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MinutePhysics Explains Why the Sky Is Blue and the Sun Is Yellow
MinutePhysics host Henry Reich explains why the sky is blue and the Sun is yellow in a recent episode. Reich basically explains that the sky…
Darius Kazemi Discusses the Lottery of Creative Success at the 2014 XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon
Darius Kazemi discussed the lottery of creative success at the 2014 XOXO festival (previously) in Portland, Oregon back in September. The talk starts off as…
A Fascinating Look at Coffee Growers in Ethiopia
In the fascinating short video “there is only coffee”, filmmakers Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of The Perennial Plate examine the people, farms, and methods…
Google Introduces Inbox, A New Email System With Enhanced Features Compared to Gmail
Today Google announced Inbox, a new email system with enhanced features compared to Gmail. Inbox offers users the ability to bundle similar types of email…
Box Brew Kits, Compact Brewing Kits That Let Home Brewers Make Small Batch Beer in Small Spaces
After losing their original name to a large brewing company, Boston-based entrepreneurs Mike Langone and Matt Gorman have bounced back with their newly named Box…
Two Acrobats Use a Teeterboard to Catapult Each Other in the Air and Perform Back Flips
Cirque du Soleil acrobats David James Rimmer and Stéphane Beauregard perform a gravity-defying partner routine with a teeterboard, a seesaw-like gymnastic apparatus, in an astonishing…
Two Clumsy Pygmy Goats Try to Ride on the Backs of Two Cooperative Donkeys
A couple of clumsy pygmy goats jump onto the backs of two very cooperative donkeys at a farm belonging to janatanification, fall off and try…
A Twisted and Gritty Reboot of the Classic Children’s Book ‘If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a classic children’s book by author Laura Numeroff, has become a place of nightmares in a twisted and…
‘Desire To Fly’, A Short Film Exploring Artist Samantha Bryan’s Process of Creating Fairies
“Desire to Fly” is a short film by R&A Collaborations showcasing the process by which artist Samantha Bryan creates whimsical fairy figures. Stemming from her…
A Short Compilation of Timo the Ragdoll Cat As He Yawns His Way Around the House
By the time Timo the Ragdoll cat is done trying to figure out his hammock and preparing for the World Cup, he’s yawning up an…