A Song For the Long-Armed Magnapinna Squid
In a tentacled episode of Songs for Unusual Creatures, host Michael Hearst discusses (and serenades) the Magnapinna squid, a bizarre deep sea squid noted for…
The Science of Snowflakes by It’s Okay To Be Smart
Joe Hanson of the PBS video series It’s Okay to Be Smart explains how snowflakes form and examines the age-old adage that every snowflake is…
Can Plants Think? by AsapScience
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE explore the world of plant intelligence in their latest video, “Can Plants Think?” submitted via Laughing Squid Tips
Warby Parker’s Interactive 2013 Annual Report
Eyewear brand Warby Parker has posted an interactive 2013 annual report that runs through company milestones and numbers from the past year in a calendar…
Burning Man Announces 2014 Art Theme: Caravansary
Burning Man has announced the art theme for the 2014 festival: Caravansary. The theme refers to the ancient roadside inns, or caravansaries, that lined the…
Lasso of Truth, A New Play About the Origins of Wonder Woman Premiering at the Marin Theatre Company
Lasso of Truth is an upcoming stage play about the origins of Wonder Woman as told through the life of her creator, psychologist William Moulton…
Harpo Marx Guest Starring on ‘The Spike Jones Show’ (1954)
Comedian Harpo Marx of the Marx Brothers guest stars in this 1954 episode of the musical comedy program The Spike Jones Show. Harpo shows up…
People Running and Dancing on a 2,100-Gallon Non-Newtonian Fluid Pool of Cornstarch and Water
People run, dance, and bike across a 2,100-gallon pool of “oobleck,” a non-Newtonian fluid of corn starch and water, in this video shot in Kuala…
Norwegian Musician Makes Beautiful Music Using Instruments Created Out of Ice
video via Terje Isungset Norwegian musician Terje Isungset creates beautiful music using instruments that he crafts out of ice. Isungset has been making ice music…
How Many Humans Would a Tyrannosaur Rex Need to Eat Each Day to Survive? by xkcd
In the latest installment of what if?, xkcd addresses a reader question about Tyrannosaurus rex metabolism: “If a T-rex were released in New York City,…