Halloween Post #2 - Travel Photo of the Week

Transylvania

Halloween Post #1 - Severed Hand Prank

High Speed Evolution

The next time someone around you casts doubt on the work of Darwin, you can now offer the humble green anole and this article from the University of Texas Austin as proof of the theory of evolution.

Here's an excerpt from the article...

"After contact with the invasive species, the native lizards began perching higher in trees, and, generation after generation, their feet evolved to become better at gripping the thinner, smoother branches found higher up.

"The change occurred at an astonishing pace: Within a few months, native lizards had begun shifting to higher perches, and over the course of 15 years and 20 generations, their toe pads had become larger, with more sticky scales on their feet."

It's just another boot to the head of the anti-science rabble

The Tiny House Movement Is Growing

Here's an excerpt from an article on Lloyd Kahn's Shelter Blog site.....

"As a result of the bursting of the housing bubble, subprime mortgage crisis, world recession and growing concern about our national and personal debts, America is downsizing its houses, cars and lifestyles."

Fun Time! LEGO Electronica!

Play House from Alex Allmont

Trailer For Animated Short Film "Tant De Forets"

Tant de Forets from Acme Filmworks.

Are Tiny Houses a Viable Solution For Homelessness?

From BillMoyers.com

Travel Photo of the Week

Martinique

Future NASA Contractors Will Be Using 3D Printers

It looks like NASA is taking 3D printing very seriously for building habitable structures. They have awarded a grant to Contour Crafting to pursue further research into their unique process of 3D printing large structures using a paste like material similar to concrete.

If they can figure out how to use materials found in space (asteroids, moons), housing and work space could be available to spacefarers when they reach their destination.

Rotating Glass Sculpture Contains Four ‘Hidden’ Paintings

This is the work of Thomas Medicus. You can see more of this piece on Colossal.