Howdy. I'm Justin Boland.

I work for World-Around Records. We're a startup company and I'm working 16 hour days to keep up. It's hard work because there's no road map, but I love what I do. Audible Hype is a platform for me to share everything I'm learning. I believe that open source works better than selfish prick, and I believe that empowering other independent musicians will do more to improve our culture than me keeping this information to myself.

I'm also a rapper, which is obviously why I started a record label. My original group, Wombaticus Rex, is ending this summer and my new outlets are Algorhythms (with Dr. Quandary) and my sex party rap project, Humpasaur Jones.

On good days, I am interested in everything in the Universe. I've written for a lot of websites and I still do. I work for Back Brain Media, and I run Brainsturbator, Skilluminati Research and of course Hump Jones, our sex education program.

• The Mind of Tony Smith: A Guided Tour

  Rehabilitating one of the earliest Brainsturbator articles into something more useful and beautiful than a mere collection of links. Tony Smith is mega-genius and super-entertaining. Up next: Chris King.

  Tags: DIY, Natural Design, Weird Science

• Yaneer Bar-Ram: Complexity Rising

  This is basically a single-sitting college course on the science of complexity. A huge thanks to Deichmans for the heads-up.

  Tags: Creative Catalyst, Natural Design, Whole Universe

• SEEDBOMBS: Re-Forest Africa and Save the World

  Worth it just for the graphic -- you will be amazed how huge Africa really is. It's also a very fertile meme, and worth some comtemplation.

  Tags: Bio Science, Natural Design, World Saving

• The “Manned Cloud” - or, a Giant Flying Whale

  The coolest, most beautifulest thing I've seen in 2008 so far. Unreal, but definitely real.

  Tags: Art, Natural Design, Weird Science

• Fuck For Forest: Performance Art Sex Terrorism

  Some of my favorite humans: eco-porno-capitalists with beautiful souls and broken english. One of the best Hump Jones articles ever, too.

  Tags: DIY, Natural Design, World Saving

• Structure and Randomness in Prime Numbers

  A great intro to a topic that increasingly fascinates me.

  Tags: Creative Catalyst, Natural Design, Weird Science

• Does Facial Similarity Between Couples Increase Over Time?

  Apparently the answer is "yes, it does." A fascinating read.

  Tags: Natural Design, Weird Science

• Human With Tails—Obviously, You Have to See This

  I would imagine that speaks for itself, no? A photograph illustrated look at the human primate. The images can be quite alarming.

  Tags: Bio Science, Creative Catalyst, Natural Design, Weird Science

• UniView Project: Scaling the Universe

  This is my kinda shit! An amazing CGI for rendering the Earth...too bad it's WICKED EXPENSIVE.

  Tags: Creative Catalyst, Natural Design, Whole Universe

• Habitat & Environment: Essential Reading

  My hat is off to whoever made this. Excellent material, worth printing out and couching with. Take notes.

  Tags: Big Problems, Natural Design, World Saving

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