31 October 2013

Ibrahim Index ~ Econ on African Governance

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The Economist spotlights the Ibrahim Index of African governance...
27 October 2013

The Fastest Billion ~ Robertson on Africa's Boom

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Thanks to Emeka Okafor at Africa Unchained for spotting The Fastest Billion co-author Charles Robertson at TEDGlobal ...
26 October 2013

Saturn & Apollo ~ All Launches & Lunar Landings!

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Robert Sorokanich at Gizmodo spots all 13 Saturn V rocket launches! And here's all six Apollo Lunar landings too!

Adventure Is Calling ~ America's Great Spaces!

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Thanks to Alex Santoso at Neatorama for spotting Adventure Is Calling timelapse vista by Shane Black & crew with view of a dozen of A...

Lost Rivers ~ Rediscovering Urban Waterways!

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Thanks to Jason King at LandscapeUrbanism for spotting the trailer for Lost Rivers documentary by Caroline Bâcle and Katarina Soukup... ...
25 October 2013

Petite Ceinture ~ Wild Little Belt Rail in Paris!

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Nice BBC Stop/Start story by Neil Meads with French photographer Thomas Jorion on The wild abandoned railway in the centre of Paris ... ...
22 October 2013

Edge-On Galaxy ~ NASA APOD Spots NGC 891!

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NASA APOD spots Edge-On Galaxy NGC 891 !
21 October 2013

Cyanide Slaughter ~ 300 Zim Elephants Poisoned

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Peta Thornycroft and Aislinn Laing of The Telegraph share the horrific news of ecocide in Zimbabwe where poachers have slaughtered over 30...
20 October 2013

Chicago Timelapse ~ Wilson's Windy City Nights!

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Thanks to Kuriositas for spotting Max Wilson's lovely Chicago timelapse Windy City Nights !
19 October 2013

Rio Timelapse ~ Stunningly Dynamic Cityscape!

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Excellent spot by AL of Rio de Janeiro timelapse by Scientifantastic ...

Dog Days ~ Frank Docu on Street Food Venturing!

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Thanks to food freedom advocate Baylen Linnekin at Reason.com for spotting frank documentary Dog Days on DC street food venturing... ...
18 October 2013

Wiring the City ~ Energy Flows in Hong Kong

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Thanks to SankeyDiagrams for spotting Simon Scarr's infographic on Wiring the City illustrating flows of energy in Hong Kong...
15 October 2013

Ant Architects ~ Aluminum Casts of Colonies...

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ScienceDump spots aluminum cast of underground ant colonies...
14 October 2013

Sproot ~ Good Food for Boston's Preschoolers!

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Excellent to see MIT Sloan Fellows alumnae Katherine Shamraj and Nicola Dimond ramping up their Sproot.co which delivers tasty nutritiou...

Tactical Urbanism ~ Improving Cities Quickly...

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MIT alumna Mariko Davidson will be speaking at Tactical Urbanism Salon at Boston District Hall at end of this week around themes of how to ...
12 October 2013

Timelapse Rebuild ~ Engine Takeapart Anime!

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Abbas Raza at 3qd spots timelapse engine rebuild !

Remember Sagan ~ Cosmic Inspiration & Ideas!

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Just a few nuggets in memory of Carl Sagan ... And here's the ultimate tribute -- the 'illions supercut!

Sagrada Família Completa ~ Gaudí Envisioned!

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WebUrbanist spots 3D Animation Completes Famous Basilica ...

Cycling Groningen ~ Hembrow Spots Streetfilm!

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David Hembrow shares his latest View From The Cycle Path by spotting (and being featured in) the new Streetfilm on Groningen: The World...
06 October 2013

Country of Cities ~ Chakrabarti's Urban Manifesto

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Thanks to UrbanCincy's Randy Simes for spotting Vishaan Chakrabarti 's A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America ! ...