Cende, "Bed"
The song of the moment is the impeccably taut "Bed" by Cende, from their forthcoming album, #1 Hit Single, out on May 26. Listen to the studio version here:
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Cassini's grand finale
Twenty years ago, the Cassini spacecraft began its journey to Saturn, sending back stunning data and images along the way. On Sept. 15, 2017, its mission will end after the spacecraft dives between Saturn and its rings, eventually plunging into the planet.
Six Rube Goldberg machines
A pair of students spent three weeks building Rube Goldberg machines from whatever they could find.
Little is known about sex in space because colonization hasn't been the goal
When you ask why no humans have ever had sex in space, part of the answer is that truly living in the cosmos—as opposed to visiting for the sake of scientific field research—isn’t what NASA is about. From "Space Sex is Serious Business," which isn&
A kinetic sculpture inspired by Seattle's rapid development is super creepy
Composed of liquid plastic, brass wire, and a wooden scaffold, Casey Curran's “Bequeath these Seeds” crawls with a simulacra of life. That and it creeps us the hell out, but still beautiful, no?
What it's like to hike blind in the wilderness
A short film about a father and son exploring the Pacific Northwest wilderness—no matter that the son started to go blind at 12.
Airports could avoid scary landings with circular runways
On the appeal of circular runways for airports. It's mostly theory for now, but the benefits could include fewer terrifying crosswind landings.
The world's longest domino line features 15,524 dominoes
Witness! The world's longest domino line, which took two days to build, features 15,524 dominoes falling in rapid succession. The previous record was 12,610 dominoes.
AI deep learning meets Bob Ross
AI deep learning systems meet Bob Ross, and everyone with ASMR suffers as a result.
Colorful corals
Get your time-lapse photography of brilliantly colored coral while you still can.