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56 Acronyms and Initialisms Explained

John Green of Mental Floss explains the real stories and meanings behind 56 acronyms and initialisms in this six-minute video. This week, John sorts through…

Hi Carolyn: A Siri to Google Voice Experiment

In the experimental project “Hi Carolyn: A Siri to Google Voice Experiment,” designer Michael Silber pitted Siri’s text-to-speech function against Google Voice’s voicemail transcription. Silber…

Skull collages by Steven Quinn

Skull Collages by Steven Quinn

London-based artist Steven Quinn created these wonderful skull collages back in 2010. Quinn made the collages out of images from old magazines, posters, and other…