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Wildcard, A Card-Based Mobile Web Browser for Quickly Accessing Content
Wildcard is a card-based mobile web browser for quickly accessing content. The app functions by presenting content–like news articles or shopping–in handy mobile-sized chunks referred…
A Hands-On Experiment Demonstrating That Playing With Kittens Really Can Reduce Stress
The online channel Soul Pancake and Tidy Cats Litter put together a hands-on experiment to show that playing with kittens can reduce stress. Participants walked…
A Set of ‘Frozen’-Inspired Lingerie That Change Color When They Touch Each Other
Lingerie company Triumph has designed “Close Sisters” bras and skirts inspired by Disney’s animated film Frozen and futago koude, the Japanese fashion trend of women…
15-Year-Old Artist Creates Remarkable Lined Paper 3D Illusion Drawings
15-year-old artist João A. Carvalho creates wonderful drawings in which lined notebook paper appears to form three-dimensional characters and forms. Carvalho starts his drawings by…
‘No One Teaches You How To Be An Artist’, Jason Freeny Dissects His Unique Art Career
Nuvango Gallery has released “No One Teaches You How To Be An Artist,” a video interview with skilled New York artist Jason Freeny (previously). The…
Cats Cole and Marmalade Explain What Cats See When They Look at Everyday Objects Around the House
In “What Cats See…,” the fabulous feline duo of Cole and Marmalade explain what cats see when they look at everyday objects around the house…
Vsauce Explores Misnomers by Giving Examples and Suggesting That Perhaps Humans Are Their Own Misnomer
In a recent episode, Vsauce host Michael Stevens explores the idea of misnomers, or misleading names, with examples like peanuts, Halley’s Comet, and koalas. Stevens also suggests…
PianoArc, A Circular 294-Key Electronic Keyboard Developed by Lady Gaga’s Keyboard Player
The PianoArc is an electronic keyboard created by Roland that is made up of 294 keys, which are formed into a perfect circle, completely surrounding…
‘Why Elephants Never Forget’, A Ted-Ed Lesson About the Incredible Intellect and Empathy of Elephants
In “Why elephants Never Forget,” a Ted-Ed Lesson directed by Alex Gendler and animated by Avi Ofer, narrator Pen-Pen Chen talks about the incredible intellect,…
A 1980s VHS-Style Teaser Trailer for Marvel’s Superhero Film ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
Video mashup artist Frank Ireland has created a great 1980s VHS-style teaser trailer for Marvel‘s 2014 superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Ireland edited…