Pilot Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality David Maurice Smith/Oculi/Agence VU/Camera Press By Richard Webb “WHAT fraction of what you know that is important is physics?” Richard A. Muller strikes an unexpected note with this question towards the end of his book Now. There’s reason enough for the navel-gazing. Yet the deficiencies of those two theories are obvious. Muller’s starting point is time, the most obvious place where our perception of reality and the description given by our physical theories diverge. How can a physical theory predict things so at odds with our experience? His is a thoughtful, thought-provoking and accessible book that blends concepts from relativity, thermodynamics and quantum theory to elucidate how physics got where it is, and the missteps that might have led it there. “In one sense fundamental physics is flowering like never before; in another, it is in one of its deep funks” Something similar could be said of Carlo Rovelli’s pet idea. And a blunter question emerges. So where does all this leave us?
The Rocketbook Everlast Notebook by Rocketbook Risks and challenges We have crowdfunded notebooks before and feel we have reduced our risks ahead of time by: 1) 16 months of R&D to determine the ideal synthetic paper and coating formulation for ideal writing experience and greatest durability 2) Creating and socializing prototypes 3) Determining raw material providers 4) Finalize all quotes for our first production run funded by this Kickstarter campaign 5) We are already set up with a fulfillment provider who will handle the packing and shipping of rewards and who ships our other products every day. This is our third crowdfunding campaign, and experience is everything. We delivered on our first campaign late, which was painful experience, but we learned a ton. So then, when we launched a second campaign, our planning and conservative estimates paid off and we delivered 4 months early. It was amazing to exceed our backers expectations and that is our goal again for this campaign. Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Vue: Your Everyday Smart Glasses - BackerKit Estimated Shipping Date: March 2018 Classic Glasses 673 backers love it! Trendy Glasses 96 backers love it! Classic Sunglasses 119 backers love it! Trendy Sunglasses 21 backers love it! Extra Charging Case 494 backers love it! Vue T-shirt Sgnl - Make Phone Calls with Your Fingertip by Innomdle Lab 中文(繁體) | 中文(简体) | 한국어 | ภาษาไทย | 日本語 Sgnl is the smart strap that enables you to answer phone calls through your fingertip. Simply place your fingertip to your ear while speak through the embedded microphone. Replace your existing watch strap with Sgnl and you’re done, whether you wear a classic watch or an Apple Watch, Samsung Gear, or Pebble Time. There's no one who never lost their earphone in their lifetime. Hear your caller’s voice simply by placing your fingertip on your ear as you speak through a microphone embedded in the Sgnl strap. Sgnl receives voice signal from your phone through Bluetooth. The Blue graph represents the original sound signal, as inputted and the Magenta graph represents sound signals when received through the tip of the fingertip. However, when this 2000Hz threshold is exceeded, the disparity between the sound signals begins to grow. Hear the Evolution of Sgnl: A comparative sound quality test January 2016 (featured at CES) May 2016 July 2016 (featured at IFA)
Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' An ever increasing share of the world’s population is living in what are known as megaregions—clusters of interconnected cities. The concept of the megaregion is decades old and fairly easy to grasp, but geographically defining them has turned out to be rather tricky. Now, researchers have attempted to map the megaregions of the contiguous United States by studying the commutes of American workers. As megaregions grow in size and importance, economists, lawmakers, and urban planners need to work on coordinating policy at this new scale. To try to solve this geographical problem, Garrett Nelson of Dartmouth College and Alasdair Rae of the University of Sheffield used census data on more than four million commuter paths and applied two different analyses, one based on a visual interpretation and the other rooted in an algorithm developed at MIT. But where should planners draw the edges of a megaregion encompassing this activity?
Airblock: The Modular and Programmable Starter Drone by Makeblock Update 11/18/16: We're hosting a Kickstarter Live Wednesday Nov 23! Save the date and ask a question through this link and we will reply during the livestream! Update 11/19/2016: ~20% left until we hit the stretch goal!! :) If we reach $600K, every Airblock shipped out will also include an extra battery! We've incorporated the amazing ability of flight with basic engineering and coding! It's not only fun and ultra-cool to play, but it gets you to see flight in a whole new way. With magnetic attachments and modularity, the Airblock drone is only limited by your imagination. Airblock is made of magnetic, modular parts that are easy to assemble and disassemble without the need for tools. Airblock is made of lightweight, engineered foam that is soft, strong and durable. A hovercraft moving in a triangular formation. Coding the light color on your Airblock's main core. Creating is in our nature, we’ve always strived to build things bigger and better. Tweet It To Your Friend Share on Facebook
Supported Browsers - Microsoft MakeCode EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker smartphone vision test by EyeQue Kickstarter Collections Projects We Love Saved Trending Nearly Funded Just Launched Everything Categories On Our Radar Total Wrinkle Miracle World renowned Dr. Robert Feldman, exposed Hollywood's hidden secret to erase wrinkles WITHOUT botox or surgery. Discover how a divorced grandma has outsmarted plastic surgeons - and how YOU CAN TOO! During her decades of marriage, Ashley Davis' skin has deteriorated severely due to constant stress, irregular use of sunscreen, occasional wine, and a few cigarettes. When she overheard her husband of 43 years refer to her as a “wrinkled old prune” the Melbourne native, now 67, decided to embark on a wrinkle transformation journey to feel young in her body again — and has wiped an impressive 32 years off her face! Read on to discover how Ashley Davis successfully restored decades of youth to her face and got revenge on her ex-husband using a group of Beverly Hills Doctor's groundbreaking tips. After her husband DIVORCED her because she was “TOO OLD” Ashley Davis promised to get revenge by getting the youngest, most beautiful face she has had in over 20 years. Dr. Dr. So what is it? 1.
SPECKTR presents Le gant connecté qui libère la musique ! (1st wireless musical glove controller) — KissKissBankBank Support Specktr and be one of the first to discover a new way to create, mix and control your music. It’s more intuitive and fun ! We count on you to help us to produce this new music instrument ! is intended for beginners and music lovers. A complete DJ system in your pocket Specktr Play allows you to easily connect to dozens of applications and music software to learn, play and mix your music in a simple intuitive way. Specktr Play will be delivered with an app that allows you to pick up within many presets the best option for you. Specktr is directly compatible with many softwares and applications for DJs. With only Specktr and your smartphone in your pocket, you’re ready to be on fire during the party! Be the star of the party and impress your friends ! Play and compose Connect Specktr, plug your headphone or your speaker and enjoy ! Easy to pick up, Specktr can be natively connected to your computer, smartphones or tablet (Check out FAQ for compatibility). To learn and share music 2. 3.
Enginursday: Cardboard Circuits Maker education is something very close to my heart. It is a gateway to STE(A)M fields and a great way to learn creative problem solving. Two of the traditional challenges --- barriers to entry --- of bringing electronics into maker education are cost and accessibility. This week I have been experimenting with different ways to drastically reduce cost and increase accessibility with custom circuit stickers and cardboard circuits that don't remove the circuit design in the process of exploration and play. The idea for cardboard circuits came from DIY Electronic Modules for Tinkerers on Microsoft's GitHub. And the stickers came from the cost constraint of something like $0.25/circuit. It's hard to see, but the top strip of tape has traces and tabs cut out, the second row has outlines of bats, and the third has outlines of unicorns. I'm using the Silhouette Curio, a programmable vinyl and paper cutter, to cut through copper tape. At first, I was soldering the parts to the copper tape.