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A Smartphone GPS Rapidly Tracks Its Location From Inside an Airplane
YouTube user digicana fired up a smartphone inside an airplane and opened up the mapping app with GPS tracking turned on. The result is some…
Director Sam Mendes and Actor Daniel Craig Announce ‘SPECTRE’, The 24th James Bond Film
Director Sam Mendes and actor Daniel Craig announced yesterday that James Bond (Agent 007) would be returning in his 24th film, now called SPECTRE, during…
Felt Storyframes, An App That Creates Personalized Photos and Then Mails Them Out
Storyframes is a new app by Felt for customizing and mailing out personalized photos. Users edit photos and add a personalized handwritten or typed message.…
Experiment, A Platform for Crowdfunding Scientific Research
Experiment is a platform for crowdfunding scientific research. The site launched in April of 2012 with the ambitious goals of finding “a cure for cancer,…
Classical Musician Cameron Carpenter Turns the Pipe Organ Into a Touring Instrument
“Birth of the International Touring Organ” documents the quest of flashy classical musician Cameron Carpenter to create a touring version of a church pipe organ…
An Illustrated History of Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah The Illustrated History of Mac OS X traces the development of the Apple operating system from Mac OS X 10.0…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Explores Whether Taylor Swift’s Writing Is the Source of Her Power
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta recently explored whether Taylor Swift’s writing it the source of her power. Specifically, Rugnetta delves into the idea and…
Hebocon, A Japanese Tournament That Pits Poorly Built Robots Against Each Other
Hebocon is a Japanese robot fighting tournament in which contestants pit terribly built robots against one another. The 31 robots are poorly designed, the stakes…
Vsauce Explains Whether the Earth Is Really Round and Why the Answer Is All About Perspective
In a recent episode, Vsauce host Michael Stevens explains whether the Earth is round and why the answer is all about perspective. Stevens looks at how those…
New Analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, An Ancient Greek Analog Computer, Brings More Mystery Into Light
The Antikythera mechanism, recovered in 1901 from a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, is an ancient analog computer that is believed to have…