Yay! Two of my favorite sci-fi franchises come together, as the Hitchhiker’s Guide explains Daleks.

Once you get over the fear that this elephant seal is going to eat her face, and see that it’s trying to cuddle, it’s actually quite adorable. (via @boingboing)

This is a beautiful video, and would remain so even if it wasn’t explaining recurring mathematical equations found in nature, like the Fibonacci Sequence.

To make up for the strange Russian singer I posted the other day, I present, for your approval, Ida Maria. This is a fun song, and a great video. /via @boingboing

Pardon to those of you on Facebook who have seen this already, but I had to blog this. It is beyond words. Literally. This man is not singing any words.

My favorite YouTube comment:

in soviet russia, youtube video laughs at you.

A really spectacular Rube Goldberg-esque music video of “This Too Shall Pass” by OK Go. I really liked their first video of this song featuring a marching band and incredible camera angles, but this new one is several times more awesome. Watch it — it’s worth 4 minutes of your time.

(Via @jonswerens and @mkelleyolg)

It’s a Goomba-stopping mushroom-popping mustached man! (NSFW)

College Humor has a wrap about the original Gameboy Super Mario Land. Excellent. Though the language is a little bit crude.

What I have suspected all along.

Kyle Glanville of Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea shows us how to make a really great cup of espresso. I like coffee, and I consider myself something of a coffee snob, but not quite to this level. But yes, I now do want to go to Intelligentsia Coffee.

It’s a beautiful short film. The black and white is stunning.

Via BoingBoing.

The Media Convergence Forum updated their little infographic video in Fall 09. Here are some fascinating stats.

About computers:

“So what used to fit in a building, now fits in your pocket, what fits in your pocket now will fit inside a blood cell in 25 years.”

Wow.

Via jterm2010:

This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://mediaconvergence.economist.com and http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com.

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