The Para-Rigger

http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/05/the-female-mathematician-who-changed-the-course-of-physics-but-couldnt-get-a-job/1/

The female mathematician who changed the course of physics—but couldn’t get a job, (Emmy) Noether's Theorem may be the most important theoretical result in modern physics.

Size Comparisons

If the Moon were at the same distance as the ISS

If the Moon were replaced by a Planet

http://www.popsci.com/watch-record-setting-hoverboard-flight?dom=tw&src=SOC

http://nautil.us/blog/the-simple-logical-puzzle-that-shows-how-illogical-people-are

"Wason tells you that if a card shows an even number on one face, then its opposite face is blue. Which cards must you turn over in order to test the truth of his proposition, without turning over any unnecessary cards? Click on your answer in the interactive video below:"

It all starts by telling people what they want to hear...

http://beforeitsnews.com/alternative/2014/07/crazy-people-of-dubai-2984226.html

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/may/19/shakespeare-writer-claims-discovery-of-only-portrait-made-during-his-lifetime

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/05/beautiful-abstract-bird-plumage-photographs-by-thomas-lohr/?mc_cid=eebb5d9b68&mc_eid=03de958b93

Photographer Thomas Lohr is known mostly for his high-profile fashion shoots for clients like Vogue, Le Monde d’Hermès, and i-D, but somewhere in his grueling shooting schedule he still finds time for personal projects, the most recent of which is a collection of bird plumage photos gathered into a limited edition book titled Birds. Lohr wanted to take a slightly different approach with the project and instead of capturing the animals in their entirety, he decided to focus on what intrigued him the most: the color, texture, and form of their feathers.