by selfnoise at 5:39 PM PST - 4 comments

Humans agree with John Oliver that geese are assholes. Zuri the baby elephant will also testify to that.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 3:22 PM PST - 25 comments

Testing helium beer (SLYT, subtitles) The beer that is what laughter tastes like... (sorry Mike's Hard Lemonade) "Watch at your own risk!" -My Ribs
posted by Amor Bellator at 2:58 PM PST - 23 comments

Another single link of neural-network weirdness: Romance Novels, Generated by Artificial Intelligence. Just titles (for now, that is) but what titles they are.
posted by Countess Elena at 1:32 PM PST - 72 comments

Dominoes and Fire. That's it. Just dominoes toppling, mostly thanks to creative application of flames and explosions.
posted by Etrigan at 11:48 AM PST - 12 comments

"I found myself looking around at one point at a really bleak winter in New York and it was just so depressing, and I think I needed color."
posted by Memo at 8:51 AM PST - 87 comments

An Oral History of the Time a Dog Ate a Heart on One Tree Hill. Finally, the story behind one of most amazing scenes in television history has been told.
posted by kmz at 7:55 AM PST - 64 comments

RandomCity is a project by Patricio Gonzalez Vivo, an artist and engineer who uses code and light to turn data into stunning landscapes. More of his projects here. [more inside]
posted by carter at 7:52 AM PST - 9 comments

Defending Indiana Jones, Archaeologist
posted by Artw at 7:49 AM PST - 74 comments

Through the Great 78 Project, the Internet Archive has begun to digitise 78rpm discs for preservation, research, and discovery with the help of George Blood, L.P. Currently the number digitised stands at 25,989. Four stylii are used to transfer the records – 2.0mm truncated conical, 2.3mm truncated conical, 2.8mm truncated conical, 3.3mm truncated conical – recorded flat and then equalised. The preferred version is then chosen by an engineer.
posted by criticalbill at 5:08 AM PST - 41 comments

Why do stars like Adele keep losing their voice? More and more singers are cancelling big shows and turning to surgery to fix their damaged vocal cords. But is the problem actually down to the way they sing?
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 3:11 AM PST - 62 comments