Underwater eruption!

For the first time ever, scientists were able to film a volcano erupting underwater. Because of the extreme pressure (at 4,000 feet below sea level!) they could get quite close to it. Crazy!

Video of it here:

and article about it here: CNN

Clever animals...

Octopi and ravens are damn smart animals. Check out this article on the BBC about how Octopi use coconut shells to make houses:

Octopi

and how crows can use tools, some of which they make on their own:

Betty the crow
Betty the crow 2
Using 3 tools

Netflix Instant Play

If you have Netflix, the following are very interesting/fun intant-play titles (or at least are at time of writing). These may change. But put 'em in your queue if interested anyway!

The Botany of Desire

David Attenborough's The Life of Birds

Blue Planet Series

Digging for the Truth

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

The Yes Men

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Nova: Extreme Ice

400 Years of the Telescope

Nova: Absolute Zero

The Spy Factory

Welcome to Mars

Art 21: Art in the 21st Century series

Atheism Tapes series

Penn & Teller Bullshit series

Egypt's Golden Empire

In Search of Myths and Heroes

Frontline: Growing up Online

Indie Sex series

The Human Face

The Dark Ages

Humbolt County

2 Days in Paris

Ape to Man

American Experience: We Shall Remain

Imaginary Witness

Pineapple Express

Independent Lens: The Atom Smashers

Super High Me

Simpsons Medical

13'16 Page Link

In this episode from season 13, Homer gets medical. Hilarious! (The embed works. You just have to give it a little buffer time.)

Techno love

Here are some of my current fav techno tracks...

Kaskade - Sorry (Dirty South Remix)

Royksopp - Triumphant

Deadmau5 - Faxing Berlin

Motorcycle - As The Rush Comes (Gabriel & Dresden Chillout Mix)

The Engine Room - A Perfect Lie (Gabriel & Dresden Mix)

Bodyrox feat. Luciana - What Planet You On (Deadmau5 Mix)

A little lit of a break from the others, but I just enjoy this song, however pop-ish it is.
Cobra Starship - Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)