Month: November 2018

Sunfish in the Galapagos – BBC Earth

In this exciting moment from the BBC’s Mission Galápagos, Liz Bonnin joins marine biologist Tierney Thys and MV Alucia submersible pilot Mark ‘Buck’ Taylor in what looks like a Triton 3300/3 submersible. At 82 meters (269 feet) below the water’s surface, they spot a gentle giant: The Mola Mola.The ocean sunfish or common mola (Mola mola) is the heaviest known bony fish in the…… Continue reading Sunfish in the Galapagos – BBC Earth

Two Cats Try to Get into a Japanese Art Museum

Paging director Hayao Miyazaki.A compelling subject for a feature length animation is hanging around the sliding glass doors of Hiroshima Prefecture’s Onomichi City Museum of Art.In June of 2016, a black tomcat started showing up at the museum on the regular, for reasons unknown.Those open to the sort of narrative whimsy at which Miyazaki excels might choose…… Continue reading Two Cats Try to Get into a Japanese Art Museum

Hawaii Adventures

Geology:Hawaiian mythology’s heart is the story of Pele, the goddess of fire.  After she was chased from her home on Kauali by Namakaokaha’i, her sister and goddess of the sea, she fled to O’ahu and then to Maui’s Haleakala, and then finally to Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island, where she remains today.This similarity of…… Continue reading Hawaii Adventures

Milk Bar’s Cake Truffles – Washington Post

How does the team at the award-winning bakery Milk Bar make their delicious cake truffles? Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi demonstrates how you can make them at home with her strawberry-lemon cake truffles recipe. And she makes it look easy: Cake + binder + scooping + coating + crumbs.Tosi says kids especially enjoy making these, although it can be a…… Continue reading Milk Bar’s Cake Truffles – Washington Post

How Do They Do It? Making Rock Candy – Discovery UK

How are hard candies created with messages written within their cores? See how this sugary treat, called ‘rock candy’ in the UK, is poured, pulled, assembled, rolled, stretched, hardened, and cut into pieces in this Discovery UK visit to Spun Candy in London. It’s a clip from the series How Do They Do It?The magic of this ‘conversation…… Continue reading How Do They Do It? Making Rock Candy – Discovery UK

Pink Iguanas in the Galapagos – BBC Earth

One of Galapagos’ most recently described species is also one of its genetically oldest. Pink iguanas are not just a different colour from other land iguanas; they are a completely separate species. There are only around 200 left, and they are confined to the slopes of Wolf Volcano on Isabela, making them one of the most vulnerable species in Galapagos, as…… Continue reading Pink Iguanas in the Galapagos – BBC Earth

Inside a LEGO Minifig Factory

Go behind-the-scenes at LEGO’s Kladno, Czech Republic minifig factory where the specialized machines endlessly mold, jiggle, and stamp little plastic heads and bodies, completely assembling the company’s iconic minifigures. They even have machines that add the tiny hands into the tiny arms.As Bloomberg explained in 2015, “If considered a population, Lego minifigures would be the world’s largest group…… Continue reading Inside a LEGO Minifig Factory