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Flatten the Curve, An Informational Graphic About the Importance of Preventing the Spread of Coronavirus
Dr. Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor and Head of the Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland, partnered with illustrator Toby Morris and The…
How the Horrific Treatment of Live Animals at a Wuhan Wildlife Market in China Led to Spread of Coronavirus
In a highly informational video essay for Vox, producer Sam Ellis explains how and why COVID-19 and other pandemical viruses specifically originate in China. Scientists…
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Tries to Avoid Touching His Face
MUST. NOT. TOUCH. FACE. pic.twitter.com/KBm0Y5RVNK — Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) March 7, 2020 The incredible “Weird Al” Yankovic quite humorously shared his personal difficulty in avoiding…
Ambidextrous Artist Draws Colorful Portraits Using Both of His Hands at the Same Time
Ambidextrous lawyer and artist Colin Darke creates amazing portraits of people and animals by using both of his hands at the same time. Darke distinctly…
Animation Imagining Virtual Foods Androids Might Eat
Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir of XK Studio (previously) very cleverly imagined what types of virtual humanlike foods that androids of the future might want…
Catchy Animated Coronavirus Pop Song by the Viet Nam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health
With the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) hitting Asian countries hard, the Viet Nam Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health put out a catchy, animated…
Kevin James Engages In a Surreal Continuous ‘You Got Something There’ Conversation With Actor Kim Coates
Actor Kevin James, who as of late has become somewhat of an absurdist filmmaker, engaged with actor Kim Coates (Tig on Sons of Anarchy) in…
‘Back to the Future’ Stars Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox Reunite for Parkinson’s Research Poker Night
Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox (Marty McFly) and Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) have reunited once again, this time for a fundraising poker…
Turning Rubber Duckies Into a Superhero Action Figure
images via Tomohiro Yasui Japanese modeling artist Tomohiro Yasui quite ingeniously transformed seven adorable yellow rubber duckies that he bought at a 100 yen shop…
Cat Lounging in a Sink is Visibly Perplexed When He Sees His Reflection in Two Mirrors at the Same Time
While an adorably silly faced tabby cat named Roscoe was lounging in the bathroom sink, he caught sight of his own reflection in two different…