The Amazon Kindle Flare, A Device That Loudly and Repeatedly Announces the Title of Books Users Are Reading
The Onion reports on the new Amazon Kindle Flare, a device that loudly and repeatedly announces the title of books users are reading. Amazon says…
PBS Idea Channel Explores Why People Are So Infatuated With Disney’s Animated Film ‘Frozen’
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores why people are so infatuated with Disney’s animated film Frozen. Rugnetta argues that it’s at least partly because…
‘Aegis Defenders’, A Video Game Featuring Two People Trying to Save Their Village by Finding a Legendary Weapon
Aegis Defenders is a video game by developer GUTS Department that features two people trying to save their village with a legendary weapon known as…
A Clever Series of Tic Tac Ads Designed to Look Like Classic Video Games
Pac-Man The Miami Ad School/ESPM in Sao Paulo, Brazil has created a clever series of ads for Tic Tac mints that are designed to look…
SciShow Explores Canada’s Bay of Fundy, A Body of Water With the Largest Tidal Range in the World
SciShow host Hank Green explores and explains Canada’s Bay of Fundy, a body of water with the largest tidal range in the world.
Celestis Pets, A Memorial Service That Honors Deceased Pets by Sending Them Into Space
Celestis Pets is a memorial service that honors deceased pets by sending them into space. The service is from Celestis, a company that began memorial…
Detour, A Location-Aware App That Provides Guided Audio Tours
Detour is a location-aware app that provides guided audio tours. The app features audio that gives background, directions, and personal stories about places that users…
A Series of Unusual Occupations
Mental Floss guest host Elliott Morgan discusses a number of potentially odd jobs in “26 Unusual Occupations”. For example, Morgan points out that there are…
A Visual Reminder That Everyone on the Internet Is an Actual Person
Author and illustrator Nathan W. Pyle has created a visual reminder that everyone on the Internet is an actual person. The idea being that any…
Vsauce Explores the Speed of Dark
Vsauce host Michael Stevens explores the speed of dark. In the video, Stevens explains the somewhat complicated reasoning behind why shadows can arguably “break” the…