JPC Van Heijst is a 747 pilot who also takes magnificant aerial sky and landscape photographs. Check out this gallery of some of his amazing photos and crank your photo jealousy up to 11! :-p
The Tavola of Urbano Monte's world map from 1544 - 1613 is now available to view in high def online. The real one is over nine feet in diameter and on display at Stanford University.
This week we welcomed Vicky Langan & Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh to Swansea for our third NAWR ANOIS concert. Ailbhe played a number of lovely amplified Viola pieces and Vicky performed a very moving minimalist piece which culminated with an excerpt of The Palms, a field recording made by Vicky in the grotto in Granard in 2014 on the 30th anniversary of the death of Ann Lovett.
I recently discovered the Developer Tea podcast, which is great. The podcast delivers bit-sized pieces of life advice, aimed at developers, but are applicable and can be of help to everyone. This particular episode discusses 3 problems every developer faces, such as dealing with burnout.
The Irish Film Institute has made a number of historical news reels available online, including footage of the shelling of The Four Courts and Michael Collins' fighting speech on College Green in 1942.
Engineers at the University of Washington have successfully demonstrated an insect sized robot that can fly wirelessly. The robot is powered by a laser pointed at it that it converts to electricity using an onboard circuit.
