Tom Scott Explains How Nanotechnologists Use Basic Objects to Create Materials With a Thickness of One Atom
In his latest video, Tom Scott (previously) travels to Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials and the Chemical Imaging at the University of Bristol to discuss…
‘Wake up to Eggs with Bacon’, A Hilarious Commercial Where Kevin Bacon Shares Healthy Facts About Eggs
“Wake up to Eggs with Bacon” is a hilarious commercial–created by Incredible Egg–about eggs that stars none other than Kevin Bacon, the star of The…
‘Unpronounceable’, A They Might Be Giants Dial-A-Song Track About the Mystery of Other People
For the 11th week of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), They Might Be Giants offer up “Unpronounceable,” a track about how difficult it is to…
An Explanation Why Mosquitoes Prefer to Bite Some People More Than Others
Craig Benzine provides an explanation for why mosquitoes prefer to bite some people more than others in a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Big…
BlippyBot, A Twitter Bot That Delivers Reactionary Animated GIFs Based on Keywords
@PHClapp @Steve_Campbell exciting pic.twitter.com/K0c4ls8z8g — BlippyBot (@blippybot) March 17, 2015 BlippyBot is a Twitter bot designed by San Francisco-based app developer Blippy that responds with…
Photo-Editing Professionals React With Surprise and Frustration as They Attempt to Use Photoshop 1.0 From 1990
“Oh my gosh, there’s nothing in this program.” In honor of the 25th anniversary of Photoshop, educational site CreativeLive asked eight image-editing professionals to use…
Red-Tailed African Grey Parrot Performs a Spot-On Impression of Sean Connery’s James Bond
A beautiful red-tailed African Grey parrot named Lottie performed a spot-on impression of actor Sean Connery‘s version of James Bond and the distinct way he…
‘The Modern Irish Drinking Song’ Highlights Some of the Worst Things About American Bar Culture
“The Modern Irish Drinking Song” by CollegeHumor uses the model of a traditional Irish drinking song to highlight some of the worst things about modern…
A Series of Composition Tips for Shooting Better Photos Based on the Work of an Award-Winning Photographer
The Cooperative of Photography has compiled a series of nine tips designed to help amateurs frame photos in the best manner possible based on the…
‘Wrestling Isn’t Wrestling’, A Funny Star-Studded Retelling of Triple H’s Professional Wrestling Career
Max Landis (previously), son of filmmaker John Landis, grabs a beer and embarks on a wild ride through the history of Triple H‘s (Hunter Hearst…