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Two Teams at Opposite Ends of a Long Boat Play a Furious Game of Rowing Tug of War in an Indoor Pool
Polish dragon boat rowing club Smoki Pólnocy posted a video of two teams, Spójnia and Polski Smok, competing in a sort of rowing version of…
Pixelated Scarves Created From Fabric Patterns of Digital Binary Noise
Artist Phillip David Stearns transforms binary digital noise into pixelated fabric patterns for his line of Binary Scarves. Stearns developed the patterns using algorithms of…
Biochemist and Artist Linden Gledhill Uses a Microscope to Take Beautifully Abstract Photos
Artist and biochemist Linden Gledhill (previously) uses custom microscope cameras to take stunning microscope photographs (micrographs) of snowflakes, insect wings, and other natural subjects. His…
‘Haynes Guide to Sonic Screwdriver’, A T-Shirt Featuring an Owners’ Manual For the ‘Doctor Who’ Multi-Tool
The “Haynes Guide to Sonic Screwdriver” is a clever t-shirt from ThinkGeek that imagines what an owners’ manual for Doctor Who‘s most reliable and favorite…
‘Mr. Happy’, A Startling Short Film About a Man Who Tries to Stop the Contracted Suicide He Put Out on Himself
“Mr. Happy” is a startling short film from director Colin Tilley that focuses on a depressed young man played by Chance the Rapper who doesn’t…
University of Texas at Austin Is Crowdfunding a Public Domain Collection of High-Resolution Insect Photos
The University of Texas at Austin recently launched Insects Unlocked, an initiative to produce an online collection of high-resolution public domain images of insects. The…
‘The Ballad of Russell and Julie’, A Musical Tribute to the Creators of the Rebooted ‘Doctor Who’ Series
During a Doctor Who wrap party in 2011, actors David Tennant, Catherine Tate, and John Barrowman performed “The Ballad of Russell and Julie,” a musical…
An Animated Lesson Explaining How Different Parasites Affect the Behavior of Their Victims
A recent TED-Ed lesson by Jaap de Roode explains how five different types of parasites affect the behavior of their victims. The lesson looks at the Gordian…
The 12th Doctor Recalls How He Felt Watching the First Broadcast of the New ‘Doctor Who’ Series on March 26, 2005
As part of the tenth anniversary of the new Doctor Who series, actor Peter Capaldi, who currently plays the magnificent 12th incarnation of “The Doctor”,…
Scientists Discover the Reason That Indian Food Tastes So Good and How It Differs From Western Cuisine
A new study by Anupam Jaina, Rakhi N Kb, and Ganesh Baglerb published on Cornell University‘s arXiv.org explains why Indian food is so delicious, and how…