Hmmm, the only thing missing from that bot is a salt dispenser. Salt would probably help melt the last thin layer of snow remaining in the driveway while putting more weight on the robot’s blade, making it more effective at clearing snow off its path.
Combining two of our favorite pastimes, Joel Veitch made a real working rocket out of bacon, sausage, toast, and, um, some kind of rocket fuel. Awesome! Alas, he couldn’t resist singing about it. [via b3ta]
I know for a fact that MANY of our readers are bloggers themselves, and among you, a lot use WordPress as their blogging platform of choice. What I’m going to show you today will not only help you get more traffic from search engines, but will do so without you having to compromise on the […]
By hooking up an EEG to a pinball machine, scientists from the Berlin Brain-Computer Interface project have demonstrated that brain power could be used to control almost any device. Check it out. [Via Neatorama]
Do you fancy helping scientists save the planet, or at least its communications and power systems, from the comfort of your own computer? A new project helps you do just that, even if you don’t have any specialist knowledge. Solar Stormwatch is an appeal by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London for public volunteers to […]
I dare you to try and not laugh at this.
From the team that brought the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy to the big screen, Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films present PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME, an epic action-adventure set in the mystical lands of Persia. A rogue prince (JAKE GYLLENHAAL) reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess (GEMMA ARTERTON) and […]
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If you’ve sat through many presentations, you’ll know there are two common problems with them: over-long ones, and others where the speaker pauses and plays about with his Powerpoint slides before explaining each one in excruciating detail. Both those problems go out the window in a format being celebrated across the planet this week. Ignite […]
Using examples from vacations to colonoscopies, Nobel laureate and founder of behavioral economics Daniel Kahneman reveals how our “experiencing selves” and our “remembering selves” perceive happiness differently. This new insight has profound implications for economics, public policy — and our own self-awareness.