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Interesting picture of the week.  From Daily Mail.

This flowchart from Jessica Hische is an excellent reference.  My favorite part is that there’s no outcome after ‘Is it for a legitimate business?’ that results in a yes.

In December, Atlantic Monthly had a fantastic photo essay on volcanic activity in 2011.  I saw it a while ago, and for some reason (laziness) filed it away rather than posting it immediately.  Anyway, it’s still awesome, so check it out.  Bonus: they also did a volcano photo essay the year before.

Check out this website and downloadable poster devoted to calling out logical fallacies. I plan on using this knowledge to annoy my friends immediately.

The beauty of happenstance is captured in Jon Rafman’s ongoing project 9 Eyes, in which he gathers moments of artistry captured by Google Street View.  A few more after the jump.

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Interesting picture of the week.  From this excellent collection by photographer Drew Angerer.

Real footage from the Cassini and Voyager missions.  via io9

Interesting picture of the week.  Via io9.

This makes me wonder if Van Gogh really saw the world depicted in his paintings.   NASA via io9