Brian Heater
Alton Brown Shows How to ‘Perfectly’ Barbecue a Steak by Removing the Grill and Cooking Directly on the Coals
Food expert Alton Brown demonstrates his trick for cooking the “perfect” steak that involves taking the grill off the barbecue and placing the meat —…
Glance, An Accessory That Brings Smartwatch-Like Notifications to Non-Smart Watches
Glance is a new accessory from Canadian hardware startup Kiwi Wearable that adds a small OLED screen to the band of a wristwatch, bringing notifications…
It’s Okay To Be Smart Explores the Scientific Concepts That Go Into Making Good Barbecue
In the latest episode of the PBS Digital series “It’s Okay to Be Smart,” host Joe Hanson travels to Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas to…
xkcd Explores the Effects of Gravity on Massive Flocks of Starlings
In the latest “What If” by xkcd, a reader asks how large a flock of starlings would have to be before gravity began to take…
‘My Mom’s Motorcycle’, A Heartwarming Short Film About Our Connections to Objects and People
“My Mom’s Motorcycle” is a short film by Cincinnati-based filmmaker Douglas Gautraud that explores the roles objects play in our lives and how they help…
What Happens When You Boil a Bottle of Coca-Cola
In his latest video, CrazyRussianHacker visits the kitchen and boils a 20 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola to find out what gets left behind once all…
‘Augie and the Green Knight’, A Children’s Book About a Scientifically-Minded Young Girl Living in a Fantasy World
Augie and the Green Knight is a forthcoming children’s adventure story written by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal web cartoonist Zach Weiner, with watercolor illustrations by…
‘Are You Alone?’, An Animated Short About the Nature of Human Life on Earth
“Are You Alone?” is an animated short by Munich design collective KurzGesagt that explores some pretty deep questions regarding the nature of human life on…
A Plaid Button-Down Shirt for Bicyclists With Reflective Graphite Thread Sewed in for Increased Visibility
San Francisco clothing manufacturer Betabrand has released a plaid button-down long-sleeve shirt that incorporates reflective graphite thread for increased visibility while riding your bike at…
‘It’s a Bird’, A Stop-Motion Short From 1930 in Which a Bird Eats a Car and Gets Knocked Out by a Talking Worm
“It’s a Bird” is a strange little stop-motion animated short directed by film pioneer Harold L. Muller in 1930 that features a shoe-wearing, metal-eating bird…