16 September 2007
20 Amazing Optical Illusions - The List Universe
20 Amazing Optical Illusions - The List Universe: "An optical illusion is always characterized by visually perceived images that, at least in common sense terms, are deceptive or misleading. Therefore, the information gathered by the eye is processed by the brain to give, on the face of it, a percept that does not tally with a physical measurement of the stimulus source. This is a list of twenty amazing illusions."
10 September 2007
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hidden method of reading revealed
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hidden method of reading revealed: "Previously, researchers thought that, when reading, both eyes focused on the same letter of a word. But a UK team has found this is not always the case. In fact, almost 50% of the time, each of our eyes locks on to different letters simultaneously."
09 September 2007
YouTube - TGM 3 Tetris Arika !!! Invisible Tetris: " BEST Tetris Player Alive, don't blink... watch! (especially the end)"
07 September 2007
YouTube - Amazing Hand Shadow show by Raymond Crowe
YouTube - Amazing Hand Shadow show by Raymond Crowe: "Amazing Hand Shadow show by Raymond Crowe"
05 September 2007
Print I Think You're Fat
Print I Think You're Fat: "The movement was founded by a sixty-six-year-old Virginia-based psychotherapist named Brad Blanton. He says everybody would be happier if we just stopped lying. Tell the truth, all the time. This would be radical enough -- a world without fibs -- but Blanton goes further. He says we should toss out the filters between our brains and our mouths. If you think it, say it."
04 September 2007
NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story
NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story: "According to Tyson, author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandries, all gold on Earth started out in the center of a star; he says stars are 'in the business of cosmic alchemy.'"
03 September 2007
The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular
The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular: "A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in 'F' shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers"
360 degree light field display
360 degree light field display: "The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second."
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