A new report suggests the average Brit spends more time using media devices than they do sleeping. But that claim comes with a catch. The report comes from Ofcom, the British equivalent to the Federal Communications Commission. It surveyed the media consumption of 2,800 adults and children over one week. Ofcom’s summary of the report […]
We’ve gone from living in trees to living on YouTube in just a few millennia. We explore the weird and wonderful facts behind human evolution. [AllTime10s]
If you wan tto see how a drip coffee maker works, check out the video below! Bill describes how the household drip coffee maker evolved and how baseball popularized the machines This was originally broadcast on August 29, 2000. [engineerguy]
The headline says all, watch and enjoy. [Thug Notes]
Oh My: A hilarious and moving look at legendary actor, activist and pop culture icon George Takei, who has conquered new frontiers from outer space to Capitol Hill with his trademark grin. Oh, my! [To Be Takei | Via]
A technology and gadgets magazine is to drop its policy of using scantily-clad women as cover models. Stuff magazine says it’s a business decision based on changing tastes. The magazine launched in the UK in 1996 and now has several international editions. The UK version has consistently used models on the front cover, usually posing […]
From the PBS Idea Channel: The past 15 years have produced a pantsload of superhero films. It’s hard to even remember a time before Batman, Spiderman, and Captain America dominated the summer box office. So are movie studios just lazy and out of ideas? Or is something else going on? Superheroes are authority figures who […]
Listen as Siobhan Thompson performs a rather complete tour of the accents of the British Isles. [Anglophenia | Via LS]
Now being a killer gamer may actually pay off scholastically! The Chicago, Illinois-based Robert Morris University is offering scholarships this fall for online gaming. Yup — online gaming. According to USA Today: The university announced its plan to offer scholarships, up to 50% for tuition and 50% for room and board, to a handful of […]
From PBS Foodbuzz: Ramen, an instant snack once reserved for the starving college student has become the latest it noodle. This week’s Food Buzz brings everything you need to know about ramen, including its 4000-year-long history and its legendary accomplishment of saving a nation. [PBS FoodBuzz | Via TMS]