Enemy Mine: the B-movie that is a parable for absolutely everything
1985’s Enemy Mine is a complex tapestry of heartwarming double-you-tee-eff. Dennis Quad is Willis Davidge, human fighter pilot who hates Draks. Lou Gosset Jr. plays Drak fighter pilot Jerry. Together they teach us to live, love, and laugh. On the surface, Enemy Mine is a mostly forgotten scifi flick with an asexual birth scene and…
Researchers Announce First Implantable Artificial Kidney Prototype
An artificial kidney powered by the circulatory system could be the first implantable device to replace kidney donation and dialysis, scientists say. Led by a University of California-San Francisco scientist, a consortium of about 10 different research teams unveiled a new artificial kidney prototype this week, saying a room-sized version has already shown promise for…
Arctic Technology
Photographer Christian Houge‘s Arctic Technology series offers a look at large-scale scientific installations on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. Arctic Technology by Christian Houge” />. As the Hosfelt Gallery in San Francisco describes the series, several examples of which you see here:There is an island located between Greenland and the North Pole called Spitsbergen or…
How Visual Illusions Make Your Brain Flip
It’s a big skull. No, wait, it’s two people under an arch. Hold on, it’s a skull again. Two very different images can be perceived in this trick picture and now we are one step closer to working out how the brain spontaneously flips between such views, with the discovery of what may be the…
