stuff i see

This week’s new issue of TIME, hitting newsstands and tablets Friday, May 24, is dedicated to covering the devastation that followed the pivotal 16 minutes between when sirens first alerted Moore residents and when the tornado touched down.

(Photograph by Alonzo Adams/AP)

only 16 minutes….absolutely terrifying

billythebrime: One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:52:48 -0700

billythebrime:

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,

One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them

(read in a circle, from left thumb to right thumb)

Colors used:

Milani- Gold Lamé

Black acrylic paint

All my friends think I have a life because I'm never on Facebook

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:39 -0700

laugh-addict:

And I’m sitting here thinking, “Lol idiots, I’m on Tumblr”.

"The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:42:53 -0700

“The way we try to recruit girls into STEM fields is all wrong. We typically compare them to some great woman or someone that has gone before them. We are saying, “Hey, you can be like Madam Curie or Sally Ride.” It is recruiting by intimidation. We need to change that message. We need to recruit by appealing to WHY we need them in STEM. We NEED you to help make the world a better place We NEED you to help discover the cure for cancer. We NEED you because you have the ability to change the course of humanity for the better.”

- Tim Holt on why we still see the number of females in STEM fields fall way behind their male counterparts. Also see how geography paved the way for women in science.

(↬ gender and science)

shortformblog: Idea: What if the federal government gave...

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:08:49 -0700

shortformblog:

Idea: What if the federal government gave someone like Neil DeGrasse Tyson a “Science Laureate” role, like we do for poets? Sound like a good idea? Fortunately, members of Congress are already working on it.

Local elections are important too (at Murphy City Hall)

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:16:21 -0700

Local elections are important too (at Murphy City Hall)

orphanblack: Don’t be crazy. (via Buzzfeed)

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:40:32 -0700

orphanblack:

Don’t be crazy.

(via Buzzfeed)

jtotheizzoe: Here’s A Light Fixture That Runs On Bacteria As we...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:29:39 -0700

jtotheizzoe:

Here’s A Light Fixture That Runs On Bacteria

As we phase out incandescent lights for compact fluorescents, we save energy but take the risk of mercury pollution (there’s heavy metals galore in CFLs). What if we could light our homes with biology?

Similar to the Glowing Plant project from earlier this week, here’s Philips concept for a microbial lamp powered by the chemistry of biological luminescence. It’s part of Philips’ “Microbial Home” future concept, which also includes urban beehives and bacterial waste recycling.

You can get off the grid, and onto the petri dish.

(via Co.Design)

bathroomwallanarchy: They’re not the best but…

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:40:10 -0700

bathroomwallanarchy:

They’re not the best but…

did-you-kno: Source

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:03:45 -0700

did-you-kno:

Source

scissorsandthread: Flavoured Lemonade | A Beautiful Mess If...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:31:02 -0700

scissorsandthread:

Flavoured Lemonade | A Beautiful Mess

If you’re from a place where you consider Lemonade to be a fizzy lemon drink, please note that this Lemonade is like lemon cordial - water, lemons, a dash of sugar! And these flavours are just the kind I dream of - grapefruit lemonade, strawberry and basil lemonade, cucumber mint limeade and blackberry lemonade! I think the first one I plan on making is the strawberry basil, what an amazing combo!

First Listen: 'The Great Gatsby' Soundtrack in Full | NPR

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:45:09 -0700

First Listen: 'The Great Gatsby' Soundtrack in Full | NPR:

The soundtrack to The Great Gatsby, Baz Luhrmann’s latest high-end refurbishing of a lived-in classic, doesn’t try to re-imagine Jazz Age tunes in a modern context. Instead, it attempts to transplant the sensibility of the 1920s to the hip-hop era, with genre-busting collaborations overseen by Jay-Z.

psychofactz: More Facts on Psychofacts :)

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:37:04 -0700

psychofactz:

More Facts on Psychofacts :)

my favorite hobby is avoiding people from school in public places

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:52:12 -0700

laugh-addict:

respectmethugtoninatalia: mr-platypus: premiumgifs: Liquid...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:26:39 -0700

respectmethugtoninatalia:

mr-platypus:

premiumgifs:

Liquid being placed on a hydrophobic material causing it to keep its shape.

Sometimes science makes me really angry.

this is bothering me

this is so cool

cheatsheet: The rucks were filled with Camelbacks of water,...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:28:54 -0700

cheatsheet:

The rucks were filled with Camelbacks of water, extra uniforms, Gatorade, changes of socks—and first-aid and trauma kits. It was all just supposed to be symbolic.

Mother Jones has the story of a group of soldiers who ran the Boston Marathon wearing 40-pound packs, then saved lives.

[Photo: Military Friends Foundation]