Scientists discover world's smallest fish

Scientists have discovered the world's smallest fish on record in an acidic peat swamp in Indonesia, with a see-through body and a head that is unprotected by a skeleton, researchers said Wednesday.

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A New Era?

Well, as all of you may know, Disney bought Pixar in a $7.4 billion dollar deal. It seems that Ed Catmull was named President of the Combined Pixar and Disney Animation Studios and John Lasseter was named Chief Creative Officer; Steve Jobs is to Join Disney's Board of Directors!

I am very optimistic about this deal. With Ed Catmull, John Lasseter, and Steve Jobs at the wheel, this is almost surely a deal made to succeed.

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I was reading a comment on a blog that gave me a good laugh, “You can buy a lot with $7.4 billion…”

Going for the goo

Ed Cussler, a professor at the University of Minnesota, won a Ig Nobel prize in 2005. For what? For doing research on syrup. No, no just syrup, but its affects on a swimmer. Does it slow you down or speed you up? Well, you can read about it here!

Now he is working on an artifical gill! A great quote, "I felf fine until I passed out."

Maybe I should change my major and go University of Minnesota! It would be worth it just to get this guy as a professor!

Wana find out more abour past winners of the Ig Nobel prize? Here are the winners!

Pixar: 20 Years of Animation

I happened to be in New York on Dec 26, so I got to catch MOMA's exhibit on Pixar. I was blown away! The way the art was presented was fun and engaging, and everyone seemed to be having fun! They had a wonderful audio tour with interviews of the directors and animators that was very informitive. What I loved so much about it was that everyone already new the characters, so there was already a connection between the people and the art.

They also had T.V.s showing the various shorts Pixar has made through there 20 years of history. There was always a big crowd gathered around them constantly laughing! I saw people standing there for almost an hour!

I also got to see a showing of One Man Band...I was blown away. It amazes me how Pixar created such vibrant characters, even though a word wasn't spoken by them, through expressions, music, and gestures.

If you are in NY, this exhibit is a must!

The museum posted the audio tour. The tour is accompanied by a Flash presentation of some of the images in the exhibit. Enjoy!
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2005/pixar.html