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Ancient Scotland, A Stunning Aerial Film Taken Over the Older, More Remote Parts of the Country
In the third installment of his beautiful aerial films shot over Scotland, filmmaker John Duncan flew his DJI Inspire 2 over 21 different locations in…
How Holographic Directed Light Can Work With Human Translucency to See Deep Inside the Body
Pioneering engineer, inventor, philanthropist, former Facebook/Google executive and MIT professor Mary Lou Jepsen gave a truly enlightening TED talk in April 2018 about how directed…
A Marvelous Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Visual Effects Used in Avengers: Infinity War
Framestore, the British production house that created the visual effects for the Marvel MCU film Avengers: Infinity War, provided a marvelous behind-the-scenes look at how…
A Stunning Dry Forest in Madagascar Made Entirely of Jagged Peaked Limestone Towers
Great Big Story traveled to the western coast of Madagascar to visit the incredible Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, a stunning 230 mile dry…
Simon’s Cat Wages War on Feline Bully Next Door
While Simon’s Cat is in the yard playing with his ball, it rolls over the “borderline that separates the yard next door from his”. As…
A Mysterious Bottle of Wendy’s Meat Soda (With a Hint of Ketchup) Is Found in a Grocery Drink Cooler
A post shared by Obvious Plant (@obviousplant) on Aug 17, 2018 at 10:47am PDT Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant is back with another store…
An Animated Explanation of the Medical and Pharmacological Causes of Hallucinations
In a chimeric Ted-Ed lesson written by educator Elizabeth Cox and animated by Nerdo, narrator Susan Zimmerman explains what causes hallucinations, what happens when hallucinations…
Neil deGrasse Tyson Challenges Chaser the Border Collie to Retrieve a Doll She’d Never Seen Before
On an adorable 2012 episode of the PBS series NOVAScience, popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson challenged Chaser, the amazing border collie who understands over 1,000…
Contortionist Shows How He Can Walk Forward With His Feet Turned Completely Backwards
Contortionist Moses Lanham aka Mr. Elastic Man, who set the Guinness World Record for “Fastest time to walk 20 meters with feet facing backwards” in…
Jonathan Banks and Rhea Seehorn of ‘Better Call Saul’ Discuss Some Interesting Fan Interactions
Better Call Saul actors Jonathan Banks (Mike Ehrmantraut) and Rhea Seehorn (Kim Wexler) sat down with New York Magazine for an interview during which they…