Navdy HUD

Super-fluffy pancakes, inflatable concrete, Baroque photojournalism and more in our look at the web this week

Navdy is a clever little heads up display (HUD) device that mounts onto your car’s dash to keep you informed, headed in the right direction and connected to your smartphone. Controlled by voice and gestures and featuring native apps for iOS and Android, Navdy projects all relevant information at what appears to be a two-meter distance, so your eyes never have to leave the road. …

Photojournalism’s Accidental Renaissance

Super-fluffy pancakes, inflatable concrete, Baroque photojournalism and more in our look at the web this week

History—or art history for that matter—repeats itself in a couple of news photos that ignited the Twittersphere for their unintended references to Baroque and Renaissance masterpieces. Architects and artists like Michelangelo used the Fibonacci sequence and the closely related Golden Ratio to create aesthetically pleasing proportions in their work and allude to the divine. The Guardian explores how a few photographs (one of the Ukrainian …

The Discovery of SKA2

Canada's hitchhiking robot, parasite tintypes, Patagonia's weed wetsuit and more in our weekly look at the web

Researchers at Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins University have discovered that identifying an individual’s suicide risk could be as simple as a blood test. The study has found “a chemical change in a single gene, called SKA2, which is linked to how the brain responds to stress hormones” and this gene makes all the difference, as SKA2 “works to inhibit negative thoughts and control impulsive actions.” While …