A Visual timeline of the One Ring [Picture]
This is a timeline of the events related to the One Ring created by Sauron in Second Age 1600. The years of the War of the Ring are described in more detail. [LOTR Project | Via NA]
Category Archives: Culture
What is The Most Dangerous Place on Earth?
Another great vsauce episode taking a look at some of the most dangerous places on Earth for us to live. [Vsauce]
Time Zones in Antarctica [Picture]
Kind of confusing, isn’t it? Antarctica sits on every line of longitude, due to the South Pole being situated near the middle of the continent. Theoretically Antarctica would be located in all time zones, however areas south of the Antarctic Circle experience extreme day-night cycles near the times of the June and December solstices, making […]
Win a Scholarship and Internship with Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment is looking for exceptional students graduating highschool with a passion for animation to apply for their REACH program. The scholarship is for $10,000, along with four full-time (and paid) internships over the summers while you are studying – that also involves being matched with an executive mentor! The money is paid directly […]
Are We All Just a Bit Hipster?
PBS Idea Channel seems to always come up with an interesting perspective on things. This one touches on that geek vs. hipster thing that seems a little wishy-washy in these days of hipsterdom and geekdom slowly becoming less niche and more mainstream. So there’s the hipster paradox – has the term evolved to mean something […]
The History Of Nachos
http://youtu.be/zOj8oTF54Vs The history of one of the universe’s greatest gifts to mankind: nachos. Om nom nom nom. There’s almost nothing that beats a large plate of Nachos served while playing a game of your favorite tabletop RPG with friends. I cast infinite Nachos. [Via The Presurfer]
New Book by “The Dude” Helps You Achieve Zen, Man
You may not be surprised to learn that actor Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, TRON Legacy) has a Buddhism teacher, a man by the name of Bernie Glassman. Together, they have written a book called The Dude and the Zen Master, and it’s goal is just that: Zen, man. Zen. For more than a decade, […]
How Language and Culture Matter in Education
Phdcomics have released a new video, this one from the Language and Linguistics department at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Sara Ciesielski is producing a thesis called “Language Development and Socialization in Sherpa” and here it is…in 2 minutes: [Via phdcomics]
The Science of the Friend Zone: Friendzoning Explained [Video]
In the following video, Vsauce explains the science behind the friend zone concept. Why are people getting friend-zoned? There are many factors to friendzoning, involving several “scientific” explanations, including, among other, the Scarcity Principle. After watching the video, I can only come to one conclusion, being friend-zoned can’t be such a bad thing. Have YOU […]
Geek’s Guide to Becoming an Über Geek
An infographic on how to become an über geek? Really? So what do you guys think, do we really need a guide on what we need to do, as geeks, to “evolve” to the next echelon of geekdom? Also, the Uber-Geek portrayed in this infographic seems to be someone who’s getting a step closer to […]