They say that the one good thing that comes out of war and strife is technological advancement. Facial recognition technology that was originally created to identify terrorist suspects is now going to be employed in the pursuit of knowledge: to identify people featured in paintings of the past. Who is the Girl with the Pearl […]
Since you are not sick of hearing about Avengers related news, I thought I would throw another interesting tidbit out there. The film has already made $775m worldwide after less than 3 weeks (two in North America) of its theatrical run, but it’s also making money for someone else. Shawarma joints. The Avengers is responsible […]
Not far from where I live is the center of the Universe (or Canada’s Universe) Toronto Ontario. Now why am I celebrating this Canuck Metropolis today? They paid me! Actually they didn’t, but I wish they would start because I am always telling people how cool this city is for its geeky secrets. Well now […]
Ever since Cartoon Network sprung a surprise airing of their Toonami anime block on April 1st, fans have been rallying around the hashtag “BringToonamiBack.” Check out this track from nerdcore rapper Richie Branson. Is all this going to grab the attention of Cartoon Network execs? Or was that April Fool’s joke just a test to […]
By now, you may have heard of this little film from Marvel studios called The Avengers. You know, the story of six of Earth’s mightiest heroes, saving the planet from a deranged demi-god and his alien invasion, biggest box office opening weekend of all time? Well this post has nothing to do with that. Except […]
The first book of a series called “How to End Human Suffering” this book has definitely piqued my interest. I’m really tempted to go and purchase it – I mean look at that title, how could I not!? – but then I took a look at some of the reviews on goodreads.com and it’s not […]
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson claims the title “scientist” above all other “ists.” And yet, he says he is “constantly claimed by atheists.” So where does he stand? “Neil deGrasse, widely claimed by atheists, is actually an agnostic.” [BigThink]
For many, Disney World‘s Space Mountain is the highlight of the Magic Kingdom. But for the millions of tourists who visit each year, very few get to experience the ride in daylight, as the indoor roller coaster twists and turns mostly through darkness. Until now. Check out how cool the steely inner workings are of […]
These amazing posters for Le Centre des Sciences de Montreal‘s current featured exhibition, Star Wars Identities, were created by artist Louis C. Hébert from the Bleublancrouge advertising agency. You’ll notice that each portrait featured in the posters are composed of a multitude of small illustrations, which when assembled, create the likeliness of one of the […]