MacroCity, A San Francisco Conference on the Fascinating World of Urban Infrastructure
MacroCity, a conference on the often overlooked but fascinating world of urban infrastructure, takes place May 30 and 31, 2014, in San Francisco. A diverse…
An Allegorical Explanation of Net Neutrality in the United States by Vi Hart
Vi Hart explains net neutrality and how monopolies put the squeeze on services like Netflix through a little story about books, trucks, and paying for…
‘Pride of the Jaguar’, A Documentary Short About A Man Who Has Spent 22 Years Restoring a 1957 Jaguar Mark 1
“Pride of the Jaguar” is a documentary short by Los Angeles based commercial director Paul Cuoco, based on an interview with his father-in-law Jim Jones,…
‘How to Build a Time Machine’, Documentary About Two Men Inspired by Science Fiction to Build Their Own Time Machines
How to Build a Time Machine is a documentary by filmmaker Jay Cheel that explores the lives of Rob Niosi and Ronald Mallett, two men…
Science Friday Explores the Mysteries of Winding Cucumber Plant Tendrils Using Time-lapse Video
“Unwinding the Cucumber Tendril Mystery”, a 2012 segment from the PRI show Science Friday, attempts to get to the bottom of some mysteries surrounding the…
Photographer Oleg Oprisco Creates Eerie Fairy Tale Images with Cheap, Soviet-Era Film Cameras
Oleg Oprisco creates eerie fairy tale photographs the old-fashioned way, using Soviet-era medium format film cameras and no Photoshoppery.
‘What We Do in the Shadows’, A Horror Mockumentary Film About Dysfunctional Vampire Roommates
What We Do in the Shadows is a New Zealand horror mockumentary film co-directed and co-starring Jemaine Clemant, one-half of the comedy-folk duo, Flight of…
‘The Ripple Project’, A Look at the Beauty of Light Through Hand-Blown Glass
The Ripple Project, by London-based design studio Poetic Lab, is an examination of the effect of light when projected through a rotating, hand-blown glass down.…
Even More Illustrations by Dan LuVisi Featuring Nightmarish Versions of Pop Culture Characters
Mickey, The Prince of Darkness Los Angeles artist and writer Dan LuVisi has added even more illustrations featuring nightmarish versions of pop culture characters to…
What Is The Web?, An Explanation of the World Wide Web by Vsauce
Vsauce host Michael Stevens explains what the World Wide Web actually is in his latest video “What Is The Web?”, which is part of the…