A musical tribute to the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee done by the genius behind the symphony of science series.
What American People Do on Workdays [Infographic]
It’s kind of sad that working and sleeping takes most of our time, while taking care of elders and children is way down the list. Everyone likes to blame the education system for the troubles we have with our kids, but overworked parents are often the problem… at least that’s what I think. Thoughts?
The figures come from the American Time Use Survey, which is conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers are, of course, averages. So parents may spend much more time, say, caring for children, while people without children will spend no time at all.
Internet Addiction as Pictured by Roseanne in 1996
An hilarious scene from the 16th episode of the eight season of Roseanne, where Leonard David (Johnny Galecki) tries to get his friend Jackie (Laurie Metcalf) off from the Internet. Have you noticed that Johnny Galecki still looks pretty much the same even after 16 years?
[Via LS]
Ants get radio “backpacks” to track networking
A thousand British ants are now sporting radios on their backs. It’s part of a project to track how the group forms its own social and informational network.
The Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire is run by the National Trust and is home to around 50 million northern hairy wood ants. Despite that number the species is considered rare and is officially classed as “near threatened.” Longshaw and an area in the Yorkshire Moors are the only two places where the ants are found in large numbers.
Researchers from the University of York have attached radio trackers to the ants. The average ant’s length is about the width of a human adult thumbnail and the tracker is around one millimetre square, so it shouldn’t cause any disruption to the ants’ activities.
Information gathered using the receivers will help National Trust staff learn more about the ants movement, which will help them in managing the oak and birch woodland where they live.
Meanwhile the university researchers are interested in the way the ants move about and communicate. They believe colonies of ants as a whole develop systems to pass on information efficiently, minimizing the physical movement required. Those systems could help humans find more efficient techniques for online communication.
The three year project follows claims we reported earlier this week that the way ants organize themselves to leave a nest and hunt for food resembles the TCP system used to regulate the flow of data when transmitting files over the Internet.
(Image credit: University of York)
Pac-Man: The True Story [Comic]
[Source: Walking From Work]
Beautiful: NightFall – Los Angeles from Sunup to Sundown [Time-Lapse Video]
Lights off. Full Screen. Play.
I shot “Nightfall” in an attempt to capture Los Angeles as it transitioned from day to night. As you probably know, LA is an expansive city so shooting it from many different angles was critical. Usually I was able to capture just one shot per day with a lot of driving, exploring, and scouting in between but the times sitting in traffic or a “sketchy” neighborhood often lead to new adventures and interesting places.
[Colin Rich | Via TA]
How a Slinky Falls in Full Slow Mo [Video]
We’ve already shown you a video of the science behind a falling slinky and some quick slow motion footage to go along with it, but the Slow Mo guys show us how it’s done in extreme slow motion. Check it out!
The Dark Knight Meets the Avengers [Video]
[Via College Humor]