Rollin Bishop
A Handy Chart for Predicting How Many Likes an Instagram Picture Will Get
“The Instagram Like Predictor” is a handy chart by The Bold Italic that uses a board game-style format to predict exactly how many likes a…
ReadQuick 2.0, A Speed Reading App That Rapidly Displays Text One Word at a Time
ReadQuick 2.0 is a speed reading app that rapidly displays text one word at a time with a pace set by users. We previously posted…
Boomer, A Robotic Baby Dinosaur Toy That Follows Commands
Boomer is a robotic baby dinosaur toy from Spin Master, the company behind the similar Zoomer robotic dog toy. Though only a prototype, Boomer seems…
An Amusing Version of Jenga Played With a Chess Clock to Add Tension
London-based tinkerers Tom Scott and Matt Gray have created what they call Chess Clock Jenga, a version of the block-stacking tabletop game Jenga played with…
BULBING, A 2D LED Lamp Featuring 3D Wire-Frame Images
BULBING is a 2D LED lamp from Studio Cheha with 3D wife-frame images carved onto 5mm-thick acrylic glass in such a way as to create…
Can You Make a Movie So Bad It’s Good On Purpose? by PBS Idea Channel
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta argues that a movie so bad that it’s actually good can’t be made on purpose. Rugnetta points to films…
An Amusing Cover of ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ by Green Day With Lyrics About Phone Phreaking
The song “I Phreak Alone”, performed by Bonecage and written by RBCP, is a cover of the song “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Green Day…
‘Underlapse’, An Experimental Short Film Exploring the Importance of Spatial Cues
“Underlapse” is an experimental short film by Claire & Maxime of Menilmonde that explores how spatial cues can determine our reality. The duo explains more…
Osteoid, A 3D-Printed Medical Cast Prototype Featuring an Ultrasound System to Help Heal Bones Faster
Osteoid is a 3D-printed medical cast prototype by designer Deniz Karasahin that uses ventilation holes to provide access for use of a low-intensity pulsed ultrasound…
A Series of Interactive Maps Showing Preferred Major League Baseball Teams by Region Across the United States
The Upshot over at The New York Times has used aggregated data provided by Facebook to create a fascinating series of 14 intricately detailed, interactive…