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tbridge:

Sweet Dreams are Made of Seven Nation Army (by psavdonim1)

This is amazing. Made my day.

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tiffanyb:

Alan Rickman-off with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jimmy Fallon (by latenight)

I didn’t know I needed it until I had it.

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ryanthedosz:

The Muppets audition for Yoda. Must watch.

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ruckawriter:

I heard about this Nasa ScienceCast on the Marketplace Tech Report this morning. 

Makes me wonder how many people actually saw the impact.

Nice that they put some perspective on what this might mean for permanent/semi-permanent living structures on the lunar surface. Though I think right now we can’t build anything capable of sustaining a 5-tons-of-TNT equivalent strike.

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lsuverse:

Need a break from studying for finals? How about a video of a cat in a shark costume chasing a ducking on a Roomba?

Really.

Nope, haven’t gotten tired of it yet.

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OVERVIEW from Planetary Collective on Vimeo.

Check out the trailer for our feature film CONTINUUM: vimeo.com/60234866
If you’d like more information about CONTINUUM and how you can support & even pre-order the film, check out: continuumthemovie.com.

On the 40th anniversary of the famous ‘Blue Marble’ photograph taken of Earth from space, Planetary Collective presents a short film documenting astronauts’ life-changing stories of seeing the Earth from the outside – a perspective-altering experience often described as the Overview Effect.

The Overview Effect, first described by author Frank White in 1987, is an experience that transforms astronauts’ perspective of the planet and mankind’s place upon it. Common features of the experience are a feeling of awe for the planet, a profound understanding of the interconnection of all life, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.

‘Overview’ is a short film that explores this phenomenon through interviews with five astronauts who have experienced the Overview Effect. The film also features insights from commentators and thinkers on the wider implications and importance of this understanding for society, and our relationship to the environment.

CAST
• EDGAR MITCHELL – Apollo 14 astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences
• RON GARAN – ISS astronaut and founder of humanitarian organization Fragile Oasis
• NICOLE STOTT – Shuttle and ISS astronaut and member of Fragile Oasis
• JEFF HOFFMAN – Shuttle astronaut and senior lecturer at MIT
• SHANE KIMBROUGH – Shuttle/ISS astronaut and Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army
• FRANK WHITE – space theorist and author of the book ‘The Overview Effect’
• DAVID LOY- philosopher and author
• DAVID BEAVER – philosopher and co-founder of The Overview Institute
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CREW
Produced by: GUY REID, STEVE KENNEDY, CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD
Director: GUY REID
Editor: STEVE KENNEDY
Director of Photography: CHRISTOPHER FERSTAD
Original Score: HUMAN SUITS
Dubbing Mixer: PATCH MORRISON
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Filmed with Canon 5D Mk ii.
Additional footage from NASA / ESA archives
Duration: 19 minutes
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Planetary Collective: planetarycollective.com/
Overview Microsite: overviewthemovie.com/
Human Suits (original score): humansuits.com/

For more information:
The Overview Institute: overviewinstitute.org/
Fragile Oasis: fragileoasis.org/

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Apparently slamming on the brakes makes my son laugh hysterically. from Chris Turner on Vimeo.

Filmed in the very safe road conditions of our driveway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orepJAO9S7E

tbridge:

Redi Lataj Harlem Shake (by Red1Lataj)

This made me laugh so hard I couldn’t breathe.

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Namibian Nights, by Squiver