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The 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, Festive Flasks to Celebrate a Different Molecule Each Day Until Christmas
Chemistry blog Compound Interest has released the 2014 Chemistry Advent Calendar, a tree-shaped calendar made of flasks that celebrates a different molecule each day leading…
Legendary Comic Creator Stan Lee Rants About Obvious Car Commercials That Only Show The Vehicles Driving Around
Legendary comic creator Stan Lee rants about obvious car commercials that only show the vehicles driving around on a recent episode of Stan’s Rants (previously)…
‘Hush’, Smartphone-Enabled, Noise-Masking Earplugs That Create a Soothing Sleep Environment
Three engineers in San Diego, California, all named Daniel, have created Hush, a set of noise-masking earplugs that work with an app to create a…
Geeky ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Star Wars’, and ‘Dr. Who’ Sweatshirt Designs Inspired by Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Holiday Mix Vol.1 Sterling, Virginia-based artist Drew Wise has created a geeky series of Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Wars, and Dr. Who sweatshirts inspired…
Frustrated Father Creates Instructional Video to Teach His Teenage Children How to Turn Off the Lights
Frustrated father Will Reid (previously) has created another instructional video to teach his teenage children how to turn off the lights when they leave a room.…
‘Mousr’, A Robotic Cat Toy That Uses Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Learning to Mimic Real Prey
Think Pinky with a brain Three graduate students in the electrical engineering program at the University of Illinois have created Mousr, an interactive robotic cat…
Nick Offerman and Gillian Jacobs Voice an Angel and a Devil in a Series of Charming Animations for NPR
Nick Offerman and Gillian Jacobs voice an angel and a devil in a series of animations about donating to National Public Radio produced by the podcast…
The Compromises That Humans Have to Make When They Share a Home With Cats
The amusing feline duo of Cole and Marmalade (previously), along with their human Chris, demonstrate the compromises that humans have to make when they share…
Fantastic Anamorphic Art Made of Found Objects by Bernard Pras
French artist Bernard Pras (previously) specializes in anamorphic art installations–assemblages of found objects that, when viewed from a specific angle, form a recognizable image. His…
Monty Python Perform ‘The Dead Parrot Sketch’ at Their Live (Mostly) Reunion Show in London
Monty Python have released yet another clip from their recent Monty Python Live (Mostly) reunion shows (previously) at the O2 Arena in London, and this…