Engineers create. But when you get down into the specifics of creating something like an electrical generator or an internal combustion eng...
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How to learn business, marketing, personal growth, and more for under $30
Resolutionists make big claims every January 1st about their plans for the year ahead. But two months into the year is usually when those p...
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The GoFish Cam lets anglers see what's really happening underwater. And it records video too.
There's almost nothing more primal than fishing. Just you, a line, a body of water, a fish as your prey…and truckloads of patience. As...
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Safeguard your eyes from your iPhone's blue light with this $30 screen protector
We all know we should avoid staring at screens all day, but an offshoot of this past year spent mostly at home is that more and more of us ...
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Check out 15 fun kids games and projects that both entertain and educate
Parents love their kids… but no matter how much they dote on the little rugrats, a few common kid statements are bound to prompt an eyeroll...
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What makes a good cover song? Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and poet/music critic Hanif Abdurraqib discuss.
I love discovering new bands and hearing new music. But over the past year, I've found myself listening to a lot of cover songs—mostly ...
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Light-up constellation embroidery
Our pal, Becky Stern, has posted a cool new project which is both a great introduction to embroidery and a celebration of the constella...
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Second aide accuses New York governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
Days after one former aide accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of forcing a kiss on her, another says the 63-year-old Democrat asked her she "ha...
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Video shows the shape of a flock of starlings evading a hawk
Xai Bou is a photographer who takes photos not of birds, but of the movements of birds — the shapes they trace as they move through ...
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Tear Gun captures and freezes tears and shoots them back at whomever made you cry
This amazing project from 2016 recently resurfaced on social media. Yi Fei Chen is a designer based in the Netherlands. She built the Tear ...
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How to use AI to manage your brand's social media campaigns
Our pandemic-plagued 2020 didn't just change our daily routines and patterns. It also accelerated new trends that have been ramping up ...
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Add Hollywood-level visuals to your film and video projects with this VFX bundle
The old days of '50s monster movie-level effects are over. And don't think you'll be graded on a curve just because you're ...
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Cockfighting rooster kills owner with knife
A rooster fitted with a knife for a cockfight turned on his owner and killed him while trying to escape, reports the Express News Service ...
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Daily Show offers an ad for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' "Club Vax"
The Daily Show lampoons Flordia Gov. Ron DeSantis's efforts to vaccinate his donors. Just saw this ad running in Florida for all of...
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Dishes of the Diaspora explores African food in the Bay Area
I recently worked on a public media pilot series called Dishes of the Diaspora , highlighting the stories of African chefs in the Bay Area....
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Andrew Yang defends threatened photographer on Staten Island Ferry
A man shoved and threatened to attack a photographer with a metal pole while on the Staten Island Ferry . Not so fast. Andrew Yang is here...
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Sci-fi shorts from the Dust channel
Recently, I've been enjoying watching YouTube sci-fi shorts on the Dust channel. They're very hit and miss, but that's part of...
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GPT-3 medical chatbot tells suicidal test patient to kill themselves
Researchers experimenting with GPT-3, the AI text-generation model, found that it is not ready to replace human respondents in the chatbox ...
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Can you read this mysterious letter?
A letter written in a foreign language, a mysterious code, or perhaps by a very busy doctor, is confounding a woman in Wayne County, Pennsy...
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Listen to "Forfocséic," a new album of Irish Rebel Songs by Thom Dunn
The last thing I did before the COVID-19 pandemic changed our lives was play one of my scheduled St. Patrick's Day music performances....
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It's spring in Sweden
The snow's melting in my neck of the woods, but Swedes will have to make do. Jonna Jinton: "Finally, the first month of spring ...
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NO ENRY: misspelled road sign amuses working class Brits, except those named Henry
A misspelled road sign in Maldon, Essex, reads "NO ENRY" instead of "NO ENTRY" , leading locals to ask what Henry ever ...
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Mars Perseverance: What we know so far
This Anton Petrov video is a nice encapsulation of what we know so far about the Perseverance rover one week into its mission. He confus...
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Animating old photos using AI
MyHeritage, a company for "discovering family history" — as they describe themselves — has released "Deep Nostalgia", w...
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The pandemic is producing a golden age of stooping
In New York City, it's common to walk down the sidewalk and see pristine furniture being thrown out. People get rid of stuff a lot, bec...
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Add smart, safe brake lights to your bike with this $41 attachment and app
If you have a list of pet peeves, then drivers who don't signal are definitely on your list, and you're not the only one! It's ...
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Five super-funky Bootsy Collins bass lines
In this Thomann's Guitars & Basses video, Julia Hofer shows off five of William Earl "Bootsy" Collins' most iconi...
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This app offers the anxiety relief you need to win against panic attacks
Panic attacks are no joke. They're deliberating, scary, and potentially dangerous. The heart starts pounding, breathing becomes straine...
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This AI-powered search engine returns movie screenshots based on keyword searches
Flim (not Film) is a newish search engine that returns screenshots of movies. Above, some results for " monkey ." Other examples...
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Jen Psaki schools Meghan McCain on 'The View'
The Biden Administration is working to clean up the messes the Trump Administration exacerbated at our border. It is a pleasure to have...
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Billy Ocean's Loverboy video is way weirder than you remember
Billy Ocean's Loverboy is a solid '80s bop. When you recall that the lyrics didn't get too much deeper than "Want to be y...
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The boxing film that was banned around the world
In the early 20th century, prizefighting was even more uncivilized than it is now. While fights between Black boxers and white boxers dr...
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Kansas cops barged into a house without getting a warrant, then lied about it
Police in Leavenworth, Kansas, checking into an illegally-parked trailer, barged into the owner's house, guns drawn, and searched it...
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40% of Scottish inmates drank Buckie, a caffeinated wine made by monks, before they got arrested
I have fond memories of my roommates and I singing and drinking along with "Bottle of Buckie" by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists c...
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John Boehner adds off-script line while recording new book: 'Ted Cruz, go f**k yourself'
If there was any question about former House Speaker John Boehner and Senator Ted Cruz's relationship, Boehner just answered it. While ...
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Why do most spaceships in sci-fi have their guns on backwards?
Have you ever noticed that most spaceships in science fiction only have aft thrusters and forward-facing guns (or on the sides)? Wouldn...
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Delicious edible crayons
There are many non-toxic beeswax crayons and snacks cunningly disguised as crayons , but now you can eat some delicious actual crayons . A...
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Best site for figuring out what computer games are coming out
Rawg.io is the best site I've so far found for tracking and identifying forthcoming and recent video game releases, with useful inform...
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A new Dungeons & Dragons cook book shows you how to feast like an orc. Or a wizard, for that matter.
Heroes' Feast by Kyle Newman, Michael Witwer, and Jon Peterson is the official cookbook of Dungeons & Dragons , with 80 recipes...
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Mitch McConnell promises to vote for Trump in 2024, after saying Trump was responsible for the Capitol Hill riot
Last week, Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell condemned Trump after the sacking of the U.S. Capitol. It was " a disgraceful, dis...
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LEGO's new botanical collection is made from plant-based plastics
There are 756 pieces in the new LEGO Flower Bouquet , which the company describes as a "unique flower bouquet and creative project ...
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Robotic pool cue makes the shot for you
The mathematical and engineering complexity of this project made my head hurt, but the results are pretty amazing. Shane of Stuff Made H...
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A Twin Peaks lodge built for squirrels
Somewhere in the moody backyards of Glendale, CA, a squirrel is enjoying a damn fine cup of coffee right now. Or at least a handful of waln...
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