If the internet was a 50s Broadway musical, it would feature eHarmony, Pandora, Evite, Twitter, and anything else that rhymes well enough for a song. OK, to really enjoy this, you have to be old enough to be familiar with West Side Story AND young enough to know your way around the internet. You know, […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The headline at CNN is “Michael Jackson dies, almost takes Internet with him.” Obviously a bit of an exaggeration, but it still seems fitting that if one man’s fame could single-handedly break the Internet, it would be the King of Pop. The overload even caused AOL (after AIM was […]
Someone always asks the math teacher, “Am I going to use calculus in real life?” And for most of us, says mathematician Arthur Benjamin, the answer is no. In the following video, he offers a bold proposal on how to make math education relevant in the digital age.
Made by a team of independent film makers for Vancouver Film school, this amusing little infographic reminds us that as adults, kids are often wiser than we typically give them credit for. Video after the jump.
Filmed on a Flip video camera by US soldier Jim Boking, the following footage shows the closest thing to what most of you will ever experience of being inside a military jet performing some totally freaky hair-raising maneuvers. Warning: Those of you suffering from motion sickness might not want to watch this one. [Via Neatorama]
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In the following video, Expedition 20 Flight Engineer Michael Barratt provides a 20-minute tour of the International Space Station, documenting the full 167 feet of the space station’s pressurized modules. Barratts commentary describes to Mission Control in Houston how equipment and supplies are arranged and stored, and provides engineers with a detailed assessment of each […]
Working for a 911 call center must be one of the most stressful job ever; when you’re not dealing with critical, life-threatening situations, you get called by morons who think that the official emergency number is there to answer all their questions: from asking what time of the day or what day of the week […]
Apparently Microsoft isn’t content battling Google on your monitor screen: it wants to do battle at the mains socket as well. The firm has launched a beta test of an online application designed to give customized advice on how to save energy in your home. The idea is that users then give feedback on the […]
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] According to The Economist, the virtual world Second Life might be a new way to help those with learning disabilities understand (and therefore provide informed consent for) medical procedures and treatment options. A model of the Royal Sussex County Hospital is being built, where the avatars of study participants […]