Quote for Today: Mary Cassatt
I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up. —Mary Cassatt
Technology in the Home: The Future in Home Appliances from GE
From machines that check vital signs and dispense medicine to laundry stored in compressed pellets, things are changing. Ready? In 2013, GE asked its designers to dream up what appliances …
Weaving the Warrior Princess: Ragas of the Charioteer Collection by Harshitaa Chatterjee Deshpande
Harshitaa Chatterjee Deshpande is a filmmaker and fashion designer who made her fashion design debut at the Lakmé Fashion Week Winter Festival held in Mumbai, India August 23rd to 27th. Her freshness …
The Complexities of What We Hear: Robot Mouths and Speaking Pianos
The drive to understand the coordination between the mind and body that produces language is a powerful source of innovation. The following videos represent attempts to replicate the human voice …
Cool Noise: Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories and Giorgio Moroder
Daft Punk became popular in the 1990s and is credited with some of the biggest hits of the French house music scene, including Phoenix and Rollin’ and Scratchin’. Audiences in …
Smooth Insect in Motion: Meet the A-Pod
Kåre Halvorsen, aka Zenta, builds robots. His specialty is the hexapod, like the A-Pod in the video below which is based on the body of the ant. Not only is …
The Desert Blooms: Two Videos on Reversing Desertification
The natural desert is full of resilient life, but desertification threatens other areas with devastating death. What can be done? A short film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, written by Audrey Mouge …
Innovation through our Limitations: The Creativity of Bob Fosse
We often view our limitations as stumbling blocks. What might happen if we embraced them and created through them instead? Bob looked different than the other dancers. He was small. …