Gorgeous High-Definition, Time-Lapses of Flowers Blooming
An array of flowers bloom in exquisite high-definition time-lapses in the short video “Flowers” by creative director Thomas Blanchard. To create the video, Blanchard shot…
‘Hey, Dude. Hey Man.’, A Short Film About Two Men Literally Trapped in a Conversation by a Mysterious Force Field
“Hey, Dude. Hey Man.” is a short film about a dude and a man literally trapped in a conversation by a mysterious force field. The film was…
A Hodgepodge Collection of Stuff at the Institute of Making’s Materials Library in London
Shelves in the library filled with specimen jars Victoria Turk, UK editor at Motherboard, recently took a tour of the Materials Library at University College…
A Flying Disc That Looks Like the Classic U.S.S. ‘Enterprise’ Starship From ‘Star Trek: The Original Series’
ThinkGeek has released a licensed flying disc that looks just like the classic U.S.S. Enterprise starship from Star Trek: The Original Series. The disc comes…
An Animated Lesson in How the Thyroid Manages the Body’s Metabolism
A recent TED-Ed lesson by Emma Bryce (previously) explains how the thyroid, a small bow tie-shaped organ located in the neck, manages the body’s metabolism. The thyroid produces…
Hungry Giraffe Slobbers Over a Van Full of Kids Before Stealing Mom’s Lunch From the Front Seat
While visiting a drive-through safari park with open windows and sunroof, Dawn O’Hara and her family encountered a rather bold and hungry giraffe who sauntered…
A Duo of Dachshunds Play a Chilly Game of Hockey in the Snow With Their Sporting Human
Two adorable miniature dachshunds named Ernie and Max have a ball playing a chilly game of tunnel hockey in the snow with their sporting human…
Brother & Sister Perform a Dueling Piano Mashup of Songs From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ While Facing Forward & Backward
Provo, Utah-based musician and entertainer Jason Lyle Black (previously), also known as The Backwards Piano Man, and his 11-year-old sister Sara created a new video…
A Breakdown of How Real-World Zombie Parasites Control Plants and Animals in Nature
In a recent episode of the PBS Digital Studios series It’s Okay To Be Smart, host Joe Hanson explains how different real-world zombie parasites control plants…
A Eulogy Written on a 500-Year-Old Ostrich Egg Shell
photo via University of Leeds A fascinating ostrich egg shell was covered in a eulogy written in Arabic script about 500 years ago. It was…