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Bartesian, An Easily Programmable Countertop Capsule Cocktail Machine
Bartesian is a programmable countertop machine that mixes capsules of of prepared ingredients with spirits to create any one of six cocktails.
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Hafthor Bjornsson Wins Iceland’s Strongest Man Contest for the Fifth Year in a Row
Former Iceland basketball player and strongman competitor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson, who is known for playing the part of Gregor Clegane (a.k.a. “The Mountain”) on Game…
‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’, A Video Game Featuring People Hunting Robotic Monsters in a Lush Post-Apocalyptic Land
Sony revealed Horizon: Zero Dawn by developer Guerrilla Games, known for the Killzone video game franchise, at their recent E3 2015 press event. The game,…
Sony Action Cam Footage of a BMX Bicycle Creating Colorful Art With Strategically Placed Paint Capsules
“Paint” is a Sony Action Cam film short created by director Greg Hackett of Spindle Productions that features colorful footage of a BMX bike creating…
SoundWorks Collection Interviews ‘Jurassic World’ Sound Editors Pete Horner and Al Nelson of Skywalker Sound
For their latest interview, SoundWorks Collection spoke with re-recording mixer and sound editor Pete Horner as well as supervising sound editor and designer Al Nelson…
‘Didga Dreams Big’, A Compilation of Incredibly Impressive Tricks Performed by Didga the Cat
In “Didga Dreams Big“, the amazingly talented cat pretends to be asleep and dreaming about all of the amazing tricks that she wishes she could…
Beautifully Crafted Super Chunky Hand Knit Blankets, Sweaters and Scarves That Can Be Made to Order
Ukranian yarn artist Anna Mo has knitted a line of beautifully crafted super-chunky blankets, sweaters and scarves that are customizable in any one of 70…
Healthy Food Dishes Made to Look Like Cute and Popular Emoji
Scotland-based graphic designer and recipe creator Heather Adamson (a.k.a. “Fresh Heather“) has created a wonderful series of healthy food dishes that are each made to…
How the Ever-Changing English Language Constantly Redefines What Counts as a Word
In the final episode of the Language Files, host Tom Scott–with help from linguist Gretchen McCulloch–addresses the changing nature of the English language and how…
Google Demonstrates ‘Inceptionism’ Artwork Created by Artificial Neural Networks
Google recently demonstrated a series of “inceptionism” artwork created by artificial neural networks. The networks use 10 to 30 stacked layers of artificial neurons which…