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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…
An Adorable Compilation of Squeaky Baby Sloths
In celebration of her new book, The Power of the Sloth, author Lucy Cooke put together this absolutely adorable compilation of squeaking baby sloths from…
The Masters Golf Tournament Reimagined as a Crazy Game of Miniature Golf
Simon Connor and Stephen Gandolfi, video editors at the Adverbox advertising agency, have teamed up and used their skills to reimagine The Masters golf tournament…
The Gods of the Internet Pantheon by CollegeHumor
CollegeHumor has created an amusing pantheon of gods for the Internet. Notable examples include Faprodite, Goddess of Desire, Jupvoter, God of the Front Page, and…
Persistent Goat Tries Desperately To Engage With An Indifferent Dog
In this video from 2011, a very persistent goat tries desperately to engage with an indifferent dog who shows no interest whatsoever in playing along.…
A Radio-Controlled X-Wing From ‘Star Wars’ Made Out of PVC Pipe
Designer Rodger Cleye made a five-foot-long radio-controlled X-wing starfighter from Star Wars out of what is mostly PVC pipe and decorative tape. The model uses…