Here comes the sunscreen

The three toughest things about being a parent are the sleep deprivation, knowing when to let kids push their boundaries vs keeping them safe, and applying sunscreen to a toddler. The NY Times has a slideshow of parents applying sunscreen to their kids and the struggle is real!

The good news for you parents of young children is that eventually they learn how to apply their own sunscreen. The bad news? They still would rather have a finger lopped off than to do it without complaining Every. Single. Freaking. Time.

Tags: parenting   photography

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Cross-section time lapse of a kidney bean growing into a plant

It’s fun to watch this kidney bean grow into a plant over the course of 25 days to the strains of The Blue Danube waltz by Johann Strauss. Thanks to this cross-sectional view, you can see the main root push down into the soil and the tendrils branching out to anchor the plant for its remarkable vertical growth to come.

Tags: time lapse   video

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Moon 101, a quick explainer video from National Geographic about the Moon

I have been going a little Moon crazy lately. There was the whole Apollo 11 thing, I finished listening to the excellent audiobook of Andrew Chaikin’s A Man on the Moon (which made me feel sad for a lot of different reasons), and am thinking about a rewatch of From the Earth to the Moon, the 1998 HBO series based on Chaikin’s book. This video from National Geographic answers a lot of questions about the Moon in a short amount of time.

Tags: astronomy   Moon   science   video

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Virtually reality

From Vladimir Tomin, a fun augmented reality video where he uses a set of image editing tools to manipulate the scenery in fanciful ways. (It’s kinda hard to describe this…just give it 5 seconds and you’ll get the idea.)

(via Instagram’s explore page (yes, I’m the guy who uses the IG explore page))

Tags: art   video   Vladimir Tomin

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Star Wars News: Darth Vader's House Will Get Spooky This Halloween

A new horror comic series called 'Star Wars: Tales from Vader's Castle' will hit shelves this October.

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'Octopath Traveler' Collapses Under the Weight of Its Influences

With too many beginnings and too few reasons, the Japanese role-playing game looks to the past but stumbles in the present.

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Blueair Sense+ Review: Breathe Easy With This Wi-Fi-Enabled Air Purifier

Check on indoor air pollutants and bid them begone with Blueair's smart air purifier.

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