2014 in Pop is summed up in two remarkable mashup collections from DJ Earworm and Daniel Kim.
DJ Earworm’s collection features a mashup of the 25 biggest US hits during 2014, while Daniel Kim’s mashup features a more expansive collection of 66 songs
Both represent fantastical musical creations worthy of their own place in 2014 pop hall of fame.
Fascinating BBC documentary exploring the idea that what we think is real may just be a cosmic hologram, and our world is just a set of mathematical equations we cannot fully understand.
(h/t boingboing)
Earlier this week the Philae probe bounced down to the comet 67P and began sampling its makeup. Unfortunately, it now looks like the probe has gone to sleep after its batteries ran out. While the Philae mission is amazing on its own, the journey of its mothership Rosetta is even more astonishing (as shown by the animation below).
This animation tracks Rosetta’s journey through the Solar System, using gravity slingshots from Earth and Mars to reach its final destination: Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. Rosetta made three flybys of Earth, on 4 March 2005, 13 November 2007 and 13 November 2009, and one of Mars, on 25 February 2007. Rosetta has also visited two asteroids, taking extensive close-up images of 2867 Steins on 5 September 2008 and 21 Lutetia on 10 July 2010. Once the spacecraft is woken up from deep space hibernation on 20 January 2014, it will head for rendezvous with the comet in May.
(h/t boingboing)
Created for OpenSkies, by Matel, this unique timelapse explores the comparison and differences between Paris an New York through the lense of transport, infrastructure and national monuments.
Paris / New York from MATEL on Vimeo.
(h/t broadsheet)
Chris Bryan’s mesmerizing film showcases the power and majesty of various surfers all shot at 1000 frames per second.
(h/t boingboing)
A beautiful collection of clips shot by UK photographer Hal Bergman in Paris during January 2014.
Music: “Wreck Beach by Sean Bayntun“.
(h/t broadsheet)
Rob Whitworth’s short film provides a fascinating insight into the sights and sounds of the North Korean Capital, Pyongyang.
(h/t mashable)
Ian Wood‘s beautiful video of Los Angeles highlighting a variety of buildings and public art works.
(h/t boingboing)
The UK air traffic control firm (NATS) have crunched their data on transatlantic flights to produce a stunning visualisation of the “North Atlantic Skies”. The animation covers a typical summer’s day in 2013.
Some statistics from NATS blog post:
(h/t boingboing)
Infographics