Dutch crows and magpies are building nests out of anti-bird spikes. "Even for me as a nest researcher, these are the craziest bird nests I've ever seen."
A collection of surprisingly elaborate antique pencil sharpeners in action. I think the spinning wheel of sandpaper is my favorite. (via austinkleon.com)
I saw Oppenheimer last night (great!) and the first thing I did when I got home was to order the book on which it's based, the Pulitzer-winning American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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