Apr 27

For even more awesomeness, I recommend the BG composer’s blog - if you are at all interested in music, movies, or how tv shows are made. Or if you are just a giant dork and BG fan like me: www.bearmccreary.com/blog

ps - I learned how to embed youtube in this blog! First, copy the “embed” code from youtube. Paste it into code view of your post. Then, VERY IMPORTANT, surround it with <code> </code> tags. Et voila!

Apr 24

Pentagon construction

The development of organic food into big business

Construct a regular pentagon with a compass and straightedge (my version of the directions)

Global social, economic, and environmental statistics over time

Apr 22

It is amazing.

But I think it would be more fun if the floors were squishy and not concrete.  Also, I’d let children inside.  And then laugh as they fell over.

House of destiny:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/03/garden/03destiny.html

Apr 20

Like all this!

Wind powered beach walker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Ny5BYc-Fs

More beasts on the beach (designed with a genetic algorithm!): http://www.strandbeest.com/

Robot dog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww

These are all made of math. Beautiful, beautiful math. And some staples or something, I don’t really know the details.

Apr 20

Hi all! Here’s something awesome from one of my favorite blogs:

strangemaps.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/254-ludacris-rap-map-of-us-area-codes/

More later :)