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Watch that second baseman; he’s got great ears
Via Ainsley Drew over at Kottke, behold, beep baseball:
This is completely sublime. The Doppler-shifted whine of the ball as it’s thrown! The mad scramble to find it on the ground! The running collision with the stand-up base!
So: 1. I totally want to play. 2. Are there any other sports or games that ask us to use our ears? Seems like they all happen pretty exclusively in the visual/tactile domain.
Hmm. Tasteball, anyone?
Butcher, baker, candlestick maker
Given access to a super-precise, industrial-strength, programmable robot arm, what would you do with it?
In the 21st century, we will all be called upon to answer this question.
Me, I’m imagining the coolest ice cream shop ever.
Goodall
Randomly clicking around TIME’s website, I found this old picture of Jane Goodall. I know there’s a specific word for the way in which she is pretty here. And wow she is pretty here. Is it “winsome”? Ideas?
P.S. Here’s Goodall now. Not winsome. Still gorgeous.