Vessel, The Interactive Climbable Copper Sculpture Centerpiece at Hudson Yards Is Close to Completion
In 2016 we wrote about the plan to create Vessel, a beautiful climbable honeycomb centerpiece made of stairways created by Thomas Heatherwick, for the new…
How Weighted Blankets Help Ease Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia and Other Conditions
There’s a reason why hugs are so important. They establish a sense of comfort, safety and trust, while increasing oxytocin levels in the blood to…
How the Classic Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Is at the Center of the Technology of Celebrity Holograms
Fascinated by the sudden booming business of celebrity holograms, Wired UK spoke with two rival companies, Pulse Evolution and Hologram USA, about their respective philosophies…
Genetically Upgraded Aliens Return to Earth With a Vengeance in the First Trailer For ‘The Predator’
20th Century Fox released the first trailer for The Predator, the upcoming sci-fi action horror film directed by Shane Black and fourth installment in the…
Simone Giertz Gives an Amusing TED Talk About the Psychological Importance of Making Useless Things
Simone Giertz, who calls herself the “Queen of Shitty Robots“, gave a really amusing, inspiring and honest TED talk about the importance of making useless…
Deadpool Apologizes to David Beckham for Making Fun of His Voice in the First Deadpool Film
Deadpool digs deep and heads to the home of David Beckham to formally apologize for making fun of his voice in the first Deadpool film.…
A Fascinating 3D Histogram Showing New York City’s Hourly Population on Each Day of the Week
redditor citrusvanilla posted to the Data is Beautiful community an absolutely fascinating 3D histogram that measured the population of New York City on an hourly…
A Brilliant Honesty Experiment To See if 200 Wallets Dropped Across the United States Get Returned
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober (previously) arranged a rather wonderful experiment in which he and a number of co-conspirators casually dropped 200 identical wallets around…
Students Document the Arrival of Cute Little Cartoon Aliens on Earth in the Short Film ‘Toonocalypse’
DUST presents Toonocalypse, a fantastic live-action animated sci-fi film by Owen Rixon of The 2D Workshop. It follows two students in Edinburgh who document the…
HotStepper, An Augmented Reality Wayfinding App Featuring a Fun Dancing Character
Nexus Studios dropped an amusing video for HotStepper, their character based augmented reality wayfinding app for iOS devices. It features a fun character who dances…