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Shigeru Miyamoto Sits in With The Roots to Play a Lively Version of the Super Mario Bros. Theme
During his visit to The Tonight Show to watch Jimmy Fallon play the Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Run, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto sat in…
Jimmy Fallon Debuts the New Nintendo Switch and Plays Super Mario Run on The Tonight Show
On The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon debuted the new Nintendo Switch console and got to play Super Mario Run and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of…
Baywatch, A Lifeguarding Comedy Action Film Based on the Classic Television Series
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zach Efron star in Baywatch, a lifeguarding comedy action film based on the classic television series of the same name…
DJ Yoda Helps Turn an Industrial Robot Into DJ YuMi to Celebrate the Ford Fiesta
DJ Yoda helped programmers turn one of ABB‘s YuMi industrial robots into DJ YuMi to celebrate the Ford Fiesta. The challenge for Yoda and the…
Star Wars Jedi Levitation and Realistic Lightsaber Photoshop Tutorials
French filmmaker and photographer Mathieu Stern created two fascinating Star Wars themed Photoshop tutorials on how to create the illusion of a Jedi levitating and…
Altered Authors, A Series of Porcelain Figurines Featuring a Mashup of Popular Authors and Animals
Somerville, Massachusetts artist Judith Klausner (a.k.a. “Miss Mantis“) has created Altered Authors, an altered series of vintage porcelain figurines that feature pun-full mashups of popular…
How to Debunk Perpetual Motion Machines by Looking for the Hidden Power Source
Jon Farrow of the Royal Institution teamed up with Tom Scott to demonstrate how to debunk perpetual motion machines by looking for the hidden power…
Morris, An Interactive Stuffed Animal Fish That Can Be Turned Inside Out to Examine His Innards
Morris is an interactive stuffed animal fish, created by skilled cross-disciplinary artist and designer Rachel Ciavarella, that allows you to turn him inside out and…
The Surprisingly Noble History of the Much Maligned Common Street Pigeon
In a humorously informative episode of “It’s Okay To Be Smart“, host Joe Hanson shares the fascinating history of the common pigeon, noting Charles Darwin‘s…
Peeqo, A Cute Interactive Robot That Communicates Through GIFs and Movement
Peeqo – The GIF Bot Peeqo is a cute interactive robot that communicates through movement and GIFs it displays on its screen. When not displaying…