Untitled, 2007. Erick Swenson. Polyurethane resin, acrylic paint, MDF, polystyrene 30″ X 181″ X 280″

Considering the numerous types of protest that will occur in Toronto over the next 48+ hours, here’s something that could be interpreted as stop BP and save the whales ‘climate activism’ art. Don’t be fooled by Erick Swenson’s hyper realistic polyurethane resin, polystyrene, MDF and acrylic sculptures. Check out Ne Plus Ultra, a decaying deer with a skeleton covered in a scrimshaw of ancient mariner charts. Who comes up with this stuff?! …Erick Swenson…

Maybe you’re like me and you like science (SCIENCE!) but you also like quackery and diagrams. Sure maybe you’re not but lets pretend you are and agree that the Fake Science blog is a treasury of delightful combinations of those things. In the current climate where Science is being increasingly questioned by some vocal groups in society who refuse to ‘believe in’ it, this blog serves as a fun parody of the kind of pseudo-scientific ramblings one might overhear at the Taco Bell.

[Fake Science]

The Philadelphia Zoo has just opened a new exhibit featuring some animals … kindof. The difference is that the animals are made of Lego brand toy building blocks. Thirty Four endangered species have been built by Sean Kenney and placed in zoo enclosure habitats. The zoo has commissioned five more Lego-certified builders for future exhibits to be held this year as this one is already proving successful in drawing the crowds and raising both awareness and revenue.

[Creatures of Habitat]

Okay you really do need to check out “Not So Humble Pie” where “Ms. Humble” creates wonderful treats. But wait, theres more. She claims to be just your typical nerdy anthropological biologist turned home mom and baker of sometimes strange goodies but that is fittingly humble. She makes sciency treats to feed our imaginations, tummies, and minds.  They’re tasty in so many ways one can only envy her offspring.

[Not So Humble Pie: Science]

Darwinia has made it’s presence known on the Xbox Live Arcade in the form of Darwinia+. This game has won multiple awards and received lots of attention in the past in it’s PC incarnations. Introversion Software has now brought it to the console where it is surprisingly easier and more natural to navigate. They even threw in the multiplayer incarnation ‘Multiwinia’ to boot.

The game exists in it’s own little digital tron-esque universe. It’s an ecosystem populated with industry, civilization, wild life, and various stimuli. It’s a virtual ecosystem where evolution and artificial intelligence is studied. There even religion as a component. continue…