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STEM System by Sixense, A Wireless Motion-Tracking Platform for Virtual Reality
The STEM System by Sixense is a wireless motion-tracking platform that is designed specifically for use with virtual reality. The platform supports up to five…
A Map of the United States Illustrating Which Cuisines Are Disproportionately Popular in Each State
Huffington Post associate infographics editor Alissa Scheller created a map of the United States showing which types of cuisines are disproportionately popular (compared to popularity…
Shy Winter White Ermine Rises Up From Its Hiding Place Inside a Hollowed Tree in a Hesitant Game of Peekaboo
A Michigan man named Chris Cooper caught this wonderful footage of a curious but shy winter white ermine (short-tailed weasel) slowly rising and setting from…
Tennis Pros Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova Play While ‘Ball Dogs’ Fetch and Retrieve Stray Game Balls
During a friendly game at the ASB classic in Auckland, New Zealand, tennis pros Venus Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova relied upon some of the cutest…
Close-Up Video of a Hermit Crab Changing Shells Inside of an Aquarium
Bournemouth, UK-based photographer Steve Guntrip has posted some cool close-up video of a European hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) changing shells inside his aquarium tank. The…
Vox Explains Race as a Contrived Social Construct Rather than a Biological Determination
In the animated Vox video “The Myth of Race, Debunked in 3 Minutes,” journalist Jenée Desmond Harris explains that the nebulous concept of race is…
Radio-Controlled Plane Captures Stunning Underwater Scenery After Crashing Into the Ocean
MrLiftHog accidentally captured some gorgeous underwater scenery on a GoPro after crashing a radio-controlled plane into the ocean at Cape Range National Park in Australia…
‘Why’d You Post That?’ A ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketch Where Kevin Hart Interrogates People About Bad Instagram Photos
“Is it illegal? Of course it is. If you want to stop me just call 9-1-1. We all know you’re not going to do it.”…
Two Friends Launch Indiegogo Campaign to Open the First Dog Cafe in New York City
Inspired by the recent popularity of cat cafes around the country, friends Maggie Cee and Mandy Chow decided that they wanted to open the first…
Explaination of ‘Freebooting’, Media Reappropriation Without Permission on Social Networks
Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin has posted a short video explaining the phenomenon of Facebook “freebooting”, and how reuploading media to social media sites…