Brian Heater
The Science Behind the Familiar Sweet Smell of Roses
On a special Valentine’s Day edition of the American Chemical Society series Reactions (previously), host Dr. Raychelle Burks gets to the bottom of the science…
Darkroom, A Quick and Powerful iPhone Photo Editor With Customizable Filters
Darkroom is a new photo editor for iOS that offers a suite of easy-to-use yet powerful tools, including raw photo editing, customizable filters, and an…
‘Hard Time Valentines’, A Touching Series of Short Videos Profiling Homeless Couples Living in New York City
Hard Time Valentines is a touching series of videos directed by Oliver Noble for GOOD Magazine that profiles the lives of homeless couples living on…
A Look at the Science Behind a Modified Car Capable of Jumping 12 Feet in the Air and Skipping Rope
Outrageous Acts of Science by The Science Channel travels to San Antonio, Texas to interview USA Motorsports owner Gilbert Gonzales about the Cyclone, a car…
Mattel Teams With Google to Reinvent the Iconic View-Master Toy With a Smartphone Twist
Mattel is celebrating the 2015 Toy Fair by announcing a partnership with Google that will resurrect the toy company’s View-Master line, harnessing the smartphone-based virtual…
A Simple But Effective Data Visualization Breaking Down the Size of the World’s Countries by Area
London-based computer scientist Jason Davies has created a simple but effective data visualization of the world’s countries (as well as Antarctica) broken down by land…
‘Boppity Bunny’, A Light-Hearted Valentine’s Day Music Video Urging People to Adopt a Shelter Rabbit
“Boppity Bunny” is a goofy little music video shot on location at Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter (B.U.N.S.) in Santa Barbara, California by Parry Gripp (previously)…
SNKRS, A Mobile App for Checking Out Classic Nike Shoes and Purchasing New Ones
SNKRS is a new smartphone app by Nike that gives users insight into the Beaverton, Oregon-based company’s long line of iconic kicks, telling the stories…
Amazon Studios to Remake the Iconic 1970s Live-Action Children’s Show ‘Sigmund and the Sea Monsters’
Amazon Studios with producers Sid and Marty Krofft, are producing a new version of 1970s live-action series, "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters".
‘Small Circuits’, An Animated Short Explaining the Role Neural Networks Play in the Human Nervous System
“Small Circuits” is short video animated by London-based illustrator Grace Helmer for Harvard’s Fundamentals of Neuroscience series that explores the roles that neural networks play…