Triggering smiles – gold nuggets from the internet
If you spend enough time on the internet, you run into all kinds of crazy things. Some make you laugh. Others make you want to cry, or scream, or throw your hands up in the air disillusioned. And then, there are some items that almost imperceptibly make you smile on the inside.
This is my ever-expanding collection and tribute to those kinds of internet "gold nuggets".
Internet gold nuggets
Ode to a flower
Richard Feynman explains what he sees in a flower after an artist friend claims a scientist can only deconstruct it.
Richard Feynman explains what he sees in a flower after an artist friend claims a scientist can only deconstruct it.
A thought for the tooth fairy
A commonplace idea viewed from a different perspective creates a fresh story. Silly and magical, this NPR video about the rising price that baby teeth pull in these days always makes me smile.
A thought for the tooth fairy
A commonplace idea viewed from a different perspective creates a fresh story. Silly and magical, this NPR video about the rising price that baby teeth pull in these days always makes me smile.
From blue to red
A simple visualization with a strong impact. A bar chart shows the yearly average of monthly temperature anomalies (so, departure from the long-term temperature average) for several countries around the world. Adding the third dimension of time makes the message very clear.
A simple visualization with a strong impact. A bar chart shows the yearly average of monthly temperature anomalies (so, departure from the long-term temperature average) for several countries around the world. Adding the third dimension of time makes the message very clear.
The resilience of networks
Ecological networks are exceedingly complex and their dynamics difficult to capture and predict, let alone explain. Yet, this video accomplishes just that with graceful elegance and simple animations. See what you think.
The resilience of networks
Ecological networks are exceedingly complex and their dynamics difficult to capture and predict, let alone explain. Yet, this video accomplishes just that with graceful elegance and simple animations. See what you think.
A bug super highway
Way above us a network of insect super highways (pun intended). A short video that puts bug travel in a different perspective.
Way above us a network of insect super highways (pun intended). A short video that puts bug travel in a different perspective.
