Nature by the Numbers

This work is not only beautiful, but inspiring.  from 

The animation begins by presenting a series of numbers. This is a very famous and recognized sequence since many centuries ago in the Western World thanks to Leonardo of Pisa, a thirteenth century Italian mathematician, also called Fibonacci. So it is known as even although it had been described much earlier by Indian mathematicians.

This is an infinite sequence of natural numbers where the first value is 0, the next is 1 and, from there, each amount is obtained by adding the previous two.

60 years old and still relevant

CLAM Chordata 1.0

Chordata is a simple but powerful application that analyses the chords of any music file in your computer. 


You can use it to travel back and forward the song while watching insightful visualizations of the tonal features of the song.


 Key bindings and mouse interactions for song navigation are designed thinking in a musician with an instrument at hands.





View the webpage, or download. 




  

ShapeLock

ShapeLock -- “Shape-then-lock” Design Plastic

Build your invention now -- without machine tools. Create super-strong custom parts, prototypes, molds, servo brackets, robot housings, sculptures, science projects, and more. 

Space-age plastic melts in a microwave or hot water at 160oF, then remains safely moldable by hand until locking rigidly at room temperature. Simply reheat in order to re-shape as often as you like. 

This easy-to-use material is non-toxic, lightweight, machine-able, and paint-able -- plus it can be colored with hobby-shop pigments. Full instructions are included. 

ShapeLock

NEWSEUM - Today's front pages from around the world

The Newseum displays these daily newspaper front pages in their original, unedited form. Some front pages may contain material that is objectionable to some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised...

Ribbon Hero – Boost Your Microsoft Office Skills With This Fun Add-on

Ribbon Hero

Ribbon Hero is a game for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel 2007 and 2010, designed to help you boost your Office skills and knowledge.  Play games (aka "challenges"), score points, and compete with your friends while improving your productivity with Office.   As a concept test, this add-in is not supported, but is an opportunity for you to try out an idea we are working on and let us know what you think.  You can download it here It sits on your "ribbon" at the top of Excel... When you click Ribbon Hero you get an interactive screen that shows you how your doing Need to know how to sort, transpose, merge cells use these built in challenges to quickly learn how Trying the sort gives you hints, help, and points for getting it right! seems better than these....