OH MY GOD YOUR CAT MADE A TACO TONGUE I CANT EVEN DO THE TACO TONGUE
‘Why would you want tattoos and crap they’re gonna look gross when you’re older’
damn punk since 1950
daaaaAAAAAAMN
Space Sounds - New Episode of It’s Okay To Be Smart!!
There is no sound in space.
In the near-vacuum of space, there is nothing to transmit the physical waves that we need to perceive sound. But that doesn’t mean we can’t MAKE sound from space.
This week, I channeled some inner Sagan, got a bit artsy, and I’m happy to feature several brilliant folks using scientific data to create “space sonification” projects. From the longest palindrome ever created to a chorus made from Earth’s magnetic field, these pieces truly lie at the intersection of art and science. More than just art, they allow us to perceive patterns in complex data in a completely new way. Some of them are actually used as part of space research projects!
Perhaps it answers the question: If the universe had a voice, what song would it sing?
For those of you who follow the blog in addition to the YouTube channel, you’ll get some special treats this week when I feature even more space sonification examples that we couldn’t fit into this episode!
FULL Versions of the pieces featured in this week’s video:
Robert Alexander - Transit of Venus
Daniel Starr-Tambor - “Mandala” (this piece is the longest palndrome ever created, at 62 viginitillion notes!!)
oh my glob you guys, drama bomb!
‘im a graphic design student’ i whisper to myself, slapping glitter text on out-take shots of my lumpy space princess cosplay test.holyamazing….♥ just wow… wow…
Still my favorite LSP cosplayer!
tobias on his way to steal your girl
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I KNOW THEY HATE IT BUT IT IS MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FEEL LIKE I AM DOING THEM A FAVOR
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See, and I actually think this is alright, if done respectfully.
If you approach someone and very politely say, “I know this is unorthodox. I just wanted to say, you’re really lovely and I hope you have a great day”, and leave it at that, then in my opinion, that’s alright.
It’s sweet and respectful and it might really brighten someone’s day.There’s a huge difference between something like that and being like “hayyy nena u a hawttie back dat ass up mami”.
I think the difference rests in the approach and the attitude.
No no no NO. See, this is the problem right here: it is YOU who is intruding into somebody else’s personal space uninvited, so it’s not up to you to decide whether it’s “alright” or not. Because you see, the creep who wolf whistles and catcalls probably also thinks “it’s alright” because “hey man, I just paid her a compliment, it’s not like I groped her or anything!”
If you really want to be respectful, what you do is think about the reaction that this person that you’re about to engage might have to your “innocent” compliment. You don’t know her. You have no idea whether she’ll react with a smile or whether she’ll be creeped out. But you decide to take the plunge anyway because you really, really want to tell them that they’re beautiful? Uh-huh. If your whim is more important to you than respecting other people’s boundaries, then you’re not being “sweet” or “respectful” at all, no matter how “polite” you might think you are.
Please read this and think about it, really think instead of saying “oh, but *I* think it’s alright, therefore it *is* alright!”: http://larissafae.tumblr.com/post/51142364415/gwartallica-insanehousewife
