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A 360-Degree Video Exploring the City of Stormwind in the ‘Warcraft’ Movie From the Back of a Flying Griffon

by Rollin Bishop at 10:09 AM on July 14, 2015

Legendary has released a 360-degree video exploring the city of Stormwind in the film Warcraft from the back of a flying griffon. The Warcraft movie, based on the immensely popular video game series, is scheduled to release in June 2016. Prepare to soar through the epic world of Azeroth in this official 360 video inspired…

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A Fascinating Look at the New Horizons Mission to Pluto and the Celestial Body’s Planetary Status

by Rollin Bishop at 5:43 PM on July 13, 2015

The New York Times has created a fascinating look at the New Horizons mission to Pluto that also explores the celestial body’s current planetary status. Less than a year after New Horizons launched on January 19, 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet thanks to new discoveries that changed the very definition of the…

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An Animated Song That Explains the Coming Singularity and Makes a Few Robot-Related Requests

by Rollin Bishop at 4:32 PM on July 13, 2015

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) explains the coming Singularity–which is basically the idea that robots will continue improving themselves until they design increasingly intelligent ones–with an animated song that makes a few robot-related requests. David Barton Harris provides the voice talent and music for the animation. The Singularity is an era in which our intelligence…

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A Real-Life ‘Mirror’s Edge’ Time Trial Created Using GoPro Footage

by Rollin Bishop at 1:02 PM on July 13, 2015

Director and producer Claudiu Voicu created an amusing edit of some GoPro footage to create a real-life time trial from the video game Mirror’s Edge. Voicu was inspired to create the edit, of which he doesn’t do many, by the upcoming prequel Mirror’s Edge Catalyst. The biggest challenge with this project was to not have…

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John Oliver Tackles the Tricky Funding of Sports Stadiums on ‘Last Week Tonight’

by Rollin Bishop at 11:34 AM on July 13, 2015

John Oliver tackles the tricky funding of sports stadiums in a clip from a recent episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. In short, stadiums are often built using public funds with seemingly little to no reasonable explanation.

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‘PBS Game/Show’ Explores Cultural Representation and Appropriation in Video Games

by Rollin Bishop at 5:50 PM on July 10, 2015

PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren explores cultural representation and appropriation in video games in a recent episode. While Warren notes that a few games, like Never Alone, do a good job at representing a culture other than their creators’, he also points out that video games still have a long way to go. Cultural Appropriation…

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A Look at the Science of the Body Over 24 Hours

by Rollin Bishop at 5:15 PM on July 10, 2015

Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE offer a look at the science of the body over 24 hours in a recent video. As it turns out, the time of day can have a drastic effect on your body based on a number of external and internal factors. submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

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A Truck That Folds Out Into a Castle Complete With Bathroom and Shower Turrets

by Rollin Bishop at 1:46 PM on July 10, 2015

The folks at Living Big In A Tiny House recently took a look at a truck that folds out into a castle complete with bathroom and shower turrets. The truck, created and occupied by a New Zealand family, is apparently road legal when compact. The castle-truck is completely off-the grid. It is solar powered, heats…

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