There’s no doubt about it, humans have reshaped the earth more in the last two hundred years than at any other time in our history… and the last 25 years are no different. Now Google has released a new “interactive map experience” which allows users to view archived satellite data over the last quarter century and in doing so they are giving us perhaps the most clear and valuable view of our recent impact on earth. “We believe this is the most comprehensive picture of our changing planet ever made available to the public,” Google said in a statement [Read more...]
Heartbreaking First World Problems from Twitter
“The barista put 3 pumps of caramel in my macchiato today. I clearly said 2!” Life is tough for “first-worlders” sometimes, so what’s the best way to vent these struggles? Twitter of course! What better way to broadcast frustration about “serious problems” than to you 1,500 close friends around the web. This hilarious collection of tweets pokes fun at this all too common trend, juxtaposing stock images of despondent first world people dwelling on the sad trivialities of their lives. [Read more...]
Want a 3D Hologram of Your Unborn Baby?
In one of the stranger uses of a new technology, Pioneer is offering a 3D hologram printing service to transform ultrasound data into a one-of-a-kind image of your unborn child. Now you can see a 3D image of what your child looks like, even before they’ve popped out into the world! Yes it’s highly unusual, but judging by the high number of ultrasound photos floating around Facebook, this is going to be a hit. [Read more...]
Visual Bits #435 > Reach Out And Sculpt
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Motorcycle Diaries: 1 man, 503 days, 83,459 miles
We all have dreams, but some of us turn them into a reality. Before he dives into his doctoral studies, Alejandro Chacon decided to pursue the adventure of a lifetime. He sold everything he had and left his home in El Paso, Texas to drive halfway around the world! He went through Mexico, Central America, reached the Southernmost tip of Argentina, then went up through the Amazon and back up North all the way to Alaska and all the way home 503 days. His trip totaled 83,459 miles and he was able to see 22 countries along the way. He documented his adventures with his GoPro camera and compiled the highlights into the video below. [Read more...]
Visual Bits #434> Beam Me Up: Amazing Illustrations
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Visual Bits #433 > The Tall And Short Of It: Vintage Times
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Stunning new Bonobo music video by Young Replicant
On April 1, “The North Borders” was released from musician/DJ Bonobo. Creating beautiful compositions of music, the DJ has also selected some great directors to make the music videos for his singles. A couple months ago, the video for Cirrus was done by Cyriak. His most recent single, First Fires, was recently released and the video is nothing short of moving. Watch it here. [Read more...]
Visual Bits #431 > Be My Rock: Art Installations
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