Technology entrepreneur Brian Behlendorf who was the primary developer of the Apache Web server and co-founder of Organic, is currently the executive director of HyperLedger, an open source blockchain project that’s thinking beyond cryptocurrency. In a video for Big Think, Behlendorf explains how the decentralized nature of blockchain technology will lead to “significantly lower corruption…
How and Why Insects and Animals Form Swarms
In a cozy TED-Ed lesson by Maria R. D’Orsogna and animated by Matt Reynolds, narrator Julianna Zarzycki explains how a swarm forms, how the individuals within the swarm need to maintain the proper balance, how a swarm is self-governing boy and the many ways in which humans have learned from swarms. When many individual organisms…
Owen Wilson and Ed Helms Answer the Web’s Most Searched Questions About Themselves
Father Figures stars Owen Wilson and Ed Helms sat down with Wired to answer the web’s most searched questions about the themselves during an Autocomplete Interview. Father Figures will release in theaters on December 22nd, 2017. Why does Ed Helms always sing? Is Owen Wilson related to Ellen DeGeneres? Did Ed Helms really lose a…
Star Wars Inspired Bionic Hand Allows Amputee to Control Prosthetic Fingers and Play the Piano
Georgia Tech College of Design professor and founding director of the Center for Music Technology, Gil Weinberg, worked with fellow researchers to create a incredible bionic hand that was heavily inspired by Luke Skywalker‘s mechanical hand from Star Wars. The bio hand allows amputees to move individual fingers with the use of ultrasound signals. Musician…
Woodworker Makes a Tasty Looking Pepperoni Pizza Out of Various Types of Wood
Temecula, California woodworker and artist Kyle Toth of Wood by Toth created a tasty looking pepperoni pizza out of various types of wood. This pizza is made in bloodwood for the pepperoni, yellowheart for the cheese, and hickory for the crust. A post shared by Kyle Toth (@tothtoth) on Dec 4, 2017 at 4:06pm PST…
Slow Motion Footage of a Fire Tornado Swirling Around In Front of a Beautiful Utah Sunset
Darren Dyk of Beyond Slow Motion and a group of his friends built a huge fire tornado using box fans and captured slow motion footage of the fiery tornado swirling around in front of a beautiful Utah sunset.
Ephemeral Flowers Regifted From Previous Night’s Parties Overflow in NYC Sidewalk Garbage Cans
A post shared by Lewis Miller Design (@lewismillerdesign) on Dec 1, 2017 at 4:38am PST Renowned New York City floral designer Lewis Miller of Lewis Miller Designs (LMD) has created a wonderful ephemeral trend he calls “The Flower Flash” in which beautiful floral designs, either new or “re-gifted” from a previous night’s party, appear on…
A Fascinating Series Featuring a Man Methodically Restoring Vintage Hand Tools Without Any Narration
Hand Tool Rescue is a fascinating YouTube channel where a man demonstrates, without any narration at all, how he methodically restores vintage hand tools. He then puts the restored tools back in the hands of people who will actually use and appreciate them. A post shared by Hand Tool Rescue (@handtoolrescue) on Dec 12, 2017…
