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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Explorers Club, The Famous New York City-Based Exploration Society
Science Friday offers a behind-the-scenes look at The Explorers Club, the storied New York City-based exploration society. Will Roseman, executive director of the club, provides…
MIT Students Create Beautiful Lightweight Structures Out of Frozen Water-Soaked Fabric
Earlier in January, students at MIT built a remarkably diverse array of lightweight structures from just two components: fabric and water. The structures are created…
Teaser Trailer for the Third Season of ‘Hannibal’ Features Will Graham in Search of Dr. Lecter
The first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated third season of the grisly NBC television series Hannibal features an obsessed Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) in…
Craig Benzine Demonstrates 30 Different Ways and Reasons to Laugh
In a recent video, Craig Benzine of the YouTube channel WheezyWaiter demonstrates 30 different ways and reasons to laugh. Examples include reacting to a bad joke,…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Uses the Podcast ‘Serial’ to Explore Objectivity in Law
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta uses the popular podcast Serial to explore objectivity in law in the most recent episode of the series. Rugnetta…
Conan O’Brien Fulfills a Staff Member’s Dream by Taking Him to Taco Bell Headquarters on ‘Conan’
Chris Hayes, the head of the IT department for Conan, loves Taco Bell, so host Conan O’Brien fulfilled Hayes’ dream by taking him to Taco…
‘The Matrix of Mixology’, Over 150 Spirit-Specific Cocktail Recipes Visually Diagrammed by Pop Chart Lab
Pop Chart Labs has created the “Matrix of Mixology,” a wonderful series of six prints that visually diagram the recipes for over 150 spirit specific…
A Bad Lip Reading Compilation of NFL Clips From 2015 Football Games
“I like strong pickles, but not the funk house kind, alright? I’ll toss ’em out.” Bad Lip Reading (previously) has compiled clips of misread lips from…
‘If Your Girlfriend Was Actually Crazy’, A CollegeHumor Sketch Where Two Friends Share ‘Crazy’ Girlfriend Stories
“If Your Girlfriend Was Actually Crazy” is a sketch by CollegeHumor starring Ify Nwadiwe and Mike Trapp as two friends sharing stories about their “crazy” girlfriends, but…
King Tut’s Golden Mask Permanently Damaged by Rushed Repair Job at Egyptian Museum
The burial mask as it appeared before the damage. Photo by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen Yesterday conservators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo disclosed that the…