Cornelia Hesse-Honegger is a researcher who is attracted to bugs—especially the malformed and mutated kind. Looking at the insects through a microscope, she takes days or even months to paint their texture, color and measurements as precisely as possible. As many scientists are quick to judge art as subjective, her piece for Nautilus discusses the unique perspective she’s had as an artist in observing nature, …
The world erupted when Uruguay’s Luis Suarez bit Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during their recent World Cup match. Fortunately, so did a lot of quick-witted brands, utilizing the social media moment for some clever commentary and self-promotion. Naturally, food companies chimed in offering up alternatives to the Italian’s shoulder—but even Listerine and JC Penny had something to say. They’re all rapid-fire testaments to the age of …
When a film appeared online demonstrating that a team of young Swedish engineers were working with Google on a wristband that could translate sign language into spoken word, everyone thought, “Well, that’s a genius idea.” Unfortunately, the video was the creation of advertising students and the concept isn’t actually under development. That said, one of the students noted that Google does believe it’s technically possible—maybe …
