"I'd like to use chance."

Chance and fairness go hand in hand. When hands shoot into the air, classmates avoid calling on the same people, or hurting someone's feelings when they say, "I'd like to use chance."

Like ancient oracle bones (sans turtle shell), a student pushes a hand into the cup, mixes a mass of sticks, then reads a single lucky (or unlucky) name. When the odds are one in twenty-three, each day brings curious mysteries when kids pull their own names, or the same name twice.

Weather for the Blind

Quintron is an experimental musician living in New Orleans' historic 9th Ward. His Weather Warlock is an analog drone synthesizer that translates rain, light, wind and temperature into a 24/7 soundscape.

Sensors mounted around Quintron's home detect natural fluctuations anyone with an internet connection can enjoy. In an interview with Orion Magazine, Quintron asks, "What happens when an instrument's not being played by anybody with any sort of emotion or desire, when it's just kind of being plucked by random weather fairies?" Watch the demo below, then click here to begin listening.