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Conan O’Brien Plays a Smoky Game of Gears of War 4 With Wiz Khalifa on Clueless Gamer
On a relaxed episode of his Clueless Gamer series, talk show host Conan O’Brien sat down with mellow rapper Wiz Khalifa to play a smoky…
How to Make Creepy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Crafter and cake decorator Jennifer Wold of Clever Wren Cakes & Sweets shared her fun tutorial on how to create super creepy chocolate chip cookies…
NASA Tests Its MARCO POLO/Mars Pathfinder System on a Simulated Martian Surface
NASA has tested its MARCO POLO/Mars Pathfinder in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) system using a RASSOR robot to excavate the regolith layer of a simulated Martian…
Augmented Climbing Wall Combines Rock Climbing With Augmented Reality Projection & Body Tracking
The Augmented Climbing Wall combines the sport of rock climbing with augmented reality projection and body tracking for a unique experience. Climbers can use the…
Stranger Things Reimagined With Adorable Rescued Hamsters in the Main Roles
“Hamster Things” is an oddly amusing retelling of the Netflix series Stranger Things by Mashable Watercooler which features adorable, adoptable, rescued hamsters skillfully playing the…
Disney Research Designed a One-Legged Robot That Can Hop Up and Down While Remaining Balanced
Disney Research has designed a one-legged robot programmed to hop up and down. The robot’s design makes use of the cleverly named linear elastic actuator…
The Physiological Reasons Proving Why It’s Often Difficult to Learn From One’s Mistakes
Olga Khazan, staff writer for The Atlantic, reported on the fascinating proof that learning from one’s mistakes is sometimes easier said than done. When errors…
A Full-Color Animation of Rick & Morty Faithfully Reenacting a Bizarre, Profanity-Filled Court Case
Inspired by the Rick and Morty animated adaptation of the puzzling court case regarding The State of Georgia vs. Denver Fenton Allen from Adult Swim,…
An Explanation & Solution To the Prisoner Box Riddle
TED-Ed educator Yossi Elran provided an explanation and solution to the prisoner box riddle. In Elran’s version of the problem, ten band members are locked…
Why the Same Words in United States Are Spelled Differently From Their British Counterparts
In the informative etymological whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the process in by…