Free Science

Mostly Science and Cats. Northern California grown (1986), living in Boston.

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[nprfreshair]

Collection Puts A Playful, Pulpy Twist On Preposterous Stories About Obama

Fifteen writers riff on various wild conspiracy theories generated about President Obama over the years. Fresh Air critic Maureen Corrigan says the sly short stories in The Obama Inheritance pack a punch. 

[grlizzybear]

[nomehablen2]

This is literary genius

[proteinfox]

Leo The Lion

[archiemcphee]

Surreal Sunday is the perfect day to redecorate with one of these awesome stone rugs made by Vienna-based designer Martina Schuhmann. All those smooth stones are actually soft felted wool, which means that they look like real stone, but are actually soft and comfy to walk on.

Each felt stone rugs is a one-of-a-kind creation. She makes felt stone cushions too! They’re all sold via Schuhumann’s flussdesign Etsy shop or available as a custom order via the flussdesign website.

[via Twisted Sifter]

[archiemcphee]

Some might says that Brazilian artist Heloisa is really bad at drawing cats, but when you compare her source photos to her drawings, it’s clear that she’s really quite skilled. She uses her pen to capture the purrfect essence of each cat she draws, including this unsettling feline photo glitch:

Follow Heloisa’s Poorly Drawn Cats on Twitter for many more imcompurrable reproductions of other people’s cat photos.

[via Bored Panda]

[beesandbombs]

x&o

[agirlandhisplatypus]

[newhologram]

NO “TELEPHONES”. TALK TO EACH OTHER. FACE TO FACE ONLY. WRITE A LETTER. SEND A TELEGRAM TO YOUR MOM. PRETEND IT’S 1860. LIVE.

[vulgareconomics]

NO ‘WRITING’… TALK TO EACH OTHER. THROW A ROCK AT YOUR MOM. PRETEND IT’S 10,000 BCE.  LIVE.

[guavasaur-deactivated20141002]

URGGA. ROU GRAAURH. RUH.

<SMACKS HANDS ON WALL WITH PAINT.>

[flamingomd-deactivated20240122]

NO ‘HIGHER BRAIN FUNCTIONS’ …USE YOUR REPTILIAN BRAIN

EAT YOUR MOM’S CORPSE SHE DIED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH SUSTENANCE

PRETEND YOU HAVE JUST AROSE FROM THE SEA

SURVIVE

[thelegendofkungjew-archived-dea]

NO “MULTICELLULAR TRAITS”….. USE YOUR SYMBIOTIC MITOCHONDRIA

REPRODUCE ASEXUALLY, YOU’RE YOUR OWN PARENT

PRETEND IT’S 2BYA

EVOLVE

[edwardspoonhands]

NO “LIFE.” USE FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL FORCES TO FORM SPHERICAL OBJECTS REVOLVING AROUND ONE ANOTHER IN SPACE. 

FUSE HYDROGEN INTO HELIUM USING GRAVITATIONAL PRESSURE TO PRODUCE HEAT AND LIGHT. 

PRETEND IT’S 4.5BYA.

STABILIZE INTO EQUILIBRIA

[coldswarkids]

NO “MATTER”.  EXIST IN THE VOID WITHOUT PURPOSE OR MEANING.

THERE IS NO “YOU”, ONLY THE VAST CONCEPT OF NOTHING.

TIME DOES NOT EXIST.

BE.

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

3-D printing just got even more accurate. MIT scientists have invented a machine that prints objects suspended in gel to counteract the negative effects of gravity.

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[owlmylove]

it makes sense that gel printing would cut down on the time & material it takes to print, as usually when you’re printing an object while dealing with gravity you have to print “lattices” to support the plastic, which are then broken off the final piece. this is such a brilliant idea!

[elodieunderglass]

It’s interesting because this is something already used in cell culture. Neurons, for example, are often grown in 3D gel culture because they connect to each other in multiple directions. So this, to me, is a charming example of a high-tech aesthetic looping back to life sciences.

[8pxl]

Art I’ve made in 2017 so far!

I’ve improved a lot this year, and I need to keep bein motivated to make more art! Thank you all for the support you’ve given me this year, it’s been amazing !

society6 / twitter / tip jar

[sixpenceee]

Few of us will ever have the chance to visit outer space, but that doesn’t mean we can’t bring space to us! And what better way to do that than with these beautiful moon and planet lamps by Pulsar Moonlight, available to purchase on Etsy.

They’re made from recycled outdoor/garden globes by Maria Elena, a Rome-based Italian astrophysicist, and no two are the same as each one is decorated by hand using non-toxic paint. As well as the moon there are several planets to choose from including Jupiter, Neptune, and Mars, and Maria Elena paints them using scientific pictures as a reference to ensure that the craters and depressions are as close to the real thing as possible. So if you’re looking for a unique lamp that’s truly out of this world, Pulsar Moonlight has just the thing. (Source)

[the-real-stevie-nicks]

I’ll have four solar systems thanks

[lagonegirl]

Unbelievable realistic pencil drawings by this Nigerian artist look more real than photos themselves.

What absolute fucking incredible talent. This is Black Excellence! 

Arinze Stanley @harinzeyart on Instagram

#ProtectBlackArtists  #BlackPride

[thechanelmuse]

What in the wizardry?!…How?…HOW?? 😳😦

[the-future-now-deactivated20170]

President Donald Trump could announce his long-awaited final decision on whether or not to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreements on climate change any day now.

Meanwhile newly unveiled research shows the growing effects of climate change are even more dire than many scientists initially suspected. Some of the repercussions are already irreversible.

It seems the stakes couldn’t be much higher for the global scientific community or the planet. Read more (5/30/17)

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[sixpenceee]

The most bizarre taxidermies (stuffing of animal skins) I could find on the internet 

[micdotcom]

Burt’s Bees creator Burt Shavitz died Sunday — but left behind advice we all need to hear 

Burt Shavitz, the bearded man whose face and spirit created the beloved brand Burt’s Bees, died on Sunday at 80. Shavitz passed away in his rural home in Maine, surrounded by family and friends. Shavitz was never one to embrace a crowd. In fact, his life story is as true to the Burt’s Bees images as you can get: unpretentious, wholly original and all natural.

[proteinfox]

#yoda

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Our littlest nugget! Leo the corgi mix puppy!!