Inside the mind of the octopus : “Researchers who study octopuses are convinced that these boneless, alien animals—creatures whose ancestors diverged from the lineage that would lead to ours roughly 500 to 700 million years ago—have developed intelligence, emotions, and individual personalities. Their findings are challenging our understanding of consciousness itself.”
(tags: octopus animals biology consciousness neuroscience science)Dark Sky – Weather Prediction, Reinvented by Adam Grossman & Jack Turner — Kickstarter : Yes! short-term weather prediction and dataviz. I’ve been vaguely considering ideas along these lines recently, but these guys have gone much further. US residents, fund it — I really hope this gets made and makes it to Ireland…
(tags: crowdfunding weather apps cool dataviz visualization)Studded Bicycle Tires : Thinking of the winter commute again. This page has a load of fantastic info on winter tyres
(tags: ice winter tires tyres cycling shopping commute)