Brain Food 9-29-09

1. The always insightful Olivia Judson talks about bears and the landscape of fear.

2. Don’t understand new OLED technology (the stuff they are using to make screens prettier and more efficient)? Try electrocuting a pickle.

3. Feeling a bit detached from the natural world? Try the new CompuBeaver and it’s furry companion Text-Opossum. (If you look at anything today, make it this) (via kottke)

4. Infosthetics has a great map on visualizing the distance between the nearest McDonalds in the U.S

5. The psychology behind Where the Wild Things Are is just as fascinating as the book itself. (via mindhacks)

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