The Restless Beauty Within Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Art
In a colorful TED-Ed lesson written by Jordana Moore Saggese and animated by Héloïse Dorsan Rachet, narrator Dr. Christina Greer tells of legendary Brooklyn artist…
Amazing Microscopic Footage of Immune System Cleaning Lymphocytes Attacking a Cancerous Cell
In 2014, the Synapse Center for Health and Healing in Egan, Minnesota shared fascinating microscopic footage of a human immune system in action. The narrator…
An Oblivious Cat Inconsiderately Stomps Right Through the Creamy Chocolate Pudding Center of a Snack Cake
A seemingly oblivious cat jumped up onto the dining room table and inconsiderately stomped right through the creamy, chocolate pudding center of a chocolate snack…
An Ambitious Rube Goldberg Inspired Game That Keeps a Blue Marble in Motion Over Two Tabletops
In 2018, the very mechanically talented Kaplamino (previously) created two different versions of his original Rube Goldberg inspired tabletop pinball game “The Blue Marble” (part…
Highly Relatable Imaginary Self-Help Books That Illustrate Commonly Shared Thoughts About Life
Story Of My Fucking Life is a hilarious illustrated series of imagined self-help books with highly relatable titles that gives voice to a number of…
Researchers Discover How to Harness Water to Create Brilliant Structural Color Without Dyes or Additives
Researchers at MIT and Penn State University have discovered how ordinary droplets of water, when placed onto on a transparent surface, can produce brilliant structural…
A Tape Dispenser Shaped Like an Old-School Turntable
Scotch has created a really cool tape dispenser in the shape of an old-school turntable complete with a mid-century woodgrain facade, a weighted base and…
An Elevator With Double Tap Cancellation Buttons
Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate Scott Cate shared footage showing that each of the elevators in his MedellÃn, Columbia apartment building have a really neat floor…
Jack Black Hilariously Asks Sir Elton John to Identify His Own Song Using Grunting Noises and Hand Gestures
In a 2016 clip from The Graham Norton Show, a nervously wired Jack Black hilariously asked fellow guest Sir Elton John to identify the name…
Why Dog Noses Are Far More Sensitive Than Humans
A redolent episode of KQED Deep Look explains why a dog’s nose is far more sensitive than that of a human. They specifically look at…