Magnus Carlsen recognizes famous matches from history from a single position.
World chess champion Magnus Carlsen recognizes famous matches from history from a single position.
Inside a store that's been closed since 1963.
Inside a store that's been closed since 1963 that's still filled with unsold—and perfectly preserved—merchandise.
A hotel with an infinite number of rooms... eventually fills up
A hotel with an infinite number of rooms... eventually fills up (when an "infinite party bus" shows up). Via kottke. If this sort of puzzling goes well with your coffee break, the Monty Hall problem is fun to think about. This problem is one of those situations—albeit
Quantum computing is a concept we struggle to understand.
Quantum computing is something we struggle to even begin to understand. This video helped. What makes quantum computing special is also what makes it challenging. To use quantum computers, you have to maintain the entanglement between the qubits long enough to actually do the calculation. And quantum effects are really,
The Black gaze of Barry Jenkins
A luminous, non-narrative reel from Barry Jenkins, filmed while adapting The Underground Railroad. Jenkins writes: Early in production, there was a moment where I looked across the set and what I saw settled me: our background actors, in working with folks like Ms. Wendy and Mr. and Mrs. King
A montage of electron microscope images of tiny space spherules
A montage of electron microscope images of tiny space spherules found in Norway. Via The Kid Should See This
A comparison of different countries' Emergency Alert Systems.
A comparison of different countries' Emergency Alert Systems. (Hear more here.)
How to understand variants
An effective video that answers questions about how variants work—e.g., how a mutated version of the virus improve its chances of being transmitted to humans. But maybe the narrator's tone didn't need to sound like she's talking to a puppy?
A new film-dubbing technology uses AI that recreates actors' faces to sync with the new dialogue.
A new film-dubbing technology uses AI that recreates actors' faces to sync with the new dialogue.
A fan pays tribute to Lego's album of white noise
John Doran pays tribute to Lego's album of white noise (previously discussed here). There are many parallels between Lego White Noise and music I genuinely love. The track The Waterfall, created by thousands of elements being poured out of a huge tub reminds me of one of my