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‘Kleptopus’, A Shy Shell Gathering Octopus Who Just Wants To Build A Safe Hiding Place
In this video posted by Earth Touch, a veined octopus nicknamed “Kleptopus“, is a just shy cephalopod who uses his unique bipedal abilities to gather…
Baby French Bulldog Protests His Bedtime Before Succumbing To His Own Sleepiness
An adorable french bulldog puppy protests his bedtime but eventually succumbs to his own sleepiness.
Moo the Cat Excitedly Welcomes Her Human Home After Three Days Away
Moo, an adorable tuxedo cat, excitedly welcomes her human home after three days away in this video posted by inthelife. via Ceron
INAT, A Super Simple Mapping Standard for Transit Systems
Architect Jug Cerovic has created a simple mapping standard for transit systems, called INAT, that he has used to create easy to read maps for…
Geometric Compositions Made out of Stationery and Office Supplies
High-design office supply company Present&Correct has created a series of geometric compositions out of pencils, scissors, paper, and other stationery in their side project, “Stationery…
Clever Geometric Illustrations Create Illusions When Fingers Are Placed on Them
Artists Masahiko Sato and Tatsuya Saito have created a series of geometric illustrations that create intriguing illusions of depth when fingers are placed on them…
Submerged Motherlands, A New Site-Specific Installation by Swoon at the Brooklyn Museum
“Submerged Motherlands,” the latest site-specific installation by Swoon, opens today at the Brooklyn Museum. The multimedia installation includes a 70-foot-tall tree sculpture, prints and drawings,…
How Much Can Data Improve Your Health? by PBS Idea Channel
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explores whether data gathered through technology like Fitbit or Jawbone Up activity trackers can actually improve the health of…
SciShow Explains What It Takes for a Planet to Be Habitable
SciShow host Hank Green explains what it takes for a planet to be habitable and how planets get that way. Specifically, Green talks about planet…
Watch Your Privacy, A Google Glass App That Visualizes Security Camera Coverage
Watch Your Privacy is an augmented reality app from developer Sander Veenhof for Google Glass that provides real-time visualizations of nearby privacy intrusions caused by…