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Above, watch molten gold transform into gold leaf as it is beaten into thinner and thinner pieces while cold. This clip is from PBS’ six-part miniseries The Ring of Truth: An Inquiry Into How We Know What We Know - Atoms (1987). 

"It was the craftsmen who mastered the remarkable properties that go with specific materials. They were the first to journey towards the atom. The goldsmiths slowly refined their craft to take advantage of what gold alone could do…”

MIT astrophysicist and Institute Professor Philip Morrison narrated the series, which he co-wrote with his wife, noted art and science educator Phylis Morrison. Philip Morrison also narrated and wrote the script for Charles and Ray Eames’ Powers of Ten, a must-watch video for all ages.

via Emily Lakdawalla.

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Photographer Diane Meyer’s series called Time Spent that Might Otherwise Be Forgotten is a gorgeous selection of photographs incorporating small areas of pixelated cross-stitch that blurs out specific parts of the pictures. In some instances, it seem intentional, such as people’s faces, but in others it appears to be fairly random. I love the tactile nature of taking a 2D picture of a 3D occurrence and bringing some of the 3D back to it.

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Last week on Late Night we saw Jimmy Fallon and Ice-T kick some robots around with the PlayStation 4 for its launch. Naturally, the Xbox One couldn't go without being demonstrated for its launch week, so Blain Howard visited the set to show off Forza Motorsport 5 and to let Fallon and guest Will Forte play a piece of Kinect Sports Rivals.

I'll be honest: I'm a fan of Jimmy Fallon. I'm glad that he and his team make an effort to cover videogames under the umbrella of entertainment, and that he does it with enthusiasm (as opposed to disdain). The excitement he puts out is infectious; for a split second while watching the clip above, the Wave Race-esque chunk of Kinect Sports Rivals actually seemed like fun.

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'If you want to buy a Playstation 4, that's your choice...'

Bill Gates has carried out the bloody murder of his former friend and colleague Steve Ballmer.…

Tie-tie pup wanted to become one with the pillow, but this is a bit much.

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According to this GamesBeat report the new controller for Microsoft's soon-to-be-released Xbox One console costs the company $100 million to research and develop. While consumers may not see much a difference between the gamepad that comes with the Xbox One and the one they are currently using with the Xbox 360, the company spent a lot of money looking at new features - many of which did not make it into the final gamepad design.

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