Worldmapper: the world as you’ve never seen it before
http://www.worldmapper.org really is the world as you’ve never seen it before but for the self-confessed “innumerate” contributer, “it brings stats to life”.
The Second Life Sex bed case
While we’re doing ‘old news’ (see Wednesday although it was Tuesday’s video which led to finding this one), this is interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJw1rhg_5do&NR=1 In particular, the use the journalist made of his own avatar.
Traffic jam mystery solved by mathematicians
Here’s a good example of one of those why-does-the-news-seem-so-far-behind kind of things. TOTD is certain this ‘news’ was shown on a tv documentary a couple of years back. So why did physorg only get hold of it in December of last …
Have a break…
This just in – a real delight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrAHBk4ZAeQ
Superbowl 42
With the New York Giants finally showing that the New England Patriots weren’t unbeatable http://www.nfl.com/superbowl will give you all the details. For those who don’t have a clue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl
Damp Flat
http://www.dampflat.com/ See also the related exhibition on the 2nd floor of the Library.
My Tiny Life
One of our academics has pointed this out: http://www.lulu.com/content/1070691 where you can buy a print copy or download a free e-copy of Julian Dibbell’s _My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World_. Ralph Koster, http://www.raphkoster.com/2008/01/17/go-get-my-tiny-life/ , writes: “Julian Dibbell’s …
Shelving books
More silliness from the stacks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY7dT6cUQCI
Top 10 organisms
and carrying on with the Wired ‘top tens’ started last week: here are their top ten organisms for 2007: http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/12/YE_10_organisms Presumably some could be combined to save space: super C02 absorbing lettuce? insulin producing trees? cats with poison sensing rat …
Bill Gates retires
At CES last week, Bill Gates’ keynote speech included this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRD-0h7PiiE
