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Gruen Day 2015, A San Francisco Bay Area Event Celebrating Victor Gruen, Father of The Modern Shopping Mall
On July 18, the Bay Area Infrastructure Observatory (BAIO) is organizing Gruen Day 2015 at the Bay Fair Shopping Mall in San Leandro, California to…
‘PBS Space Time’ Explores Whether a Circle Can Be a Straight Line
PBS Space Time host Gabe Perez-Giz explores whether a circle can be a straight line. The answer is rather complicated, and is the first part…
Czech Artist Installs Groups of Surveillance Cameras In Urban and Outdoor Settings
image via Jakub Geltner on Facebook Czech artist Jakub Geltner keeps his eyes on the street with “Nests”, a series that features groups of surveillance…
A Detailed Breakdown of the Mechanics of a Film Projector
Engineer Guy Bill Hammack provides a detailed breakdown of the mechanics of a film projector. Hammack covers how a projector syncs audio and video, how…
Paintings That Depict Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri as a Series of Creepy Renaissance Babies
BuzzFeed has posted 10 paintings that depict celebrity chef Guy Fieri as a series of Renaissance babies. The exact reason why BuzzFeed or anyone else…
Siri’s Response to the Question ‘What Is Zero Divided by Zero?’ Is Both Weird and Sad
HypeLead has uploaded a video that poses the question “What is zero divided by zero?” to the electronic assistant Siri found on Apple products with…
A Talking USB Car Charger That Looks Like KITT’s Voice Box From the Classic TV Series Knight Rider
ThinkGeek has released an officially licensed USB car charger that looks like KITT‘s voice box from the classic Knight Rider television series. The light bars…
Mino Shoe Life Tracker, A Device That Alerts Runners When It Is Time for New Shoes
The Mino Shoe Life Tracker is a device that fits into a runner’s shoe and alerts them when it’s time to get a new pair.…
How to Make a Fermented Sriracha Sauce at Home
Lisa Murphy, founder of Sosu Sauces in Oakland, California, shows how to make a spicy fermented Sriracha sauce at home in a recent video by…
‘Bibliophilia’, A Wonderful Video Essay That Takes a Look at the Books in Wes Anderson Films
Luis Azevedo of The A to Z Review has created “Bibliophilia”, a wonderful video essay that takes looks at the books in Wes Anderson films.…