Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.

via: RSABlog

By 2020 Over 50 Billion Devices Will Be Hooked Up to the Internet

Shake the Dust

Here is some inspiration for the day. Anis Mojgani really makes you think about the human nature in his poetic lyrics on the stage.

Shake the dust from Anis Mojgani on Vimeo.

Object Vibrations - 1000 frames per second

Here is some cool footage of various objects vibrating, shot at high speeds.

Vibrations - 1000 fps

Resonance - Abstract Geometry & Audio

   Resonance is the vision of SR Partners - a collaborative project with over 30 independent visual and audio designers / studios. The aim was to explore the relationship between geometry and audio in unique ways.

   Animators and Audio Designers were paired up at the beginning of the project and were given the guidelines to create a piece between 12 and 20 seconds and in HD quality, the rest was up to them.

   Basically this is eleven minutes of pure abstract awesomeness put into one video for your enjoyment. For best results please view in full screen HD and with volume up.

RESONANCE from Resonance on Vimeo.

Visualized Twitter Activity from Japan after Earthquake

Image by xotoko via Flickr

Here is a very interesting pattern of twitter activity just right after the big earthquake that hit Japan on 11th of March 2011.

Personal messages 

On Twitter, we saw a 500 percent increase in Tweets from Japan as people reached out to friends, family and loved ones in the moments after the earthquake. The video below shows the volume of @replies traveling into and out of Japan in a one-hour period just before and then after the earthquake. Replies directed to users in Japan are shown in pink; messages directed at others from Japan are shown in yellow.

10 Cameras + 1 Tesla Coil = 70 Megapixel Bullet Time Lightning.

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This was one of the more challenging projects that Rob Flickenger had to do and it took him a while. He had to build a physical mount to hold all of the cameras, wire them together to a repurposed PC power supply, recompile CHDK to eliminate as many unnecessary camera keystrokes as possible, write some scripts to facilitate taking and retrieving the photos, then shoot the actual photos without accidentally frying the whole rig. And, of course, build and operate the Tesla coil itself, edit together the stills, and compile the whole thing into a possibly entertaining video.

reson8 from Rob Flickenger on Vimeo.

via: HackerFriendly

140 dB - The Human Body and Sound Experiments

"140 dB" is an experimental film about the interaction between the human body and sound experiments. In trying to show how sound can change the perception and the structure of objects, the creation of Tadas Svilainis be discovered in video below.

140 dB from Tadas Svilainis on Vimeo.

Keep your mouth shut about your goals and plans.

When you have some great aspirations in your life, shouldn't you announce them to your family and friends?
Isn't it good networking to tell people about your upcoming projects?
Doesn't the “law of attraction” mean you should state your intention, and visualize the goal as already yours?
Nope.

Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen. 

Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you're less motivated to do the hard work needed. 

In 1933, W. Mahler found that if a person announced the solution to a problem, and was acknowledged by others, it was now in the brain as a “social reality”, even if the solution hadn't actually been achieved. 

NYU psychology professor Peter Gollwitzer has been studying this since his 1982 book “Symbolic Self-Completion” (pdf article here) - and recently published results of new tests in a research article, “When Intentions Go Public: Does Social Reality Widen the Intention-Behavior Gap?”
Four different tests of 63 people found that those who kept their intentions private were more likely to achieve them than those who made them public and were acknowledged by others. 

Once you've told people of your intentions, it gives you a “premature sense of completeness.”
You have “identity symbols” in your brain that make your self-image.Since both actions and talk create symbols in your brain, talking satisfies the brain enough that it “neglects the pursuit of further symbols.”

 At first you might feel unable to hold all your goals and aspirations only to yourself, but you should try and do it gradually to see the most benefit from it. If you can't hold off telling someone your goal then try rephrasing it into a way that will not give you any social satisfaction or gratification. For example, instead of saying: "I've joined a gym and bought running shoes. I'm going to do it!" say something like: "I want to get into shape and become more fit, and if I slack off you should kick my ass or not talk to me for a while". That way you will be dissatisfied with your statement to a friend and will still be compelled to do your hard work to reach that goal later on.

