It’s probably a safe bet that most geeks grew up as fans of the Guinness World Records books. (If you want to know if you’re a true geek, reading reference books as if they were literature is usually a sign…) But the problem with the Guinness book is that, to maintain its long-established authority, it’s […]
Yikes! If Mr. Orwell could actually see this from where he is, he would roll in his grave for sure. [Via Reddit]
This superbly detailed (and a bit gross) dead tauntaun wedding cake was made for Star Wars artist Christopher J. Trevas’s wedding by Courtney Clark from Cake Nouveau. I can’t really say the cake looks delicious, even though I’m pretty sure it is. Additional pics after the jump
Ex-video game designer Karine Fortin, who incidentally is one of my next-door neighbors, is the voice behind Connekt. Since Karine is debuting her musical career and needs a bit of help, I decided to share her first video with you guys. Karine will surely be reading this, so if you want to leave a comment […]
Hevisaurus is a Finnish metal band… for kids. In the following clip, they perform the song “Jee Hevisaurus”, which translates to… hmm… sorry folks, Google translate doesn’t really help in this case! [Via Neatorama]
Accompanied by Mary McDonnell (President Laura Roslin), BSG’s actor and director Edward James Olmos (Admiral William Adama) gives an enlightening speech about the concept of “race” to a group of students at the United Nations. Enjoy! So say we all!
Child prodigy Adora Svitak says the world needs “childish” thinking: bold ideas, wild creativity and especially optimism. Kids’ big dreams deserve high expectations, she says, starting with grownups’ willingness to learn from children as much as to teach.
In the field of athletics, there’s a few legendary records which stand the test of time, most notably Bob Beamon’s world record of long jump, which remained unbroken for 23 years. But in the field of video games, that’s outdone by the record of Scott Safran who has been the world record holder on Asteroids […]
During a presentation given at the University at Buffalo, a student asked renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson for his thoughts on U.S. federal cutbacks to NASA funding. while you may or may not be American, I think Tyson’s answer should be (as always) heard by everyone and gives new insights on what can happen if […]
With the help of a video that went viral a few years ago, online entrepreneur and professional musician Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)