Using Fluorescent Dye To Show How Sponges Filter Feed
In this fascinating demonstration of how sponges filter feed by produced by Shape of Life, researchers introduce harmless fluorescent dye in the water near the…
Boom City, Photos of Firework Cross Sections That Reveal Their Colorful Contents
Photographer Andrew Waits neatly dissected fireworks, revealing their colorful interiors in cross sections.
OK Go Imagines an Epic Fourth of July Video in Response to Hypothetical Request From President Obama
Los Angeles-based band OK Go imagined an epic Fourth of July video in response to a hypothetical request from President Obama. In this request, Obama…
Man Launches Kickstarter Crowdfunding Campaign for Potato Salad
Zack Danger Brown has launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to fund the making of potato salad. Brown has already blown past his goal of $10,…
‘Rude Goldberg Machine’, An Animated Video Featuring a Particularly Cheeky Rube Goldberg Machine
“Rude Goldberg Machine” is an animated video by Yotam Perel featuring a particularly cheeky Rube Goldberg machine. Perel has more of his work posted on…
‘This American Life’ Launching Spin-Off Storytelling Podcast ‘Serial’ in Fall 2014
Beloved public radio fixture This American Life will be launching its first spin-off podcast, the weekly Serial, featuring ongoing stories that take multiple weeks to…
PangramTweets, A Collection of Tweets That Use Every Letter of the Alphabet
PangramTweets is a Twitter account created by American Dialect Society president Jesse Sheidlower that utilizes a bot to locate and automatically retweet tweets that use…
SciShow Explains Why Loud Noises Make Our Ears Ring
In the latest Quick Questions by SciShow, Michael Aranda explains the science behind tinnitus, a ringing in the ears caused by hearing loss, which affects…
Photographer Captures Triple Lightning Strike on the Three Tallest Buildings in Chicago
Photographer Craig Shimala managed to capture a triple lightning strike on the Willis Tower, Trump Tower, and John Hancock Building in Chicago.
Vsauce3 Explores Whether the Technology Hacking in the Video Game ‘Watch Dogs’ Is Possible in Real Life
Vsauce3 host Jake Roper explores whether the insane levels of technology hacking seen in the video game Watch Dogs is possible in real life. In…