Mining the LES

Artificial rainbows, giant bugs, a cupcake ATM and more in this week's look at the web

A theoretical scenario from students at the Bartlett School of Architecture examines what would happen if Manhattan’s bedrock mineral content exceeded the value of the real estate. “Lower East Side Quarry” imagines the logistics of supporting the community through a series of retaining walls and stilts.

SETI Live

Artificial rainbows, giant bugs, a cupcake ATM and more in this week's look at the web

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has decided to crowd-source their efforts to find life on other planets. Using the Allen Telescope Array (ATA), users can see a live feed of the most life-friendly star systems, and can report what they see in real time. The move is based on SETI’s decision that the human eye is more reliable than their computer algorithms.

Reversing Goggles

Artificial rainbows, giant bugs, a cupcake ATM and more in this week's look at the web

If you have ever had the desire to alter your visual perception of the world without the assistance of psychoactive drugs then these goggles are for you. The prisms over the eyes allow you to view the world upside-down or sideways. An interesting thought but probably not the best idea while driving.