The 2022 Ig Nobel prizes are out.
https://improbable.com/ig/winners/
check them out
#ignobel #science #humor

Actually pretty interesting video on #Captcha and #recaptcha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppM_7-uTH14

Geraint Radford. Probably the best #macro #photography I've ever seen. Focuses on insects and mushrooms
https://www.geraintradford.com/
https://waleswestphoto.com/geraint-radford/

Why do people check #corn for quality? They open them up and reject them if a tiny part is under-developed. Usually less than 10% and can just be cut off. An ear of corn costs around 0.25$US. That's pretty cheap, yet all that rejected corn is wasted. Usually tossed in the trash. #Foodwaste #Food #trash

Description of details in images from the James Web Telescope. Some are obvious but still interesting.
#JWST
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2022/nasa-webb-space-telescope-images-explained/?itid=hp-top-table-main-t-5

Amazing infrared #photography.
https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/blog/photo-of-the-day-by-zeralda-la-grange-12/

Looks like #china disappeared an internet celeb for having a cake in the vauge shape of a tank on Tiananmen Square Massacre's anniversary. No words of protest or even mention on Tiananmen, just a cake.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-61715843
#censorship

Hilarious short parodies for #gamers of various #RPG cliches
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaV2bHVOlYSDbo0JGghjISwfO3hH9jBav

I think the best is "Baelin's Route - An Epic NPC Man Adventure", which is a bit longer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEe-ZeVbTLo&list=PLaV2bHVOlYSDbo0JGghjISwfO3hH9jBav&index=18

I've been reading a lot of #gamelit #litRPG and been seeing more new articles popping up about #AugmentedReality. So read up on the status of them. I expected to find semi-practical goggles and some sort of collective #AR universe that people could view and add to, like in many books. All ARs seem very localized, application specific and/or designed for phones only. Eyewear mostly too bulky or limited display capability. Really disappointing, i guess I'll have to wait another decade

Some interesting #photography using long exposures in non traditional ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUrnMRCLZ4M
#art

#JamesWebbSpaceTelescope is now mostly operational. First #photos, during a sharpness test https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/04/Webb_in_full_focus

Interactive /r/place atlas
https://rolandr.github.io/ with descriptions of each item #art

Cool collaborative and combative digital #art called /r/place on #Reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QO0yZldC2M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fdBKCDAuPs&t=0s

Apple #Macro #Photography contest
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/04/apple-unveils-the-best-photos-from-the-shot-on-iphone-macro-challenge/

#ThisIsAmerica https://twitter.com/jonnykip21/status/1508485363177861124

in case your unsure this politician is citing a hoax #politics