http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/study-mars-has-more-room-for-life-than-earth-headlines.html Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:42:51 +0000 The red planet might have more habitable space than the world we live in, a new study says.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/psfk-picks-top-five-apps-of-the-week-6.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:42:51 +0000 A roundup of the latest, most fascinating apps we've learned about this past week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/national-geographics-new-app-aims-to-understand-world-population.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:10:57 +0000 "7 Billion" app explores the trends and effects of a growing population in light of diminishing resources and a world climate that is deteriorating.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/current-population-growth-is-costing-us-the-earth-headlines.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:00:33 +0000 Our population is rising while our ability to sustain life on Earth is shrinking – we must change before nature does it for us.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/ed-cotton-upcycling-is-logical.html Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:45:28 +0000 As the earth runs out of natural resources, the price of basic commodities will increase and making it necessary for us to upcycle.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/new-geo-cosmos-at-tokyos-museum-of-emerging-science-and-innovation.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:59:01 +0000 The new 20-foot Geo-Cosmos is the largest of its kind in the world and reflects Earth as seen from space. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/futurict-hopes-to-model-the-world-with-living-earth-simulator.html Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:34:01 +0000 An ambitious project aims to gather the world's knowledge & data streams to drive a single, real-time global model of our planet.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/breathing-earth-visualizing-our-carbon-footprint.html Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:55:55 +0000 An interactive real-time web simulation visualizes humankind's environmental impact.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/12/super-earth-discovered-by-astronomers.html Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:45:18 +0000 Astronomers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a planet mostly made out of water 40 light years away.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/yann-arthus-bertrands-home-project.html Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:09:36 +0000 Yann Arthus-Bertrand, the French photographer behind film projects like “6 Billion Others,” recently released his latest project called Home that captures the beauty of our planet in a free film stressing the gravity of environmental issues.  Arthus-Bertrand pioneered modern aerial photography and this latest project showcases an incredible selection of inspiring images from his ambitious project. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this project is that it’s completely not-for-profit and copyright-free, enabling the movie to freely circulate around the web.  The high production values and original musical score were enabled by numerous sponsorships under the organization of the Good Planet Foundation.Read more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/color-palette-from-outerspace.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:25:13 +0000 The guys over at ColourLovers have taken colors images of Earth, the moon, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter & Mars and broken them down into color palettes. A peaceful simplification of our universe. Color + Design Blog / Color From Outer Space by COLOURlovers]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/is-planet-earth-the-key-to-our-eco-failure.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:57:10 +0000 As I declined the plastic bag to take my purchase in at Duane Read last night I explained to the girl behind the checkout, “A small step to help save the world.” She didn’t understand me. Of course, it could have been the accent or it could be too late in her shift. But I also realized as I finished speaking that I had used the wrong word at the end of my sentence. When it comes to environmental issues, the word we use for the place we live isn’t ‘world’. Instead we often use ‘planet’. We talk to eachRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/surfing-google-earth-on-the-wii-fit.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:24:16 +0000 Two German artificial intelligence researchers have developed a hack for the Wii Fit that allows them to surf Google Earth terrain. While the Wii Fit has already demonstrated another capability in the internet-assisted health care realm, the hack gives it a fun new use by taking advantage of the boards 4 ‘wobbling’ sensors, converting them into steering and throttle, allowing the user to cruise over the satellite mapped ground like famed Marvel comic hero Silver Surfer. [via kottke]]]>