What is it to be overloaded with information? or in this instance, for a kid with autism to be overloaded with sound? This animation by Miguel Jiron attempts to shed some light on what an autistic kid feels like.
Author: neil
Bikies & Truckies [Video]
This safety video demonstrates how invisible bike riders really are to a truck driver.
Ask, Why? [Article]
There is nothing more frustrating than coming up with the right answer to the wrong question. This tidbit recommends asking this question more often.
RIP Dave Brubeck [Article]
Dave Brubeck passed away one day before his 92nd birthday, on 6th December 2012. This piece in the NY Times is a wonderful recap of his life. Here’s a delightful video of Brubeck & a young Russian violinist improvising. Addendum: The violinist’s name is Denis Kolobov, & he’s an internationally renowned violinist – watch him here playing Campanella
Incredible speed tricks [Video]
French magician Yann Frisch performs one trick. Very well. He practices it, iterates it and improves it. And with his latest version, just won the top prize of the Beijing International Magic Convention.Don’t blink.
Golden Vault [Video]
How much gold does the vault at the Bank of England hold? Find out in this awesome video.
Kurt Vonnegut on Violence [Letters of Note]
These are two letters from Kurt Vonnegut. The first is to his son’s conscripting officer, supporting his son’s denial to join the army in Vietnam. The second was written in the context of censorship,in Canada, of one of his books.
Imagine Music from Guns [Article]
A Mexican artist has converted a stockpile of weapons into musical instruments, currently on display at the Istanbul Design Biennial. Titled Imagine, Pedro Reyes wonders what the logic behind Hollywood movies is, where actors cannot smoke cigarettes but can carry guns and appear sexy for it.
Flight safety [video]
You may be amused, or terrified, if this lady made the flight safety announcements.
Lincoln’s barber [Article]
William Johnson was the 16th US President Abraham Lincoln’s barber. He was also a black man. This brief article by Matthew Bell explores the impact that this unknown figure in history would have had on Lincoln’s Barber “It’s conjecture, but it’s not entirely out of line to venture that Johnson and Lincoln had the same kind of rapport you have with your barber today. In fact, it could well have been more intimate, given the expanse of Johnson’s duties. Regardless, this much is clear: Johnson served as Lincoln’s most personal and direct connection to black America at the time.”