The Day we Stopped Dreaming About Tomorrow [Video]
The intention of this project is to stress the importance of advancing the space frontier and is focused on igniting scientific curiosity in the general public. [Scrunchthethird]
Category Archives: Culture
When Irish Eyes are Smiling [Video]
With St.Patrick’s Day around the corner, people everywhere are preparing themselves for honourary Irish status and an excuse to drink green beer and lift a pint. Like we need a reason to drink beer? Anyways, let’s not forget that for the faithful, St Patrick is the one who brought the Christian faith to Irish shores […]
Inventor Portrait: Ralph Baer (The Father of Video Games)
Ralph Baer is often called the father of video games. His invention, the Magnavox Odyssey, was the first home console system. I photographed and interviewed him this summer as part of my ongoing series on inventors (the book and app for which will be out eventually I promise). Since he turns 90 years old this […]
Animated GIFs: The Birth of a Medium [Video]
GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art. In […]
All Great Adventures Start In A Tavern
Bet you didn’t know Mass Effect’s own Commander Shepard has a funny side. Mark Meer does a sketch comedy show up in Canada called, CAUTION: May Contain Nuts. I’m sure our very own Editor in Chief will appreciate this!
Brazil to Enlist Batman to Curb Crime
Brazilian Military Police are planning on introducing a very special recruit to help curb the rapid rise of crime to the Esplanade St Therese neighbourhood of Taubaté. This recruit will be Batman. They will be enlisting 50-year-old retired soldier André Luiz Pinheiro to dress up in the Batman body armor and take to these high […]
The Wampug Strikes Back
In this horrifying fan remake, the directors have recast the role of the Wampa from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back with a creature of such shear terrifying, mind shriveling ferocity that we recommend those who are faint of heart, or have a tender disposition, to cover your eyes or refrain from viewing this material. […]
Simpsons Take on Game of Thrones [Video]
The Simpsons have a bit of fun with their opening sequence. Game of Thrones style. [Via Huffington Post]
I Speaky Good Engleesh
Yup, sometimes even the geeks get it wrong. Typos are ok, bad English just isn’t. We’ve got to curb this before we literally start talking gobbledegook. Brush up on your grammar with this infographic that spells out a few of the common mistakes in today’s world. As an extra exercise – this is one I […]
Is TED Really Spreading Ideas?
I know I’ve posted quite a few TED talks, and I’m an avid TED talk watcher. That’s why the headline “How TED Makes Ideas Smaller” on The Atlantic really caught my attention. How could this site that has only opened my mind and brought me inspiration be considered to make ideas smaller? The article is […]