Brian Heater
Classical Musician Cameron Carpenter Turns the Pipe Organ Into a Touring Instrument
“Birth of the International Touring Organ” documents the quest of flashy classical musician Cameron Carpenter to create a touring version of a church pipe organ…
Hebocon, A Japanese Tournament That Pits Poorly Built Robots Against Each Other
Hebocon is a Japanese robot fighting tournament in which contestants pit terribly built robots against one another. The 31 robots are poorly designed, the stakes…
‘Gamma Wray’, A Documentary About Pop Culture Painter William Wray
Gamma Wray is a documentary directed by French visual artist Loic Zimmermann that looks at the life and work of William Wray, a colorful pop…
‘Killswitch’, A Documentary About Aaron Swartz, Edward Snowden, and the Nature of Online Information
Killswitch is a feature-length documentary directed by filmmaker Ali Akbarzadeh that utilizes interviews with digital thinkers Lawrence Lessig, Tim Wu, and Peter Ludlow to explore…
A Fascinating Experiment That Bends Light Around Objects in Order to Render Them Invisible
YouTube science channel Brusspup recently performed an optical experiment that utilizes a series of four lenses from Edmund Optics to bend light around an object,…
‘Blackout City’, A Composite Video Showing What the London Skies Would Look Like Without Light Pollution
“Blackout City” is a short video by photographer Nicholas Buer that utilizes composite footage to explore what the skies above London would look like in…
A Look at Sandwich Video, A Production Company That Makes Innovative Videos for Tech Startups
In the latest episode of its Small Empires series, The Verge takes a trip to Sandwich Video (previously), a Los Angeles-based production company founded by…
A Simple Primer on Net Neutrality for People Unfamiliar With Technical Lingo
Common Craft (previously) has created a quick primer video explaining the incredibly important concept of net neutrality in the simplest language possible. For most of…
Pip, An Extremely Simple Messaging App That Sends Notes, Location and Weather With a Few Taps
Pip is an extremely simple messaging app by Alpha at AOL that’s designed to let iOS and Android handset owners interact with their friends…
New York City Drone Film Festival, An Upcoming Festival Devoted to UAV Cinematography
The New York City Drone Film Festival is a film festival founded by filmmaker Randy Scott Slavin that is devoted exclusively to films shot using…