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Hans Rosling is a physician and Professor of International Health. He has done a lot of work with data that demonstrate how our perception of the world are often inaccurate. Animated charts and humor make his TED (wikipedia) talks well worth watching.
see also
http://www.gapminder.org/
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Christoph Rehage spent a year walking thru China. Here is a time lapse video showing pictures and video he took of himself through out the year.
see also
FITM - Time-Lapse Video of the Manhattan Bridge
hat tip boing boing
Some imaginative people have created some pictures that bring album covers to life.
See more at Protinuss - Bringing Album Covers to Life
hat tip @GuyKawasaki
Yet another great Downfall remix.
see also
FITM - Downfall Parody
FITM - Michael Jackson Downfall Remix
Looking for a light-weight, folding, electric bike? The YikeBike might be just what you are looking for. Its design is intriguing.
see also
Yike Bike
Mini-Farthing
hat tip @ptorrone
Researchers at Kansas State University have mapped the seven deadly sins using per capita stats on things such as violent crimes (Wrath) and STDs (Lust). Find out more at Wired - American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins.
Greed - average income compared to number of people below poverty line
Wrath - number of violent crimes
Lust - number of STDs
Bookcases are functional but generally boring pieces of furniture. These bookcases add some creativity to the mix.
see also
WebUrbanist - 15 (More!) Creative Bookcases & Book Storage Solutions
This is cool! The score of Beethoven's 5th symphony animated using the Music Animation Machine MIDI player.
hat tip @adafruit
Technology is making possible also sorts of interesting devices, including this new musical instrument.
hat tip Gizmodo
Here's Jim the Realtor (YouTube channel) again with another video showing the insanity that was the real estate boom.
see also
FITM - $4,000,000 Gate
hat tip Calculated Risk
How needs expensive high tech audio gear, when you can build your own with some paper and a marker?
hat tip Create Digital Music
Jason Polan is attempting to draw every person in New York. Here are a few of several hundred drawings he has done so far.
hat tip @GuyKawasaki
After seeing a newspaper picture of birds perched on wires, Jarbas Agnelli decided to make a song based on the position of the birds. He made this video of the results.
see also
Birds on the Wires
While Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift's (wikipedia) acceptance speech was rude and indefensible, it did provide some remix fodder.
Kanye West - VMA REMIX (Tronovitch Remix)
Hitler Reacts to Kanye West
Kanye West Interrupts Obama - 2009 VMA's Remix
You Don't Belong on MTV (parody ) Kanye West Taylor Swift VMA
Very Tasteful : "Kanye's Swift Apology"
DJ Steve Porter (wikipedia, YouTube channel) has released another great remix video featuring Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake, & Lil Wayne.
see also
FITM - Talkin' 'bout Practice
FITM - Slap Chop Remix
We all have regrets. Sometimes our mistakes have devastating consequences.
Not everyone is happy with the hair (or lack thereof) and some go to great lengths to keep you from seeing what is or isn't there. You will never these guys without some sort of head covering.
3. T-Bone Wolk
T-Bone Wolk (wikipedia) is the long time bass player for Hall and Oates, former member of the Saturday Night Live Band and musical director and guitarist for Live From Daryl's House.
2. Little Steven
Little Steven (wikipedia) is a guitarist in Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, solo artist, radio host and actor. Little Steven wore a toupee for his role as Silvio in The Sopranos.
1. The Edge
The Edge is the guitarist in U2.
Michale Kimball writes people's life story on a postcard. After asking questions about the subject's life, Kimball writes a condensed version of his or her's life story on the back of a postcard and mails it to the person.
see also
NPT - A Writer Who Can Fit Your Entire Life On A Postcard
guardian - Brief lives
hat tip @GuyKawasaki
Here is the Rock-afire Explosion's sweet performance of Usher's (wikipedia) Love In This Club.
see also
The Rock-afire Explosion
Robots and Games
hat tip DJ Steve Porter
This life-size model of a Ferrari F1 car was built by Puma employees using Ferrari branded Puma apparel and accessories.
hat tip TOXEL.COM
Olli Erkkilla built this great forkless bicycle as a graduation project at the Institute of Design in Lahti, Finland.
see also
Illusion 360 - Phantom Bike
Olli Erkkila - Forkless Cruiser
hat tip @GuyKawasaki
Musician Dan Bull (twitter) isn't a fan of Lily Allen's (hypocritical) stance on infringing file-sharing and responded with this open letter.
hat tip boing boing
This amazing animation was a collaboration by blu and David Ellis.
hat tip Matt Mason
Nathan Sawaya created this Lego cello. Be sure to watch the video for a glimpse into the build process.
see also
Nathan Sawaya - Cello
FITM - Rockin' Out with Lego
FITM - Fun With Lego
FITM - Lego Animation: 8-bit trip
hat tip Make: Online
Burning Man (wikipedia) is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert. Executive director Larry Harvey discusses 5 things cities can learn from Burning Man.