Gravity. The stars in day. Thoughts. The human genome. Time. Atoms. So much of what really matters in the world is impossible to see. A stunning animation of John Lloyd’s classic TEDTalk from 2009, which will make you question what you actually know. [TEDEducation]
You might assume that children can learn something from using tech devices, but it’s hard to isolate the results from other education and life influences. But the man behind the One Laptop Per Child program says he found encouraging results by running a semi-controlled experiment in two Ethiopian villages. Nicholas Negroponte (pictured) first reported the […]
So you may already be quite fed up with the Gangnam style parodies, but this one it actually quite impressive. And not just because the mash-up of the Ghostbusters theme and Gangnam Style actually works really well, but also because the video editing is actually rather amusing. Who knew so many parallels could be drawn […]
Just recently I showed you Empty San Francisco, where Photoshop nerd Ross Ching created a time lapse of iconic images of San Francisco edited to eliminate the actual people. Well Mr. Ching should have been getting down to New York over the weekend. With Hurricane Sandy on its way, the city is practically deserted as […]
So…this starts off as a way-too-late Star Wars parody of Gangnam Style and then…well, becomes something that is just a little horrifying from the perspective of a professional blogger. Though, perhaps, rather amusing to everyone else. In a dark way. *considers doing something more inline with the goals I had when I was seven* Ooh […]
By Natania Barron Contributing Writer, [GAS] There are hobbits at Denny’s. I’m supposed to be excited about this. I’m supposed to be frothing at the mouth, declaring victory for second breakfast and showing up in my own home-made hobbit feet, singing The Road Goes Ever On and On and snapping pictures on my iPhone every […]
What? Wedding certificates signed in blood aren’t valid? What kind of absurdity is that? The couple, 23-year-old Jossie Sockertopp and 29-year-old Sonnie Gustavsson, came from their native Sweden to marry at the “Destination Star Trek London” event, which will see 17,000 “trekkies” flock to London’s ExCel centre this weekend. The pair, who met four years […]
Ok, so technically it never really died, but it all depends on your frame of reference (nerdy physics joke…you earn stellar points if you get it). Basically, this cute little doggy, named Ethan, managed to survive being poisoned and buried alive. It’s unclear who tried to do this dastardly deed but it seems Ethan was […]
There are some deeply ingrained stereotypes about Dungeons & Dragons, and those stereotypes usually begin and end with people shouting “NERD!!!” But the reality of the D&D universe is a whole lot more complex. Rather than being an escape from reality, D&D is actually a way to enhance some important real life skills! It’s a […]
Ok fellow writing nerds – time to put those creative writing degrees to work. Many geeks will shun you for your arts degree with a major in creative writing and tell you you’re not a real geek. Here’s time to prove them wrong. The Twitter Fiction Festival is about using technology to change the way […]