Google Sky Map

I have always wanted to go out and look at the sky and be able to find different stars and objects. The problem has been that computers have been too troublesome to bring them outdoors. Especially if you, like me, have to go some way because of light pollution. Google Sky Map for Android have my dreams come true.

Nature by Numbers

A movie inspired on numbers, geometry and nature, by Cristóbal Vila. Go to www.etereaestudios.com for more info: theory behind, stills, screenshots, tutorials...

Transcription and translation - language for cells

When I went to high school and university there was always the problem of visualizing the biochemistry. Especially how genes in DNA gets transcribed and translated to protein. To bad clips like this was not around in those days...


Clip from the PBS production DNA: The Secret of Life

Atom in a Box - for higher education or very interested

Atom in a Box

The atom is a very strange place but if not quantum mechanics was working as it did, we would not be here. The programme Atom in a Box visualizes how atomic orbitals look like. The program is aimed at university students, or possibly very interested high school students.

A 48 min. lecture on Reality and the Orbital Approximation where the program Atom in a Box is used.

Requirements: Mac only. Sorry no Windows version.

For individual users, this is US $20 shareware

Link to Atom in a Box

Warriors of the Net

"Did you ever wonder how the Internet works? How does a router look like? What color does a IP packet have? How does a IP packet travel through firewall. All the answers and many more can be found in the Warriors of the net move. It is available in many different languages. It is the prefect tool for introducing Internet to novice users. It helps the newcomers visualize how the Net works."

from the creator's website

The genographic project - atlas of the human journey

...is a map-based exploration of human migration and evolution and an image-rich, user-friendly introduction to current understandings of the rise of Homo sapiens and the important archaeological sites of early man. A series of podcasts leads the user step-by-step out of Africa and into the New World over the last 200,000 years. Other parts of the Genographic Project include an overview of the study of genetics, and an opportunity to send your own DNA into the Genographic Project Public Participation Project.

In the timeline you can follow the human journey

Link to atlas of the the human journey

Google Body - look inside your self

Google Body is still under development and requires pre-release versions of Firefox or Chrome to work. But it seems very promising.

Google Body is a detailed 3D model of the human body. You can peel back anatomical layers, zoom in, click to identify anatomy, or search for muscles, organs, bones and more. You can also share the exact scene you are viewing by copying and pasting the URL.

Google Body