Selfie, A Short Film About A Woman Who Finds Her Selfie Photo on a Voyeur Site
“SELFIE” is a short film directed by Ben A. Williams about a young woman who finds one of her selfie photos posted on a voyeur…
Harvard Researchers Have Developed Termite-Inspired Robots That Build Structures Autonomously
A research team at Harvard University has developed robots that can build simple structures autonomously using a behavioral system inspired by termites. Besides eliminating the…
Isaac Osei, The Ghanaian Chief Who Drives a New York City Taxi
Isaac Osei, an owner of a New York City taxi company, is also the chief of the Akwamu people in his native Ghana. Osei talks…
Desert Breath, Monumental Spiral Land Art in the Sahara Desert
“Desert Breath” is a monumental piece of land art in the Eastern Sahara Desert in Egypt that takes the form of 2 spirals emanating from…
Spherical Harmonics, A Surreal Experimental Computer Animation
“Spherical Harmonics” is a surreal experimental animation that uses computer graphics to create bizarre, fantasy imagery. The animation was created by Alan Warburton for Animate…
The Cool To Do Drugs Pencil
The Cool To Do Drugs Pencil features the anti-drug slogan “Too Cool To Do Drugs,” which shortens to “Cool To Do Drugs” and later “Do…
The Roving Typist, A Documentary Short About a New York City Writer Who Types Stories for Strangers
“The Roving Typist” is a delightful short documentary about C.D. Hermelin, a New York City-based writer who goes to city parks with his typewriter and…
How Artificial Snow Is Made
The latest episode of Reactions explores the science of snowmaking, from the basic recipe for snow to the specialized “snow guns” used in snowmaking. submitted…
A Fascinating Short Documentary About Bill Bonner, National Geographic’s Photo Archivist
National Geographic recently released this fascinating mini documentary about Bill Bonner, who as the institution’s archivist, is responsible for some eight million vintage photographs. In…
Plotclock, A Robotic Clock That Writes the Time with a Marker
Plotclock is a robotic clock that uses an arm to write the time on a mini whiteboard with a dry erase marker. After it writes…