sagansense:

The Science of Money

Well, I suppose it’s really the science on money. Over the years, various national banks from around the world have adorned their currency with great scientists. Despite our intellectual stutters as a nation, even the United States has two scientists currently on legal tender: Benjamin Franklin ($100 bill, AKA “the Benji”) and Thomas Jefferson ($2 bill, rare but real).

Here we see Einstein on Isreali Lirot (1968), the Space Shuttle on a British £5 note, a senior Nikola Tesla on a rather ridiculous 10,000,000,000 Yugoslavian Dinar (1993, clearly at the height of economic health), Louis Pasteur on a 5 French Franc note (1966), Marie (Sklodowska) Curie on a 20,000 Polish Zloty, and a rather suspicious Galileo Galilei on a 2000 Italian Lire note (1973).

Check out Jacob Bourjaily’s full collection for more science plus dinero.

Bonus galleries of awesome science:

Browse my favorite über-nerdy pocket protector collection, true gems of pocket-sized mid-century design here (there’s even one in plaid).

The I.D. badges of every single Manhattan Project scientist, proving that even famous physicists take awkward photos.

via jtotheizzoe

gamefreaksnz:

The Last of Us: 19 pieces of apocalyptic artwork

Naughty Dog has released a huge gallery of beautiful concept artwork that reveals the bleak, desolate world that they’ve created for their new PS3-exclusive.

makin5:

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yiq:

sai + transparency is really great huffhuff

chirart:

jhameia:

Cover of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” on the koto and shakuhachi by Team Kozan 

that shakuhachi player is really rocking it

there’s nothing I don’t love about this

sagansense:

An analemma is the figure “8″ loop that results when one observes the position of the sun at the same time during the day over the course of a year. Due to the earth’s tilt about its axis (23.45°) and its elliptical orbit about the sun, the location of the sun is not constant from day to day when observed at the same time on each day over the course of a full year. Furthermore, this loop will be inclined at different angles depending on one’s geographical latitude.

via itfeelsfeynman