I’ll adopt all three of these kids and move into the apartment next to yours. I’ll have the drummer start rehearsal every morning at 4:00. You have been warned. (Seriously, folks, this is a cool group of kids. Click on … Continue reading
There are some strange ninjas out there: by … Continue reading
To promote its new channel in Belgium, TNT staged a stunt. They put a large button in a town square with a sign above it (in English) reading “Push to add drama.” Here’s what happened when someone finally tried it: … Continue reading
Here’s a short clip of two American presidents of different parties agreeing on an obvious point. So do most members of both major U.S. parties today. The mystery is why are so many Republicans in Congress are opposed. by … Continue reading
Here’s a small aircraft with foldable wings that can be driven on streets and highways, which interestingly means that it has a number of useful safety features (such as impact crumple zones and airbags) normally lacking in airplanes. In fact, … Continue reading
You might have seen the recent video promoting the concept of Google glasses (Goggles? Googgles?), but if not, Google had a project that hopes to invent eyeglasses that would superimpose relevant information seemingly in mid-air in front of you as … Continue reading
An organic chemistry lecture at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor was interrupted by a blatant purse snatching on March 16. Fortunately the event was caught on video, and by happy coincidence the thief’s plot was foiled by the … Continue reading
Astrophysicist and writer Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, testifies before a U.S. Senate committee on March 7 about space exploration’s benefits to the country: (Thanks to my friend Dave Locke for pointing this out.) by … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert has fun: The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive (This is from back in January, but it’s still funny.) by … Continue reading
In recent years Finland has scored at or near the top of the world in terms of educating young people (and in many other measures of the quality of life, in fact). One reason is that teachers are revered in … Continue reading