Brian Heater
Bebo Relaunches as a Messaging App With Animated Avatars After Being Bought Back by Its Founder
Bebo has been relaunched as a new feature-rich messaging app after the social networking service was bought back from AOL by founder Michael Birch for…
SciShow Explains the Source of the Familiar and Pleasant Smell of Rain
In an episode of Quick Questions by SciShow, host Michael Aranda explains the familiar and pleasant smell of rain, a scent that doesn’t come from…
‘Computers Are People, Too’, A Delightfully Dated 1982 Disney Documentary About Home Computing
Computers Are People, Too is a 1982 documentary by Disney aimed at preparing the viewer for a world in which man and machine will peacefully…
First-Person Video of a BMX Rider Performing an Extremely Long Wheelie Down a Hill
Here’s some first-person video of a BMX rider’s extremely long wheelie down a hill. The wheelie itself lasts for nearly a minute, is set to…
GoPro Video of a Group of Skydivers Casually Hanging Out Upside Down
A group of skydivers casually hang out upside down while in the air above Elsinore, California.
‘La Detente’, A Computer-Animated Short Film That Juxtaposes Colorful Fantasy With the Horrors of War
“La Detente” is a stunning computer-animated short film created by directing team Pierre + Bertrand that tells the story of a French soldier in World…
The Skittles Mini-Factory, A Cardboard Machine Capable of Sorting and Bagging Skittles by Color
The Skittles Mini-Factory is a project created by Cornell School of Electrical and Computer Engineering students Alice Kassar, Jesse Checkla, and Mikhail Rudinskiy that is…
‘Boys Latin’, A Trippy Computer-Animated Music Video That Follows a Young Woman’s Hike Across a Tide Pool
“Boys Latin” is a trippy computer-animated music video by founding Animal Collective member Noah “Panda Bear” Lennox and directed Isaiah Saxon and Sean Hellfritsch. The…
Making a Smartphone Case Using a Deflated Balloon
curtisnstacey shows how to make a smartphone case using a deflated balloon.
An Automated Platform That Can Balance a Rolling Metal Ball Without It Falling Off
The Full Motion Dynamics mechanical engineering team at San Jose State University created an automated platform capable of adjusting to keep a moving ball bearing…