Google never stops to amaze me. Today I found out about the recent Google Labs project Body Browser that allows to explore the human body right in your browser using the latest Web technologies.

This project relies on WebGL so you need a modern web browser (read: any popular web browser other than IE). You can check if your browser supports WebGL here. Although the Body Browser details page says that you need a beta version of Google Chrome, it is not really so. You can use the current stable release. It seems that the versions of Chrome are released so often that even Google guys can’t keep up.

So I used Google Chrome version 8.0.552 which is the current stable release. WebGL is disabled by default in this version but it can be easily enabled from the browser by visiting the about:flags page and clicking the Enable link under WebGL:

Enable WebGL

Then you will need to restart the browser and yay (that’s what that WebGL check page gives you now =). You are ready to visit the Body Browser and enjoy the beauty of the human body:

Body Browser

 

Uploaded several albums that can be accessed here or using the Photos menu above. Here are some of my favourite photos:

From Holland Park
From Chicago
From Saint Petersburg



The first attempt was not successful. I tried different WordPress plugins such as NextGEN Gallery and PicasaView but neither could deliver satisfactory performance for my low-bandwidth site. So I used Picasa Webalbum Integrator javascript library which is extremely fast.

 

If you’ve ever used YouTube you’ve probably noticed the “Recommended for You” section which suggests videos based on your viewing history. Here’s what it recommended to me last time:
YouTube recommends
Check out the rightmost video. Underneath is an explanation why YouTube has picked it which says (translating the Russian title) “Because you watched Superstring theory”. So that’s what they mean by the string theory. It explains why this is such a hot topic nowadays.

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