Language as a Window into Human Nature on RSA Animate
In “Language as a Window into Human Nature” by RSA, Steven Pinker discusses the many roles of language in human relationships, from sex to revolution.…
Mesmerizing Pour Paintings by Holton Rower
“Tall Painting” by David Kaufman documents the marvelous Pour painting series by Holton Rower. The finished pieces are striking, but the process of creating the…
Community Comes Together To Crowd Fund Robocop Statue In Detroit
On February 6, Detroit Mayor David Bing’s twitter account received the following helpful suggestion from user @MT: “Philadelphia has statue of Rocky & Robocop would…
Japanese Restaurant Employs Masked Monkey Waiters
Kayabuki, a Japanese restaurant in a city about 100km north of Tokyo, employs two monkeys wearing schoolgirl clothes, life-like wigs and creepy masks that serve…
Cookies Sold by String Dangling From San Francisco Apartment Window
San Francisco entrepreneurs Eve, Kathleen and Clem of Fat Cookies deliver their oven fresh product (baked in their second story apartment) to their customers below…
Humanoid Robot Taught to Clean Whiteboard
Robotics Researcher Petar Kormushev has posted a video of a Japanese robot learning to clean a whiteboard. Using “Upper-Body Kinesthetic Teaching,” the robot is guided…
First Ever Aerial Footage of an Uncontacted Amazon Tribe
In January Survival International released the first ever aerial footage of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe. The film (and a series of astonishing aerial photographs) are…
A Clever Response to Aggressive Charity Canvassers
Fed up with aggressive charity canvassers in their neighborhood, creative workers at Portland ad firm Wieden + Kennedy (makers of the infamous Old Spice commercials)…
A Look Inside a the Castiron Carousel Marionette Troupe Workshop
“Process: Marionettes With Geahk Burchill” by Eric Bueg takes you to a Portland, Oregon workshop where Geahk Burchill hand crafts intricate puppets for his Castiron…
Bionic Arm Controlled by Thoughts
The prosthetic arm being demonstrated in this video is controlled entirely by the mind of the man wearing it. Developed by Todd Kuiken and a…