Zombie Ants Attack!

...attack leaves, I mean...

Scientific American published an article about how this particular tropical fungus infects nearby ants and controls them forces them to do their bidding. What happens is that ants all go to a leaf and bite down on it until it dies. Researchers found that they all bite down on the north side of the plant; at around 25 centimeters above ground; and in an area that is 94-95% humidity. Amazing and fascinating.

Read more about it here.

Crowdsourced Music

Bicycle Built for Two Thousand from Aaron on Vimeo.

Aaron Kolbin and Daniel Massey created this piece by letting participants on Mechanical Turk listen to a small sound clip and asking them to imitate it. The result is a symphony of voices recreating the song "Daisy Bell."

One Badass Rickroll

Yet another musical mashup, but this one, I don't mind. Makes Rick Astley kind of badass.

Toothpaste Art

Toothpaste Art on Passed Out People - Watch more Funny Videos

This might be the most tasteful prank I've seen.

3D Drawing Program

Check out this demo of a 3D drawing program called Rhonda. I can't draw worth beans so I can't comment on if this changes anything, but it looks amazing.

via @jackcheng

A Moodier Lily Allen

Doctor Rosen Rosen remixed Lily Allen's "It's Not Me, It's You." Allen's lyrics usually don't match the pop sound that it's packaged in. Doctor Rosen Rosen stripped the instrumentals and replaced it with a moodier background musics to match the lyrics. The end result it really good. Download or stream the songs here.

via clevahgrrl

Youtube in 3D

Youtubers are also privy to the 20% rule where they get to spend 20% of their work time on a personal project. One guy is working on making Youtube videos 3D. Check out the demo above. It's still in the early stages, but looks promising. More info here.

via Techcrunch