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The importance of algorithms in our lives today cannot be overstated. They are used virtually everywhere, from financial institutions to dating sites. But some algorithms shape and control our world more than others — and these ten are the most significant.

Astronaut Barry Wilmore needed a socket wrench, but there was just one problem. Wilmore is currently on the ISS, over 200 miles above the nearest hardware store. So, what did NASA do? Easy, they emailed him one.

BBC News - Files to 'print your own' Rosetta comet -BBC

To rule them all - photograph by schräglage

http://www.studiointernational.com/index.php/digital-revolution-exhibition-barbican-art-design-film-music-video-games

How Video Games Use Architecture - Architizer

Zaha Hadid Architects have been chosen by the Science Museum to design a pioneering new mathematics gallery, made possible by the largest individual donation ever made to the museum from long-standing supporters of science David and Claudia Harding.  http://artdaily.com/news/72756/-pound-5-million-donation-and-world-renowned-architect-combine-to-bring-mathematics-to-life-#.VBGf9Ev5xFk

Dress created almost entirely with 3Doodler pen -CNET

The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards Talk from Harold Cohen, the 2014 recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement in Digital Arts.

http://asiasociety.org/new-york/exhibitions/nam-june-paik

Renzo Piano clads Valletta city gate with vast stone façade -Designboom

A Massive Installation That Makes This Building Change Colors -Wired

Peter Grogono - The Grogono Generator: an Apologia -bad random number generators (thx @golan)

Amazon and Hachette disagree on ebook costs -BBC

Adidas Mi ZX Flux App customizes sneakers with printed photographs -Designboom

Sculptures Re-Carved To Reveal Skeletons -MAKE