1. Lovely and amazing.

    everydayfrustone:

    Josh Ritter - Love is Making its Way Back Home

    This video was created with over 12,000 pieces of construction paper, shown as it was shot, with no effects added in post.

  2. mapsinchoate:

    {Sound as a map}

    フォノグラム（音の図形） The shape of sound (phonogram)

    the-rx

  3. »  Occupy did what?: 28 lawmakers left ALEC this month

    occupydidwhat:

    Occupy shone a bright light on the closed-door activities of ALEC (The American Legislative Exchange Council), and the real impact of the laws it writes (e.g. the as-yet unpunished death of Trayvon Martin thanks to ALEC’s “Stand your ground” law).

    Corporations are fleeing in droves. And they are…

  4. Seems very inspired by Ben Fry’s thesis, but with more concrete strategies for how to actualize each step.

    http://benfry.com/phd/

    futurejournalismproject:

    How to Work With Data

    The other day, Bitly’s data chief Hilary Mason explained how to get started with data.

    Today, she discusses how to work with data, from getting it, to exploring it to interpreting it.

    A while back, Hilary and Columbia mathematician Chris Wiggins wrote about this process, called it a taxonomy of data science, and gave a roughly chronological account of what one does with data: Obtain, Scrub, Explore, Model and iNterpret.

    No, that’s not a typo, it’s part of an acronym: OSEMN, which rhymes with possum, which means you pronounce it “awesome”.

    To get more details than Hilary offers here, check their article. It offers code examples and tools and tricks to work through each of the steps above.

  5. mapsinchoate: Queens, New York, 1918

    mapsinchoate:

    Queens, New York, 1918

  6. futurejournalismproject:

    Fans of the husband and wife designer team Charles and Ray Eames who were or were not around to see their original 50 foot long, 1961 infographic chronicling the history of mathematics can now download an app version of the huge idea. Very mathy!

  7. holy moly. motherjones: nickturse: CAN THIS TRULY BE?!?! Notice the smallest display copy is reserved for “Why Abstinence Works.”

    holy moly.

    motherjones:

    nickturse:

    CAN THIS TRULY BE?!?!

    Notice the smallest display copy is reserved for “Why Abstinence Works.”

  8. good:

    Intermission: Where Books Defy Gravity

    Artist Alicia Martin’s latest exhibit seems to defy gravity: More than 5,000 books appear to pour out of windows around Spain, creating quite a spectacle for passers-by. The series, called Biografias, is in its third installation, most recently at Madrid’s Casa de America.

  9. coffeeonthursdays: langst:  Rainforest Action Network  OMG I LOVE THIS POSTER

    coffeeonthursdays:

    langst:

     Rainforest Action Network 

    OMG I LOVE THIS POSTER

  10. bookspaperscissors:

    Mathilde Roussel

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