Spectacular video capturing and presenting some remarkable starling flight patterns. Together, a flock of starlings is called a “murmuration.” The science behind their flight is pretty interesting, too. Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.
The news today that the world population has hit 7 billion is challenging to process. NPR.org makes it more intelligible with this video showing how that population has changed over time in different regions of the world. I love visualizations like this, that take something so mind-bendingly complex and make it so simple and […]
As part of my work, I helped develop the following animation depicting changes to the global carbon cycle over time. This accompanied a GAO technical assessment on geoengineering — research and techniques focused on altering the Earth’s climate to help alleviate the effects of global climate change. I have embedded the video version below; the […]
President Obama cracks a pretty good robot joke while announcing his new robotics initiative:
While littering may not seem like a major issue, for years now it’s something I’ve longed to hear DC’s leaders address. In many neighborhoods around the District, trash is ever-present — in the streets, in yards, on the sidewalks, everywhere. In addition to being unsightly and disrespectful, there’s strong evidence to suggest that litter has […]
I love this exchange between President Obama and Univision host Jorge Ramos about whether or not he has his own computer. This is a real generational indicator — you think it’s possible I don’t have a computer? — not to mention a funny back-and-forth.
The massive tidal surge following the recent 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan today was filmed from a helicopter as it deluged a small coastal town. This footage is truly shocking, from the raging fires being carried along by the water, to the people racing away from the rushing water in their cars around the 1:25 mark […]
A crew from a new National Geographic TV series built a house and tied giant helium balloons to it until it flew away. Incredulity?
One of my good friends from college is a very talented actor who has just become Dairy Queen’s newest spokesman. It’s a funny spot, although honestly the guitar that sounds like dolphins freaks me out a little. Bravo to John Behlmann for landing and owning the role. I’m sure the world will be seeing more […]
This speech from Carl Malamud describes the motivations and trajectory of the Government 2.0 movement.