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A Look at the Life and Work of Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd
A recent episode of the SciShow series Great Minds looks at the life and work of Benjamin Franklin: Founding Nerd, and the impact he had on…
Thync, Wearable Technology That Connects With an iPhone App to Help Regulate a Person’s Moods
Thync is a wearable device that uses the concept of neural signaling to help regulate a person’s mood through an iPhone app that acts as…
How to Build a Beautiful Wooden Lamp With Stackable, Rearrangeable Parts
Inspired by the beautiful Babele lamp by Manifattura Italian Design but turned off by the cost, craftsman Mike Warren built the Stacked lamp, a lamp…
Splash Tunes Pro, A Waterproof Bluetooth Shower Speaker
The Splash Tunes Pro by FRESHeTECH is a waterproof Bluetooth shower speaker that pairs with a smartphone, tablet, or computer so users can listen to…
Comparing the Two Types of People in the World
2 Kinds of People is a Tumblr blog created by Lisbon, Portugal art director Joao Rocha featuring some of his clever illustrations that compare the…
A Fascinating Diagram of Page Lengths of Master’s Theses by Major
Using data from the University of Minnesota, Beckmw created a box-and-whisker diagram showing a summary of page lengths of master’s theses by major, sorted by…
What the Stanley Kubrick Film ‘The Shining’ Might Look Like if It Had Been Directed by David Lynch
Richard Vezina has created “Blue Shining,” a fantastic video that imagines what the Stanley Kubrick 1980 psychological horror film The Shining would look like if…
Italian Artist Creates Whimsical Sculptures Made Entirely From Pink and White Chewing Gum
Maurizio Savini, an Italian artist based in Rome, creates incredibly detailed sculptures made entirely of pink and white chewing gum that hasn’t ever been chewed…
Two Musicians Perform a Spectacular Blues Cover of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ Theme Song
Talented musicians Steve Onotera (a.k.a. “samuraiguitarist“) and Jeff Gagne recently teamed up to perform a spectacular blues cover of the theme song to the classic…
Newfound Footage of Doomed Aviator Amelia Earhart Shot Before Her Final Flight
Mashable posted newfound footage of aviator Amelia Earhart shows the doomed pioneer smiling and posing for a portrait session alongside her Electra 10E airplane in…