A Timelapse of the Sun in 4K

The surface of the sun from 14-30 October 2014, showing sunspot AR 2192, the largest sunspot of the last two solar cycles (22 years). During this time sunspot AR 2191 produced six X-class and four M-class solar flares. The animation shows the sun in the ultraviolet 304 ångström wavelength, and plays at a rate of 52.5 minutes per second. It …

Timelapse of Earth from the International Space Station

Beautiful and humbling.

Tangerine Dream

Still one of my favorites, this is the 2008 remake of “Love on a Real Train”, the 1983 classic featured on the “Risky Business” soundtrack.  

This American Life: “Americans In Paris”

Many Americans have dreamy and romantic ideas about Paris, notions which probably trace back to the 1920s vision of Paris created by the expatriate Americans there. But what’s it actually like in Paris if you’re an American – without rose-colored glasses?  

The Rise of Nintendo: A Story in 8 Bits

From ‘Donkey Kong’ to the NES – how a Japanese company took over the American living room. An exclusive first serial from ‘Console Wars.’ The following is an… from Instapaper: http://ift.tt/1nO7oKd