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‘Biophilia’, Elegant Mosaics Made From Beautifully Exotic Insects From Around the World
Artist Christopher Marley has created a gorgeous line of mosaics, prisms, and other artistic arrangements made from exotic insects that he’s humanely sourced from around…
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions, A Live Symphony Orchestra Concert Tour Featuring Music From the Video Games
Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions is a concert series featuring the music from the video games of the Pokémon franchise performed live by symphony orchestras all around…
How to Build a Simple Wave Machine With Duct Tape, Skewers, and Jelly Babies
Teacher and science writer Alom Shaha presents a demonstration on how to build a simple wave machine out of duct tape, skewers, and Jelly Babies.…
Playful Character Street Art by Guri
Argentina-based street artist Guri adds whimsical cartoonish characters to otherwise drab buildings in his delightful street art. While most of his murals adorn a wall…
Nearly Every Easter Egg and Reference Hidden in the Marvel Film ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Mr. Sunday Movies (previously) has created a new video where he points out and explains nearly every Easter egg reference hidden in the 2015 Marvel…
NYC Bicycle Delivery Man Wears a Helmet Camera to Provide a First-Hand View of a Typical Work Day
Gabriel Martinez Rios, a bicycle deliveryman for the New York City restaurant S’MAC, agreed to wear a GoPro camera on his bike helmet for The…
An Animated Explanation of How Brass Instruments Work
Al Cannon created a TED-Ed lesson explaining how brass instruments work. In a video animated for the lesson, Cannon shows how air, a musician’s lips,…
‘An Object at Rest’, An Animated Short Film Telling the Story of a Stone Over Geological Eras
“An Object at Rest” is an animated short film by Seth Boyden that tells the story of a stone over geological eras and the eventual…
The New Host of ‘Anglophenia’ Introduces Herself by Giving a Tour Around a Typical British Home
In the episode “Confusing Things About British Homes” of Anglophenia (previously), new host Kate Arnell introduces herself by giving a tour around her London apartment,…
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy Join Elliot Morgan to Share a Series of Facts About the Muppets
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy joined Elliot Morgan to share a series of facts about the Muppets in a recent episode of the Mental Floss…