June 30, 2011
Ideology in the Toilet

An absolute scatological obscene endpoint by Slavoj Zizek.

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June 29, 2011
Chinese Crackdown on Dissidents
Human rights groups say that the current crackdown on voices of dissent in China is the worst since the Tiananmen Square massacre 20 years ago. It is believed the uprisings across the Middle East jolted the Chinese leadership, prompting them to make detentions before similar protests could be planned in that country.

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June 28, 2011
Virtual Supermarket: Shopping in Subways With Your Phone

Mega supermarket chain Tesco has created a virtual store in Seoul subway stations in which the displays and merchandise are exactly the same as the stores. Customers scan the desired product with their smartphone and it then appears in their online cart. The products will be delivered to their door "right after you get home."

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June 27, 2011
Suit Simulates Pregnancy

A new dress created by Takuya Iwamoto from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and his team simulates the weight, temperature, movement and heartbeat of a fetus. The team hopes the system will help men better to understand what a woman goes through during pregnancy.

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June 24, 2011
One Year of the Moon in 2.5 Minutes

This animation shows the geocentric phase, libration, position angle of the axis, and apparent diameter of the Moon throughout the year 2011, at hourly intervals.

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June 23, 2011
Douglas Rushkoff: The Future of Transparency

Douglas Rushkoff — the prolific author, media theorist, and thinker — discusses the troubling topic of transparency. We all want it, but do we even know how to go about getting it? Can our old media system — our myths and brands — even translate to the new transparent media landscape that the Web demands?

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June 22, 2011
Hemp for Victory / 1942 U.S. Government Propaganda Film

United States government propaganda film made during World War II, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible.

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June 21, 2011
Everything is a Remix / The Elements of Creativity

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June 20, 2010
The Speed Camera Lottery — The Fun Theory

The winning idea of the fun theory award, submitted by Kevin Richardson, USA. Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? This was the question Kevin's idea answered and it was so good that Volkswagen, together with The Swedish National Society for Road Safety, actually made this innovative idea a reality in Stockholm, Sweden.

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June 17, 2011
John Cassavetes, Hollywood 1965

An excerpt from an interview with filmmaker John Cassavetes, taken from the documentary "Cineaste de notre temps" (1968).

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June 16, 2011
Renata Salecl on Individual Choice

Fusing sociology, psychoanalysis and philosophy, Professor Renata Salecl shows that individual choice is rarely based on a simple rational decision with a predictable outcome.

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June 15, 2011
Inside Hula Hoop

Nick Saik, acCinematographer from Alberta Canada thought it'd be cool to attach a small wide angle camera to his sister Laura's hula hoop.

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June 14, 2011
High-Speed Robot Hand

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June 13, 2011
Conan O'Brien's 2011 Dartmouth College Commencement Address

Conan has some encouraging words for the 2011 Dartmouth College senior class on the day of their graduation.

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June 10, 2011
Anamorphic Typography

A video piece of two anamorphic typography installations in Chelsea College of Art & Design.

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June 9, 2011
Mind Your Step / Street Illusion

Mind your step is a large scale 32 x 18 meters street illusion in Stockholm at Sergels torg made by Erik Johansson. It will be on the square between June 7-11, 2011.

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June 8, 2011
Inbox Influence

Inbox Influence is a new tool from the Sunlight Foundation that allows you to see the political contributions of the people and organizations that are mentioned in emails you receive. This easy-to-use tool can be used for researching influence background on corporate correspondence, adding context to newspaper headlines or discovering who is behind political fundraising solicitations.

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June 7, 2011
Dr. Gabor Maté on Global Panel's Call to End Drug War

A high-level international panel has concluded the so-called "war on drugs" has failed and that governments should consider legalizing substances, including marijuana. The Global Commission on Drug Policy is comprised of 19 members, including several former heads of state. The Office of National Drug Control Policy at the White House has refuted the findings of the commission's report. Democracy Now! interviews Dr. Gabor Maté, a Canadian physician and best-selling author of four books including, "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction." "On any level you care to name, the war on drugs is a failure," Dr. Maté says.

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June 6, 2011
Cassini Mission

The footage in this little film by Chris Abbas was captured by the hardworking men and women at NASA with the Cassini Imaging Science System.

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June 3, 2011
What an Astronaut's Camera Sees

An intimate tour of Earth's most impressive landscape as captured by astronauts with their digital cameras. Dr. Justin Wilkinson from NASA's astronaut team describes the special places that spacemen focus on whenever they get a moment.

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June 2, 2011
Raw Foods Raid: The Fight For the Right To Eat What You Want

This summer armed government agents raided Rawesome Foods, a Venice, California health food co-op. What were the agents after? Unpasteurized milk, it turns out. Raw milk raids are happening all over the United States. The Food and Drug Administration warns that raw milk consumption can cause health problems, but a growing community of raw foods enthusiasts are ignoring government recommendations and claiming that they are getting tastier, more nutritious food by going raw.

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June 1, 2011
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace

Adam Curtis provocative cut-up documentary regarding technoculture — how machines made us believe we could create a stable world.

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