The Astronomical Reason the Hottest Days of Summer Are Called the ‘Dog Days’
In another interesting episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler shares the astronomical reason the hottest days of summer are called the “dog…
Animal Doodles, Illustrator Cleverly Adorns Photos of Animals in the Wild With Elegant Tribal Designs
A photo posted by R O H A N D A H O T R E (@rohandahotre) on Jun 27, 2016 at 7:50am PDT Rohan…
A Young Blind Man Explains How LEGO Helps Him See the World
In an episode of BrainCraft, Vanessa Hill interviewed Matthew Shifrin, a young man who has been blind since birth who uses LEGO to help him…
A Simple Psychological Method for Removing Mentally Invasive Earworms
BrainCraft host Vanessa Hill explains the science behind earworms – the snippets of catchy songs that repeatedly and annoyingly get stuck in one’s head. Thankfully, she…
Westpurrld, An Art Print Featuring Characters From Westworld Reimagined as Cats
Seattle artist and writer Cassie Murphy (a.k.a. “KittyCassandra“) has created Westpurrld, an art print that features characters from HBO‘s popular television show, Westworld, reimagined as…
Guinness World Record Breaking Rube Goldberg Machine Lights a Christmas Tree in Riga, Latvia
Riga, Latvia e-commerce company Scandiweb set a new Guinness World Record for constructing the world’s largest Rube Goldberg machine. The Scandiweb team planned for months…
Harlem Globetrotter Makes Incredible 583-Foot Trick Shot From the Top of Tower of the Americas
Anthony “Buckets” Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters made an incredible 583-Foot trick shot, the highest basketball shot ever made in North America, from the top…
Chris Pratt and Jimmy Fallon Play Mad Lib Theater
Chris Pratt and host Jimmy Fallon played “Mad Lib Theater” on The Tonight Show. Pratt gave Fallon a list of random words that were then…
Why Boats and Ships Measure Their Speed on the Water in Knots
Simon Whistler explains why boats and ships measure their speed on the water in knots and how the unit is measured in an episode of…
A Woman Discusses Living Her Life Using an Advanced Bionic Hand With Myoelectric Control
In a story for Motherboard, Nicky Ashwell discusses living life with an advanced bionic hand called the Bebionic Small which uses myoelectric control. The hand…