How and Why Insects and Animals Form Swarms
In a cozy TED-Ed lesson by Maria R. D’Orsogna and animated by Matt Reynolds, narrator Julianna Zarzycki explains how a swarm forms, how the individuals…
Owen Wilson and Ed Helms Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Father Figures stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete…
Star Wars Inspired Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Control Prosthetic Fingers and Play the Piano
Georgia Tech College of Design professor and founding director of the Center for Music Technology, Gil Weinberg, worked with fellow researchers to create a incredible…
Woodworker Makes a Tasty Looking Pepperoni Pizza Out of Various Types of Wood
Temecula, California woodworker and artist Kyle Toth of Wood by Toth created a tasty looking pepperoni pizza out of various types of wood. This pizza…
Slow Motion Footage of a Fire Tornado Swirling Around In Front of a Beautiful Utah Sunset
Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion and a group of his friends built a huge fire tornado using box fans and captured slow motion footage…
Ephemeral Flowers Regifted From Previous Night’s Parties Overflow in NYC Sidewalk Garbage Cans
A post shared by Lewis Miller Design (@lewismillerdesign) on Dec 1, 2017 at 4:38am PST Renowned New York City floral designer Lewis Miller of Lewis…
A Fascinating Series Featuring a Man Methodically Restoring Vintage Hand Tools Without Any Narration
Hand Tool Rescue is a fascinating YouTube channel where a man demonstrates, without any narration at all, how he methodically restores vintage hand tools. He…
The Etymological Origins of Certain Words That Are Typically Used During the Holidays
In a short, festive episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill explain the origins of…
A Brilliant Piano Cover of ‘Jingle Bells’ Played in a Haunting Minor Key
Toms Mucenieks, a very talented pianist, played a brilliant cover of the traditional Christmas carol “Jingle Bells” in a haunting minor key. Towards the middle,…
A Uniquely Round Chessboard That Accommodates Three Players in a Single Game
Putting a modern twist on the ancient game, 3 Man Chess is a uniquely round chessboard that can accommodate three players at once in a…