Maker Keith Lam has recreated World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros, and he’s done it in meatspace. Instead of the level scrolling by, the TV itself moves along the background and the player has to follow. It’s superbly low tech, from the wobbling screen to the pulley-operated paper Mario.
A reporter thinks he just has made his career moment that will put him on syndicated television. You know this won’t end well. What’s that in the background?
Running under the river Elbe in Hamburg is a beautiful tunnel like no other. This 1/2 kilometre ‘technical marvel’, known as the ‘old river elbe tunnel’, was built in 1911, sits 24 metres below the river and connects central hamburg with the shipyard island of steinwerder. What makes the tunnel unique are the entry points on each side of the river: rather than just driving straight into the tunnel, vehicles enter a freight elevator which slowly descends to the tunnel below, the tunnel then taking traffic to a similar elevator on the opposite side which lifts them back to ground level.
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a shape-shifting cuttlefish, a pair of fighting squid, and a mesmerizing gallery of bioluminescent fish that light up the blackest depths of the ocean. He focuses on the work of two scientists: Edith Widder at the Ocean Research & Conservation Association, and Roger Hanlon at the Marine Biological Lab.
