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What Eye Boogers Are Made of and How They Form
SciShow host Michael Aranda explained what eye boogers are made of and how they form in a recent installment of Quick Questions. Different factors impact…
Samuraiguitarist Effortlessly Performs Every Track of the Daft Punk Song ‘Around the World’
The incredibly talented musician Steve Onotera aka Samuraiguitarist effortlessly performed each track of the Daft Punk single “Around the World“, in one take. This was…
The Science of the Prisoner’s Dilemma and Why Humans Decide to Cooperate or Not
BrainCraft host Vanessa Hill explains the science behind the game theory problem the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” and why humans decide to cooperate or not. In the classic…
Beautiful Mountain Snow Spirals Created by Artist Sonja Hinrichsen and Her Snowshoed Feet
KQED Arts recently profiled visual artist Sonja Hinrichsen who creates “Snow Drawings“, giant spiral imprints that she makes with her snowshoed feet on mountains around…
Carl Sagan Talks About Communication Problems With Extraterrestrial Life in a Lost 1985 Interview
In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the brilliant Carl Sagan spoke about his concern that civilization didn’t…
A Vintage Mechanical Calculator Spins Wildly While Trying to Divide by Zero
A vintage Facit ESA-01 mechanical calculator spins wildly while it tries to divide by zero with an undefined result.
How to Build a Replica of Daenerys Targaryen’s Dragon Eggs From Game of Thrones
On the latest episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Dylan Thomas demonstrates how to build a replica of Daenerys Targaryen‘s dragon…
A Solution to Quickly Solve the Seemingly Complicated Locker Riddle
The TED-Ed lesson “Can You Solve the Locker Riddle?” by Lisa Winer gives a quick solution for solving the seemingly complicated riddle. The premise of…
The Grace of Blowing Glass Contrasted With Clunky Automation Set to a Fitting Jazz Soundtrack
In 1958, Dutch filmmaker Bert Haanstra created “Glas“, a brilliant Oscar-winning, ten-minute film that compares the graceful, delicate art of glass blowing with the clunky,…
Highlights From the First-Ever Silicon Valley Comic Con Presented by Steve Wozniak
Wired has created a wonderful video highlighting a lot of the cool things that they saw this year at the first-ever Silicon Valley Comic Con,…