Hurricane Harvey’s Impact — And How It Compares To Other Storms

by ericcwagner | Science

FiveThirtyEight posted an article recently comparing the recent Hurrican Harvey to past hurricanes. It goes without saying that the people impacted in Texas got the brunt of the storm and will need our help in the coming months/years to rebuild. Some of the graphics...

Circuit Simulator Online

by ericcwagner | Awesome, Engineering, Interesting, Technology

Resistors, inductors, and capacitors galore! Play around with an online circuit simulator that I came across at http://lushprojects.com/circuitjs/

When You Fall in Love, This Is What Facebook Sees

by ericcwagner | Technology

Young love and new relationships can be tough sometimes, but to a website like Facebook, it sees your relationship as a data point. Data scientists at Facebook posted a blog outlining statistical evidence of the platform knowing when a relationship is beginning to...

DJ 51 Builds a Perfect Party Playlist from Everyone’s Spotify Profiles [Via LifeHacker]

by ericcwagner | Interesting, Technology, Video

Check Out The Original Post Over On Life Hacker Android/iOS: DJ 51 uses shared music from your Spotify account and from all of your friends’ accounts to build the perfect playlist for your party, study session, or any other get-together. As long as everyone’s shares...

MIT Figured Out How To 3D Print Using Glass Instead Of Plastic

by ericcwagner | Awesome, Engineering, Interesting, Technology, Video

Check out the original article over on Engadget Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled a new 3D printing method on Friday that employs transparent glass as precursor instead of plastic. The method, called G3DP, works basically the same way...