WORLD WIDE WANDERING

FUTUREFEST.ORG

“The future is not something that happens to us, but something we have to shape in line with our values.” As mission statements go it’s not too shabby. Futurefest is an annual one-day festival, launched in 2013 by Nesta, the UK’S innovation foundation. Nesta says they wanted “to start an optimistic conversation about possible futures. And we found there was a lot to talk about”. From challenging debates to fabulous tech installations, this is one cool space full of ideas. futurefest.org

DUDE PERFECT

Imagine making a living from hanging out with five of your best mates, filming your very-much-less-than-serious competitions with them – and attracting a global Youtube audience in the tens of millions. Our absolute top pick is their “Model Rocket Battle 2”: the boys as backyard rocketeers – an enviable career path. If you need to cajole a science-reluctant relative into the joys of physics, engineering or making stuff move in hilarious ways, these are the dudes for you... dudeperfect.com

FIGURES IN THE SKY (above)

An interactive starmap showing the constellations created by 28 cultures. Infographics by Nadieh Bremer are searchable by constellation or culture – Sirius transforming from canis major in western cultures to an Egyptian triangle, Boorong wedge-tail eagle and Hawaiian canoe bailer. A night sky tour ranges from the minimalist curve of Japanese moon stations to the riot of the 318 Chinese “xingguan”. Now if we could just carry the computer outside... datasketch.es/may/code/nadieh/