Underwater Record Player

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

Oakland-based artist Evan Holm’s “Submerged Turntables” installation is exactly what its name implies. However, the meaning behind goes much deeper. The sculpture offers a rather macabre commentary on society, and the fact that eventually everything will fall into ruin. “The pool, black and depthless, represents loss, represents mystery and represents the collective subconscious of the human race,” Holms says.

Phone Abstinence for UNICEF

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

Since 2007 UNICEF’s Tap Project has been getting kids in developing countries access clean water. This year, the organization challenges you to give up your phone for just 10 minutes—and if you do, their sponsor will provide one day’s worth of water for a child in need. The project aims to help well over 750 million people around the world gain access to life’s most …

Building Robots Like Termites

Inflatable jungle gyms, action images from Sochi stitched together and predictions for the next big art cities in this week's look at the web

In nature, termites build complex structures with amazingly little mental and physiological capabilities. This is what inspired Dr Justin Werfel of Harvard University to create unsupervised, autonomous robots capable of building structures. With lofty longterm goals, and some more manageable applications in sight, the worker-bots display a fascinating ability to carry out tasks.