Cute–Fight is a new website project by Derek Powazek of Fray. It pits the real-life pet of one member against the pet of another in a friendly online game. Let the games begin! Here’s how it works: You create a profile for your pet and upload a few photos. Now you’re their manager, they’re your…
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How a Child Who Was Denied the Luxury of Being Selfish Can Become Quite Indecorous as an Adult
In an emotional animated essay, the very insightful School of Life gently explains how children who were denied the of luxury being selfish, demanding beings, but rather had to grow up quickly to please an inattentive, fragile or uncaring parent. Instead, these children put on their polite false selves very early in life and later…
How Cats Attempt to Communicate by Using a Variety of Languages That Humans Can Understand
BBC Earth put a tough blue-eyed feline named Prince under surveillance to learn how cats try to communicate their intentions and feelings through the use of their meows, their tails and their unique body movements. Dr. Sarah Ellis, cat behavior expert, pointed out what and how Prince was trying to communicate. He spends a lot…
How a Magnet Can Break an Old Computer Monitor
In the latest episode of SciShow (previously), host Michael Aranda explains how simply sticking a magnet on an old computer monitor can cause it to break due to the monitor’s cathode ray tube (CRT) technology. “It’s true that old CRT monitors can get messed up by a magnet pretty easily. That’s because they work by…
A Short Video About the Bond Between Six Brothers, Three of Whom Are Deaf and Three of Whom Can Hear
Project Listen has created a touching short documentary about the Featherstone brothers, three of whom are deaf and three of whom can hear. The video highlights the ways in which the unique situation has affected each of the siblings. We have a different way of seeing life, because most people see life through their ears,…
Interactive LED Coffee Tables
Our friends over at Because We Can and Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have joined forces to create two types of amazing Interactive LED Coffee Tables, “The Ripple” and “The Wave”, both of which are available for purchase through the Because We Can store. Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is also selling LED kits for people want…
Blocklets, Incredibly Versatile Interlocking Building Blocks
Blocklets are a system of modular interlocking pieces that can be used to build anything from furniture to trebuchets. The pieces are lasercut from wood or acrylic and the design is open source. A collaboration between artist Mark Plaga and engineer Gabe Cantor, initial funding for Blocklets is being raised on Kickstarter. We are passionate…
The Questionable Practice of Using the Plural Possessive Adjective ‘Their’ in a Singular Context
In the latest episode of her insightful grammar series, the dry witted Mary Norris aka “The Comma Queen explores the questionable practice of using the possessive adjective “their” in a singular context. today we’re going to tackle a cutting-edge issue the singular “their”. Because we don’t have word that means his or hers, we substitute…
