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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…
Clever Squirrel Takes a Flying Leap Off a Fence to Get a Bird Feeder All to Himself
A very clever squirrel who really didn’t want to share his meal with others strategically took a flying leap off of a wooden fence that…
‘Matthew Weiner’s ‘Mad Men”, An Exhibition About the AMC Series at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City
Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men, an exhibition examining the creative process behind the hit AMC period drama Mad Men, runs through June 14, 2015 at the…