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Artificial Olfaction Expert Explains Why Dog’s Sense of Smell is Still Superior to Any Amount of Computer Code
In a fragrant video essay for Wired, senior writer Emily Dreyfuss speaks with MIT professor Andreas Mershin. Mershin is the expert authority on artificial olfaction…
A Snoring Cat Hilariously Amplified With a Microphone
A sleeping cat was snoring so loudly that he was distracting his human, so they turned on a microphone to amplify the feline’s funny snores.
How to Ask Another Person for Reassurance Without Appearing to Be Desperate for Their Approval
The School of Life (previously) explains why the very human need for reassurance can also be terrifying and bring about discomfiting abandonment and approval issues…
Painstakingly Programming a Really Old Doorbell to Play ‘Megalovania’ From the Video Game ‘Undertale’
Game music guitarist Jules Conroy of Family Jules discovered that the San Diego house in which he was living had a really old doorbell that…
A Teeny Tiny Shrek Successfully Completes the Westminster Dog Show Agility Course in Record Time
Video game editor Chanbahni very cleverly reimagined footage from the Westminster Dog Show by replacing the canine in the scene with a teeny tiny Shrek…
How Honey Reacts to Microgravity in Space
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques took some time out of his day working on the International Space Station to open a container of honey…
Cookie Monster Practices Self-Control, Denying Himself the Pleasure of Eating Cookies Until His Friend Arrives
A famished Cookie Monster joined NPR Education reporter Cory Turner for what he thought would be a nice plate of cookies to enjoy. Instead, Cookie…
A Look Inside the Reconstructed Eero Saarinen Mid-Century Modern TWA Hotel at John F. Kennedy Airport
We previously wrote about the former TWA Flight Center designed by Eero Saarinen at JFK Airport as it was being renovated into a lavish 1962…
Aaron Paul Joins ‘Westworld III’ as a Construction Worker Trying to Remain Human in a World of Robots
In a teaser trailer for the third season of the HBO series Westworld, a weary blue collar worker (Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad) tries to…
Woman Seeks Advice From Her Overly Generous Mother Who Takes Care of Too Many Kids and Dogs
In an amusing semi-autobiographical stop-motion animation entitled “Freaks of Nurture” by filmmaker Alexandra Lemay, a young woman needing career assistance calls her mom for advice.…