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A Map of How Emotional Reactions Originate in the Body
A Finnish study, titled “Bodily Maps of Emotions” conducted in November 2013 and published in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, posed questions…
9-Week Old Ocelot Gets In Some Play Time at the Cincinnati Zoo
Santos, a 9-week old ocelot and the newest member of the Cat Ambassador Program at the Cincinnati Zoo, is shown here getting in a little…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s New Collaborative Variety Show ‘HitRecord on TV’ Premieres Online
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (aka “hitRECordJoe“) recently premiered episode one of Hit RECord on TV, his new collaborative variety television show “featuring short films, live performances, music,…
Teenager Uses Three Years of Self Portraits to Create a Time Lapse of Himself Lip-Syncing to Queen
Matt Perren used three years worth of self portraits to create a great time-lapse video of himself lip-syncing to the classic Queen song “Don’t Stop…
Clever Rassen Chopsticks Interlock Into a Single Unit When Not In Use
rassen chopsticks have an ingenious interlocking design that allows them to nest together as a single unit when not in use. The chopsticks were designed…
Harley, A Short Film About an Ugly Fish Who Narrowly Escapes Being Returned to the Store
The charming short film “Harley” tells the tale of an ugly fish who narrowly avoids being returned to the fish store. Created by Tom Teller,…
The Truth About Gingers by SciShow
Hank Green of SciShow explains the science of red hair, from its genetic underpinnings to some of the popular myths surrounding redheads, in “The Truth…
Wingsuit Pilot Jeb Corliss Flies Through a Narrow Crack in a Mountain in China
In September 2013 wingsuit pilot Jeb Corliss rocketed through a 15-foot wide crack in Jang Langshan Mountain in China—a stunt that he captured in this…
Sommelier Tastes 8 Varieties of Trader Joe’s Charles Shaw “Two Buck Chuck” Wine
Ben Robinson of Thrillist recently asked sommelier Sam Lipp to taste eight varieties of Charles Shaw, the notoriously inexpensive Trader Joe’s wine that is also…
Super Slow Motion Video of Superhydrophobic Surfaces and Magnetic Liquids in Action
In the latest video by The Slow Mo Guys, Gav and Dan drop liquids on a superhydrophobic surface and play with a magnetic liquid and…