SingularityMag

06/02/2012

Civilisation happens when one person can produce more food than just for one person.

In which John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, wh...

01/02/2012

New issue! http://polymathprogrammer.com/2012/02/01/singularity-magazine-february-2012/

26/01/2012

Learn 3 Chinese New Year greetings.

In which I teach you 3 Chinese New Year greetings. Also, this was unscripted (mostly). I also can't do one-take videos... The software project I was working ...

05/01/2012

Card trick based on maths.

This trick was shown to me by one of the excellent MathsBusking people. They didn't explain why it works or how to generalise it to other numbers of cards, so I did a bit of thinking and then I made this video.

03/01/2012

It's been awhile, but we have a new issue!

Read about the journey I took, spanning 22 kilometres and 5 hours.

09/11/2011

I'm a guest author at Website In A Weekend, run by Dave Doolin, a fellow Singularity reader.

Please welcome Vincent Tan, Website In A Weekend's newest guest author. Vincent, also known as The Polymath Programmer, hails from Singapore and publishes an

02/11/2011

New magazine issue! Super lean mean edition.

I talk about time and its significance on your life. You can do a lot in one day.

06/10/2011

"But how do you handicap intelligence? With interruptions."

Kurt Vonnegut’s short story Harrison Bergeron begins “The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal.” Beautiful people are required to wear ugly masks, strong people are required to carry weights, etc. Every excellence is handicapped.

01/10/2011

Latest issue is available! See what I ate for Mid-Autumn Festival. The magazine will be taking a short break for 2 issues, but will be back for the Jan 2012 issue. More details inside.

Mooncakes, poor lantern making diagrams, BarCampSG7

24/09/2011

I went to BarcampSG7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXj9P4qle00

15/09/2011

"But if you're so afraid of the failure that you never do it, your chances of success are none."

In which Hank talks about the attitiudes and resources he has now that make it easier to make cool things exist. http://www.readit1st.com - ready now!

06/09/2011

Video announcement of interview with Teresa Deak, and launch of Sept 2011 issue of Singularity

05/09/2011

Photographer Stephen Wilkes creates brilliant photo collages in which time-lapse photographs of a New York City scene are seamlessly blended into one image that passes from day into night. The collages make up Wilkes’ photo series “Day to Night,” which will be on display at CLAMPART in New York City...

05/09/2011

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01/09/2011

Latest magazine issue is available!

Interview with Teresa Deak, a photographer. Visit to Asian Civilisations Museum for Terracotta Warriors exhibit.

28/08/2011

I went to the Asian Civilisation Museum to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit. You also get to see the Singapore Merlion.

23/08/2011

Asian Civilisation Museum. Photos and video up soon

22/08/2011

Accuracy not guaranteed. Get Audacity and play! http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Correction: it is the "Basilar" membrane, which is what I say, but somehow b...

19/08/2011

A short film I made

It rained suddenly just when I wanted to capture some outdoor footage. I might as well make use of the wet weather... Also, I dug up my 10 (?) year old keybo...

10/08/2011

In which you learn some Malay/Indonesian/Hokkien/Chinese words. This is when you're ordering tea or coffee from a local coffee shop or drinks stall in Singap...

07/08/2011

It's a real Portuguese town.

The Village Image: Daniel Espírito Santo Camera Assistant: João Botas Editing: Pedro Sousa www.boldcreativestudio.com www.onvisuals.com

04/08/2011

I talk a little about Gestalt theory in optical illusions. Also, my cat made a special guest appearance.

In the August 2011 issue of Singularity, I interviewed Dave Doolin from Website In A Weekend. Also, I show you a couple of optical illusions (you can see mor...

02/08/2011

The August issue is out!

Interview with Dave Doolin of Website In A Weekend, ethereal Cantor sets, and optical illusions.

27/07/2011

Cutting designs on dried leaves

Spanish artist Lorenzo Duran painstakingly cuts delicate designs into dried leaves, using a method inspired by Asian and European papercutting traditions. He calls the ongoing project “Naturayarte.”

25/07/2011

19/07/2011

I like this quote: "Rest is a weapon." - Robert Ludlum. In summary, the Cantonese saying means there's light in front of you, so why are you acting as if you...

09/07/2011

Remember that the human voice is an amazingly versatile tool

Remix This Video at http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/firework CHECK OUT MY BRAND NEW WEBSITE: www.mike-tompkins.com This song is available on iTunes! http://itu...

07/07/2011

Be careful of holding too strongly to a bias

In which Hank talks about how freaking stupid we are, and why. Though I would like to have gone into more detail...it's a complicated topic. Just check out t...

06/07/2011

I visited the Singapore Science Centre in June last month. July issue of Singularity: http://polymathprogrammer.com/2011/07/01/singularity-magazine-july-2011...

01/07/2011

If you're in Leeds, you might wanna take a look at the Flugtag event.

In celebration of the Red Bull Flugtag coming to Leeds in July, we made this 'aviation medley'. Featuring (in order of appearance)... I Believe I Can Fly - R...

01/07/2011

In this issue, you'll visit the Singapore Science Centre.

27/06/2011

I was passing by Cooper Union the other day and was struck by the words on the front facade of its iconic building on Astor Place. This phrase "to science and art" has been stuck in my mind since. I've...

27/06/2011

Biologists maintain a concept call a "type specimen." Every species of living organism has many individuals of noticeable variety. There are millions of Robins in America, for instance, all of them each express the Robin-ness found in the type of bird we have named Turdus migratorius. But if we need

20/06/2011

I wrote a song about a magazine reader. I don't think this scales...

This is a song written for a magazine reader who sent me a nice email. Disclaimer: I do not promise to write you a song if you send me a nice email. Here are...

17/06/2011

Fire tornado