Why Number 2 Pencils Are Used on Exams
Host Michael Aranda explains why number 2 pencils are used when scoring exams in a recent episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions. Essentially, the…
NYC Street Artist Ricky Syers Opens Up About His Love of Puppeteering in ‘No Your City’ Documentary Series
In a recent episode of the documentary video series “No Your City,” filmmaker Nicholas Heller focused his camera on the wonderful New York City street…
An Analysis of the Shift in Color Palettes Used in More Than 50 Years of ‘Avengers’ Comic Book Covers
The Wall Street Journal has published an in-depth article and interactive graphic that analyzes the shift in color palettes used in more than 50 years…
The New York Times Is Asking New Yorkers to Share Stories About Walking in New York City
The New York Times is asking New Yorkers to share their stories about walking in New York City for an upcoming issue of The New…
Talented Pianist Plays the Iconic ‘Doctor Who’ Theme Song While Dressed as Each Iteration of The Doctor
The very talented Sonya Belousova and director Tom Grey of Player Piano paid tribute to the long-running series Doctor Who with a terrific scene in…
Trakdot, A Smart Luggage-Tracking Device That Sends Updates About Its Location While in Transit
Trakdot is a smart luggage-tracking device that can be easily placed into a piece of luggage that sends updates about its location while in transit.…
‘Tedzy’, A Smartphone Game About a Sleepy Bear Trying to Gather Feathers for His Pillow
Tedzy is a smartphone game, produced by SparkleFarmer with help from Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show producer Gavin Purcell, about a sleepy bear trying…
Trusting Shiba Inu Successfully Climbs Into Progressively Smaller Boxes Inside the Car
A very trusting Shiba Inu named Koharu, who loves to go for car rides, successfully navigates her human’s silly test of climbing into progressively smaller…
A Look at How One Laboratory Is Working to Engineer the Perfect Robotic Fish
A recent video by Motherboard looks at how Professor Maurizio Porfiri and his Dynamical Systems Laboratory at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering are…
Steve Wozniak and Stan Lee to Launch Silicon Valley Comic Con at the San Jose Convention Center in 2016
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and legendary comic creator Stan Lee have recently announced their plans to launch a Silicon Valley Comic Con that will bring…