Incredibly Small, Magnetically Actuated Robots That Work Together to Create Larger Structures
Nonprofit research institute SRI International is working on incredibly small robots that are operated magnetically and can work together to create larger structures as part…
Google Street View Now Includes Historical Imagery of Locations
Google has released an update to Google Street View that brings historical collections of Street View data to Google Maps for desktop. Historical imagery for…
Famous People Who Are Missing Body Parts
Mental Floss guest host Josh Sundquist discusses a number of notable amputees in “18 Famous People Who Are Missing Body Parts”. For example, Sundquist notes…
A Team of Flying Robots Playing Classic Songs On a Series of Instruments
KMel Robotics has created a video of a team of flying robots, referred to as hexrotors, playing three classic songs on musical instruments. The team…
A Fascinating Oral History of the ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ Television Series
Writer Brian Raftery at has produced a fascinating oral history of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series that poked fun at terrible movies across…
A Modern Music Video for a Classical Symphony From 1893 Featuring Korean Dance Team Waveya
‘Space Project’, A Collection of Songs Created Using Sounds From Space
Space Project is a collection of 14 songs from Portland-based Lefse Records featuring different artists using sounds from space in their respective recordings. For example,…
Twitter Rolls Out Updated Profiles Featuring Larger Header Images and Pinned Tweets
Twitter has officially rolled out updated profiles with features like larger header images and slight tweaks to tweets. Tweets can now vary in size depending…
Golden Goose, A Kitchen Gadget for Scrambling an Egg Without Breaking the Shell
Golden Goose is a kitchen gadget by Y Line Product Design that can scramble an egg without breaking the shell. The hand-powered gadget quickly rotates…
The Lytro Illum, A Light-Field Camera for Creative Professionals
The Lytro Illum is a light-field camera specifically designed for creative professionals. Lytro’s initial camera made waves in 2011 thanks to a fascinating method of…