Brian Heater
Google Maps Adds the Arctic Majesty of the Northern Lights to Its Street View Feature
For its latest addition to the popular Street View feature in Google Maps, Google has added the arctic majesty of the aurora borealis–the Northern Lights–as…
‘No Cops’, A New They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Ransom Note-Themed Track Sung by Corn Mo
Brooklyn-based alternative rockers They Might Be Giants return for a third week of their 2015 Dial-A-Song project (previously) with “No Cops”, a ransom note sung…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Announces ‘Mandatory World Tour’ Across North America, Europe, and Australia
“Weird Al” Yankovic has announced dates for his upcoming “Mandatory World Tour,” which will take the perennial song parody master across the United States and…
Close-Up Video of a Hermit Crab Changing Shells Inside of an Aquarium
Bournemouth, UK-based photographer Steve Guntrip has posted some cool close-up video of a European hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) changing shells inside his aquarium tank. The…
Radio-Controlled Plane Captures Stunning Underwater Scenery After Crashing Into the Ocean
MrLiftHog accidentally captured some gorgeous underwater scenery on a GoPro after crashing a radio-controlled plane into the ocean at Cape Range National Park in Australia…
Explaination of ‘Freebooting’, Media Reappropriation Without Permission on Social Networks
Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin has posted a short video explaining the phenomenon of Facebook “freebooting”, and how reuploading media to social media sites…
Amazon Studios to Produce Films for Theatrical Release, Followed Shortly by Online Distribution
Amazon Studios, the film and television production wing of online retail giant Amazon, has announced that it will begin producing and acquiring movies for theatrical…
A Visualization of Who Might Win a Hypothetical Fight Between an Apache Helicopter and a Fire-Breathing Dragon
The Smithsonian Channel teamed up with CGI animators at Pixeldust Studios to find out who would win in a hypothetical fight between an AH-64 Apache…
Photo of a Man Who Was Only One of Two Passengers on an Empty Delta Flight to New York City
Have to give lots of credit to the flight attendant, who took one of the best pictures of me in a long time. pic.twitter.com/UcZ8BZLop1 —…
Google Showcases the Incredible Versatility of the Project Ara Modular Phone Initiative
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group has released “Part of It,” a short promotional video designed to show off the extreme versatility of its…