Garrett Lisi@TED:

Calvin and Hobbes:

While we were in D.C., Calvin and Hobbes' birthday came and went. On November 18, 1985, the genius Bill Watterson began what was and still is the single greatest thing in the history of all time, space, space/time, and whatever else I'm forgetting. So, happy belated birthday to them and to Bill, wherever he may be.

Venera 13:

Here's an oft' forgotten gem of the space age: Soviet probe Venera 13's photo of the surface of Venus taken in March of 1982.

Abrams' Star Trek:

Oh, how I long for the good ol' days...

Neural Dump Goes to Washington:

The 'Dump is in D.C. for this year's annual Society for Neuroscience meeting. We'll be here for a week or so, and there will either be feast or famine as far as posts go during the interim. So far, a pre-SFN meeting of the Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society has exposed the future: optogenetics. Click here for the wiki to find out more...

The Eyes Have It:

You've got to watch the pattern for a minute or so, but the results are really interesting.

The Intelligence of Crows:

Rubber Hand Illusion:

Oddly enough, you can do the same thing with your cock and two willing prostitutes.

Michael Crichton is Dead:

Michael Crichton died yesterday at the age of 66 after losing his battle with cancer. He was a supremely talented man, a great author, and an interesting individual. I am deeply saddened to hear this news.

Click here to read more.

VOTE:

A friendly reminder... please go vote today. And if you're in the Dallas area, make sure you vote FOR the Parkland proposition.

13 Volts and a Pencil:

Just like Edison used to do...

Wooden Adding Machine:

Benford's Law:

Benford's Law Wiki

Milky Way:

"Is there any place in the world you could see a real sight like this? Yes. Above is a single exposure image spectacular near, far, and in between. Diving into the Earth far in the distance is part of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy, taken with a long duration exposure. Much closer, the planet Jupiter is visible as the bright point just to band's left. In the foreground is a cave housing a stone circle of unknown origin named False Kiva. The cave was briefly lit by flashlight during the long exposure. Astrophotographer Wally Pacholka reports that getting to the cave to take this image was no easy trek...."

From APOD.