Inception, the movie in 60 seconds

An entertaining idea has been born on the YouTube - 60 second videos that try to depict full length movies in only one minute. YouTube user DISS2011 has compiled a big collection of these 1 minute movies over at his channel.

Here is the short 1 minute video for "Inception":

Magnetic Movie

The secret lives of invisible magnetic fields are revealed as chaotic ever-changing geometries. All action takes place around NASA's Space Sciences Laboratories, UC Berkeley, to recordings of space scientists describing their discoveries. Actual VLF audio recordings control the evolution of the fields as they delve into our inaudible surroundings, revealing recurrent 'whistlers' produced by fleeting electrons. Are we observing a series of scientific experiments, the universe in flux, or a documentary of a fictional world? 

Manhattan in Motion

Here is yet another timelapse video of New York City from Midnrelic, the creator of the 

Awesome Timelapse of New York City. This video was filmed from the top of high-rise hotel rooms in Manhattan from March to April this year. Enjoy these stunning time-lapse segments of this magnificent city.

Mindrelic - Manhattan in motion from Mindrelic on Vimeo.

2012 Pole Shift: Prophecies of the Maya & I Ching

This Discovery channel show presents good coverage of the general subject of 2012. However, the subject goes far deeper than this and goes to include two predominant theoretical predictions to the end of the world. Those two being: the Ancient Mayan civilization, and the Chinese I Ching book.

via: YouTube

So what do you guys think will happen on the December 21 2012? Is it just another useless prediction of the end of time like the recent one by Harold Camping, or is there some truth to this date?

Pile Of Kittens (In My Mind)

Something to lighten up your day, here is a slow-motion video of a kitten playing around set to a catchy tune by ParryGripp.  Also if you liked this check out his other short songs on his YouTube channel.

via: YouTube

The Poetry of Reality, An Anthem for Science

What is science exactly? If you have been wondering or ever asked yourself this question, here is the answer in a sing-along video format. It features 12 scientists and science enthusiasts promoting science through words of wisdom. Enjoy this work from Symphony Of Science.

via: Symphony Of Science

Powers of Ten

An awesome documentary film that depicts the relative scale of the Universe in factors of ten. The video starts zooming out of our Earth to the cosmos and then travels back to Earth and zooms in to magnify the human cells, to eventually reveal the atoms. This short movie has also been adapted into an interactive website - Powers of Ten.

via: YouTube

Water Splashes in slow motion

Here is yet another awesome timelapse video. This time its all about water splashes made by throwing rocks into a lake. Enjoy the video accompanied by fun little piano score to match.

Water Splashes in Slow Motion - 4000 fps from David Lindberg on Vimeo.

3-D Street Art

Art is all around us in today's society, but this type of art is literally below our feet right on the boardwalks of various streets. The video below is a collection of various street art that from a certain view give the impression of being real 3-D painting.

via: YouTube

Also head on past the break for a video of how one such art piece is created.

Four ways to make fire without matches only using chemistry!

Have you ever been stuck outside on a camping trip or elsewhere without matches when you need them? Well here are four science tips for starting a fire using only the knowledge of chemistry. To achieve the combustive reaction you should be knowledgeable in the handling and use of certain chemicals, now aren't you glad you didn't sleep during your chemistry lectures!

All jokes aside though, enjoy the cool science presentation from the people behind NurdRage. Also check out the detailed description to each reaction after the break.

via: YouTube

TRI▲NGLE

Onur Senturk studied traditional painting and figure drawing followed by a traditional animation degree as his BFA. He took part in several international and national collaborative exhibitions with works in both print and time-based media. He designed and animated “Triangle ” which is awarded twice by Vimeo as best motion graphics. TRI▲NGLE is a video work done for the book 'Black Material' which showcases Robert Knoke's artwork.

TRI▲NGLE from Onur Senturk on Vimeo.