Stephen Colbert Talks Rockets and Cars With Elon Musk of Tesla Motors and SpaceX
Part 1 Host Stephen Colbert spoke with Elon Musk of Tesla Motors and SpaceX on a recent episode of The Colbert Report. Colbert discussed the…
A Supercut of Computer Hacking in Movies From the 1980s
Found Item Clothing has created a supercut video of computer hacking in movies from the 1980s. A full list of the T-shirts and films can…
Morgan Freeman and Jimmy Fallon Carry on a High-Pitched Conversation While Sucking Helium Out of Balloons
Host Jimmy Fallon and actor Morgan Freeman got crazy on a recent episode of The Tonight Show as they both carried on a high-pitched conversation…
PBS Idea Channel Explores Whether Cosplay Counts as a Form of Theater
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores whether cosplay counts as a form of theater. Specifically, Rugnetta argues that theater hasn’t needed a traditional stage…
‘Epic Meal Empire’, A Television Show About Mind-Blowing Recipes From the People Behind ‘Epic Meal Time’
Epic Meal Empire is a FYI Network television show from the people behind the popular Epic Meal Time YouTube series. Similar to the YouTube series,…
A Brief History of the Theremin, An Eerie-Sounding Early Electronic Instrument That Gave Rise to the Synthesizer
Engineer Guy Bill Hammack offers some insight into the birth of the theremin, an eerie-sounding electronic instrument created by Russian inventor Leon Theremin that helped…
Photograph of San Francisco Street in 1957 Shot at Virtually the Same Moment as a Scene From Hitchcock’s ‘Vertigo’
User rsyung recently posted a photo to image archive Shorpy of a San Francisco street shot by his father in 1957, and another user noted…
Optical Illusion Turns Dots Moving in a Straight Line Into a Spinning Circle
Optical illusion enthusiast Brusspup has created a video demonstrating how a series of dots moving in a straight line can be transformed into a moving…
‘Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot’, A Simulation of Piloting a Giant Robot for the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset
Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot is a virtual reality simulation created by Oculus VR, and developed by creative studio Reel FX, that puts users in the…
SciShow Explains How Skyscrapers Are Possible and the Challenges Engineers Face While Building Them
Host Hank Green explains how skyscrapers are possible and the challenges that engineers face while build them on an episode of SciShow. Get an engineeer’s-eye-view…