Culture
David Byrne leads a flash choir in an amazing rendition of Bowie's "Heroes"
Simply transcendent.
Culture
Read, watch, and gather
Media
Brevity is the soul of Twitter... but doesn't move the needle
Skim Reading as a Service is never going to pay the bills.
Culture
StarCraft is astronaut Daniel Barry's favourite game. So he took it to the ISS with him.
Boy loves space. Boy loves space game. Boy becomes astronaut and flies to space, taking copy of space game with him.
Big Ideas
Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!
Sphero has been making excellent programmable robots for years, and last year everybody went nuts for their gorgeous little BB-8. And rightly so.
Culture
Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all
Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,
Culture
Why creativity matters in schools
Here's a good piece on cultivating creative thinking in schools, and why it matters for both students and for their success in today's world.
Home
Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed
An incredibly advanced lamp, dubbed the Komorebi, delivering some of the most natural lighting effects I've ever seen. Stunning concept.
Games
Should Minecraft be in the classroom?
Samuel Horti looks at the question of using Minecraft as an educational tool. Does it really help? Or is it a gimmick that gets in the way of real learning?
Culture
Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco
Design, performance art and clever security infrastructure come together at CloudFlare San Francisco. A wall of lava lamps has been integrated into the office
Business
Delete your accounts, get real work done
I'm fascinated by these discussions. I love social media, I love my many points of digital connection, but I know some of it is pure noise. How do we get down
Media
Samurai Jack, art in a cartoon, gets its complete box set
Every frame of Samurai Jack is an artwork. One of the great animated series, and this year it got its conclusion with a Season 5. And with that it now
Culture
The secret designer's studio built on the underside of a bridge
This has to be seen to be believed. An incredible use of unused space, taking a lot of design work in itself to create -- complete with a metal dolly roller