Talking Tree

http://talking-tree.com/
Facebook/Flikr/Twitter/RSS Feed/Website of 100 yo tree in Belgium

Northern lights online | MetaFilter

http://www.metafilter.com/95898/Northern-lights-online

Behold, the "point your iPhone at a plane and know where it's headed" app! - Boing Boing

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/09/20/behold-the-point-you.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

It's a .... it's a ... it's a ... small off duty Czechoslovakian traffic warden!

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/09/13/a-hide-and-seek-playing-robot-learns-how-to-lie/
A Hide-and-Seek-Playing Robot Learns How to Lie | 80beats | Discover Magazine

BBC News - How Richard Feynman went from stirring jelly to a Nobel Prize

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11299244

Royal Observatory Photo Contest Winners | MetaFilter

http://www.metafilter.com/95633/Royal-Observatory-Photo-Contest-Winners

The Comet Chase | MetaFilter - Moomins + Bjork * Comet = WIN

http://www.metafilter.com/95593/The-Comet-Chase
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