“Seen” Points Out Words Prone to Surveillance

The idea of data surveillance can sometimes feel distant, as if it’s not actually affecting you directly. But in a new project called Seen, communications designer Emil Kozole points out how our everyday language can become prone to secret surveillance. Seen is a typeface that comes preloaded with a set of trigger words that organizations like the NSA or GCHQ often scan for when sifting …

A New Zealand Cave Transformed by Glowing Worms

The images from Joseph Michael’s latest series “Luminosity” could easily be mistaken for a far-off alien planet or a poisonous landscape from prehistoric Earth. But they’re actually from modern-day New Zealand, deep within its 30-million-year-old limestone caves. Using creative LED lighting and extra-long exposures, the Auckland-based photographer captured bioluminescent worms as they transform the caverns’ ceilings into magical, star-filled night skies. Michael hopes to eventually …

RIP Bubble Wrap’s Bubbles

Forget smartphones, video games and television; the latest technological advancement to take away from millions of childhoods is the worst yet. Sealed Air Corporation—the original manufacturers of Bubble Wrap—will roll out an updated line of its beloved packing product that has no pop—called iBubble Wrap. The company has decided to get rid of the tiny bursting bubbles in favor of a stronger material and new …