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Mikey Bolts Performs Funny Impressions of Star Wars Characters
In honor of The Force Awakens releasing in theaters, Los Angeles-based impressionist Mikey Bolts performed funny impressions of popular characters from the ongoing Star Wars…
Kurzgesagt Gives a Complicated Animated Answer to the Deceptively Simple Question, What Is Something?
Kurzgesagt gives a complicated animated answer to the deceptively simple question, “What Is Something?” The video looks at the smallest known particles in the Universe…
A Simple Explanation as to Why Heart Cancer Is Considered to Be Such an Extremely Rare Disease
In the latest episode of SciShow, host Michael Aranda offers a simple but detailed explanation as to why heart cancer is so extremely rare, particularly…
What Happens When Red Hot Nickel Ball is Placed on Top of Flame Retardant Christmas Tree Tinsel
The Red Hot Nickel Ball celebrates the holidays by melting through a bowl of flame retardant Christmas tree tinsel in a video by carsandwater. We’ve covered…
The MiPosaur, A Robotic Dinosaur Toy That Plays, Dances and Responds to Hand Gestures
The MiPosaur by WowWee is a robotic dinosaur toy that play, dances, and can respond to hand gesture or app control from any Bluetooth enabled phone.…
Old Sport, An iOS App That Suggests Cocktails Based Upon Readily Available Ingredients
Old Sport is an app that offers up suggested cocktails based upon what ingredients are readily available. The user chooses ingredients from a prepared list…
An Exploration of What Makes Star Wars So Special
In anticipation of The Force Awakens hitting theaters last week, filmmakers Oscar Boyson and Nate DeYoung teamed up and created a video for Time Magazine…
Woman Teaches Industrial Robots to See, Follow, Mirror and Avoid Human Partners in a Shared Space
The short film “Madeline the Robot Tamer” documents the wonderful work of researcher Madeline Gannon. During her residency at Autodesk Pier 9, Gannon developed Quipt,…
The New Yorker’s Comma Queen Offers Helpful Tips For Correctly Using an Ellipsis and Split Infinitives
In the latest episodes of her wonderful grammar series, the very amusing Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen” of The New Yorker explains the proper…
A Reticent Dog Gleefully Rejoices When He Finally Realizes That He’s Been Adopted
A reticent dog named Bennie gathered up all of the courage he had to leave his room at the high-kill Carson Animal Shelter in Gardena,…