“Tech Tats” Turn Tattoos Into Body-Monitoring Devices

Chaotic Moon—an Austin-based software design firm—is giving body art more than just aesthetic appeal. Their latest project, called “Tech Tats,” is a set of temporary tattoos made from electromagnetic paint and an ATiny85 micro-controller that can provide real-time health stats—like temperature, sweat conductance, heart rate and hydration level. Though the technology is still in the prototyping phase, Chaotic Moon believes that these tiny, circuit-like tattoos …

Ornella Fieres Blends Images of Space with Otherworldly Effects

For her upcoming exhibition “Looks like you tried to go somewhere that does not exist,” artist Ornella Fieres points out how our Internet browsing tendencies shape the way we view the rest of the world. She’s taken intergalactic images and painted over them with otherworldly digital effects, resulting in photos that distort the way we perceive the universe and what we recognize to be real …

Otis Johnson on Life After 44 Years in Prison

At the age of 25, Otis Johnson was sentenced to 44 years in prison. Now 69 years old, Johnson is finally free and has re-entered society—albeit a much different one than he left behind. In a video produced by Al Jazeera, Johnson discusses the strangeness of the modern world, including people walking attached to their cellphones, videos playing from store windows, and the ingenious combination …