This Is What Democracy Looks Like

South Korea's toilet museum, Bond's 3D-printed Aston Martin, facial hair fanatics and more in our weekly look at the web

Unsatisfied with the visually-skewed poll maps from election day, MSNBC political correspondent and writer Rachel Maddow shares some of her favorite solutions for an accurate representation of red and blue voters. Maddow highlights several models, including author and illustrator Chris Howard’s density driven purple map of America as well as Princeton professor Robert Vanderbei’s spinning 3D version.

Orbit

South Korea's toilet museum, Bond's 3D-printed Aston Martin, facial hair fanatics and more in our weekly look at the web

Controlling the direction of a small helicopter using just your brain is the new genius project by Silicon Valley startup Puzzlebox. The small device, called Orbit, capitalizes on an individual’s brain waves to maneuver the helicopter from one point to another via a NeuroSky MindWave Mobile Electroencephalography (EEG) headset. Help get Orbit off the ground by funding Puzzlebox through Kickstarter.

Focus Forward: MAKASPADS

South Korea's toilet museum, Bond's 3D-printed Aston Martin, facial hair fanatics and more in our weekly look at the web

Filmmakers Francois Vaxelaire and Sara Fusco’s short film MAKAPADS is now a semifinalist in GE’s Focus Forward short film competition. The altruistic short centers on Ugandan doctor Moses Musaazi, who started a sanitary napkin company over 20 years ago in an effort to employ local women and strengthen the community from within while also providing affordable access to hygienic products.