Archive – Page 111

Gimmie Some Space! Tracking Pedestrian Movement

06/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”D/dropcapid we need a research project measuring a general law of how pedestrians interact? Surely the simple law is : extremely slowly,...

Frankie had them both on the ground and bleeding in two hits.

06/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”I/dropcapn my junior year I saw thirty-five fist fights. They came like some pandemic no one had ever seen, and no one knew what to do. One...

Avoiding the Zombie Apocalypse : Where to Hold Out

05/03/2015

Zombie apocalypse. Yawn. Frankly, if the droning emo stumblemonkeys can detect brain activity on a turgid March Tuesday such as this one, they’ve earned it. Tuck in. A team of Cornell...

The celebration of – and craze for – textiles and stitching

05/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcapeart Space Studios is a lively and unusual gem in North Bristol with a variety of textile classes on offer. Peyote stitch beaded...

Heavy, indulgently vulgar and bro-ho as Spring break in Cancun

04/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”’Even/dropcap if you pretend to hate our music, you will love this album. It will be your guilty pleasure.’ – Fronz,...

Composing With Particle Interactions. How Does the Invisible Sound?

04/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphere is a lot going on in Q07, particularly for a record which qualifies wholeheartedly as ambient noodling. Thanks to the obliging...

Ideological Fractals, Elite Conspiracies and Hard Rock. Starset UK dates

03/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”I/dropcapt’s been a while since we’ve had a proper concept album. Startset look set to change that with Transmissions, exploring...

Sane? That’s a Tough Goal in Insane Times

03/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”H/dropcapuman activity (since the advent of the oxymoron known as industrial civilization) has been defined by the exploitation of human...

Dope to Tour UK with Coal Chamber [Industrial Metal]

02/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapxcited as we are about the chance to catch Dope live, there is also the irresistable urge to grunt ‘BIGTRUCK!’ at top...

No pleading nor voodoo but only tight riffs and impassioned howls

02/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”L/dropcap ooking forward to the first proper metal of 2015, the line up of Shvpes, All Hail the Yeti and the incomparable 36 Crazyfists was...

Quantifying how much urban travel is based on social activity

01/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”O/dropcaput. There. With the germs and the filth and the encrusted detritus of human interaction and People Who Hug. Massachusetts Institute...

Someone we all thought was cool. [Johnny Marr on Chris Spedding]

01/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcaphe name Chris Spedding is likely to garner blank looks or ardent admiration, depending on your conversation partner. While he...

Not Over Yet. Traditional media fights back

28/02/2015

Despite our new-media landscape, recent research suggests that a more traditional approach forms the basis of …. tl;dr In an age where digital media is constantly changing, public relations...

The Carnabys

28/02/2015

Reviving the beatnik boho spirit of old London, The Carnabys entertain the Garage regulars. Photos...

Fortune favours…. Why Thinking of God Increases Bravery

27/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”F/dropcap or England, Harry, and Saint George…. Oh, and God. Sorry. Forgot. Oops. Reminders of God can make people more likely to seek...

How to ride a comet side-saddle. Lydia Ainsworth live.

27/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcap he moon turns cycles and the horse year now makes way for the gentler graces of the goat. Lighter hooves are the order of the day....

Coffee Physics: Why Lattes Spill More than Americanos

26/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcap coating of froth dampens wave motion in liquids. Surfers knew that already – everyone wants a nice clean wave. However, more...

Boilersuit in a field [The Orb]

26/02/2015

I always think of “Towers of Dub” as The Orb in microcosm. Although at around 15 minutes it’s not particularly micro, which I suppose is part of the point. But with that brilliant sample...

Mind-Controlled Bionic Austrians (No, really)

25/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”S/dropcapome news stories just seem destined to become retweets. Take the following breakthrough in surgical prostheses featuring...

High Definition sonic adventures: Joe Snape in 24-Bit

25/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”N/dropcapaysayers love to make sweeping judgements about 24-bit sound reproduction. The physical capabilties of the human ear provide a...

Sweating it – Saunas Make Men Live Longer

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”M/dropcapale privilege. Sometimes it manifests in very obvious ways. Saunas for health and longevity. Next up, the medical research...

The Ecocidal Feedback Loop of Consumerism

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapcocide. Methane feedback loops. And perpetual, low-grade war for the planet’s resources that will render her hostile to human...

Three Squares a Day to Eat Yourelf Sane

23/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapvenly-spaced meals and plenty of sleep could be the way to better mental health. You might go insane trying to arrange the above,...

The escapade to destroy pop music and rid the world of Pitbull isn’t an easy one.

23/02/2015

I think there's enough songs about the stars now, Coldplay have about 40....

Pity the pale and interesting types – turns out you can get sunburned in the dark!

22/02/2015

Much of the damage that ultraviolet radiation (UV) does to skin occurs hours after sun exposure...

Blues, English folk, Americana & a dash of Rock’n’Roll. [Josh Flowers]

22/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”J/dropcaposh Flowers & The Wild are one of those bands that manage to cross genres to create an unmistakable sound of their own. A blend...