‘The Coral’ introduces humans to the benefits of growing micro-algae at home
Designer: Hyunseok An Student Project From Core77 ‘The Coral’ is an indoor micro-algae farm designed to rebuild a relationship with algae, critical for sustainability yet less appreciated, in our everyday lives. This wall-mounted bioreactor proposes a daily ritual for algae…
In this Shanghai bookstore, searching a book becomes a psychedelic experience
From Designer Daily Located in Chongqing, China, the Zhongshuge Bookstore is truly out of the ordinary. It was inspired by the movie Inception, that became famous for its mind-bending visual effects. Based in Shanghai, interior design company X+Living used gigantic optical illusions to…
World’s societal issues
John Holcroft Illustrates the Modern World’s Societal Issues From Designer Daily Based in UK, John Holcroft is a talented illustrator who works for commission projects for all kinds of publishers, such as the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, or the Guardian. When…
US: Hell, Michigan is now Gay Hell, Michigan thanks to YouTuber Elijah Daniel
By Morgan Sung from Mashable Many YouTubers aspire to buy mansions. Elijah Daniel raised the bar and runs Hell. Kind of. The vlogger and comedian known for his crude humor and music tweeted about buying the town of Hell, Michigan…
Accidental cat filter turns press conference live stream into a meme
By Yoni Heisler From BGR In something of a ridiculous and yet lighthearted story, a Pakistani politician’s press briefing with journalists recently became comedic fodder after a cat filter was applied to the faces of individuals being recorded via Facebook…
Why did millions of ladybugs all migrate at once?
By Laura Goldman From Care2 What at first appeared to be a rain cloud above Southern California on the National Weather Service’s (NWS) radar June 4 turned out to actually be a huge swarm of ladybugs flying south. How huge? The…
Cayman Islands MRCU and Cayman Prep partner for maths class
A Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) employee, listening to the radio on her way in to work, was thrilled to hear a student at a school she had recently visited get all the questions right in a quiz on…
He Jiankui: Baby gene experiment ‘foolish and dangerous’
By James Gallagher From BBC The first people to be gene-edited – a pair of baby twin girls – may have been mutated in a way that shortens life expectancy, research suggests. Prof He Jiankui shocked the world when he…
This ladybird-bike is a moving children library
From Designer Daily When closed, this bike looks like the random food-selling street carts you can see everywhere in China. However, when the ladybug opens its wings, something magical happens: it’s a tiny library! Made of abandonned bikes and discarded…
Spectacular music scores
The Spectacular Music Scores of George Crumb From Daily Designer George Crumb is an Avant-Garde composer who became famous for his music (obviously). However, his music scores could also have been at the root of his fame, the composer takes a…