In a fascinating Ted Ed lesson written by ecologist Anika Hazra and animated by Giulia Martinelli, narrator Pen-Pen Chen explains how to easily identify insects that otherwise look the same. The secret is in their mouths. There are nearly a million known insect species in the world, but most have one of just five common…
Homemade Bread Made in a Homemade Outdoor Wood Fired Oven Shaped Like an Open Mouthed Cat
Vlogger Li Ziqi who very gracefully demonstrated the traditional Chinese art of making paper from scratch and a step-by-step process for truly homemade kimchi, took on a project of much greater scale. After watching an instructional video, Li set to work carting and laying bricks, filling in rocks, scooping up dirt and rolling out mud…
Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen, A Visit to the Arctic Norwegian Town Where the Dead Can’t Be Buried
For his short film “Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen“, Los Angeles filmmaker David Fried traveled over 18 hours to Longyearbyen, Norway to find out more about this northernmost populated town within the Arctic circle, what kind of people live there, how they thrive in their surroundings, the effect that global warming is having on the town…
A Haunting Cover of the Iconic Soundgarden Song ‘Black Hole Sun’ by Cello Rock Band Break of Reality
In April 2017, the talented cello rock band Break of Reality performed a truly dramatic cover of the iconic Soundgarden song “Black Hole Sun“. This version is particularly haunting as the cello perfectly matches the vocal timbre of the tragically late Chris Cornell, who passed away just a month later, in May 2017. This song…
Musician Plays Her Flute During Tremor Relieving Brain Surgery to Show That Her Hands Are Steady
Anna Henry, a musician who was suffering from the common and benign movement disorder called essential tremor, decided to undergo deep brain stimulation to calm the effects of the disorder. The surgery took place at the Memorial Hermann-TMC in Houston Texas, where, after the doctors inserted electrodes into her brain, a wide awake Henry played…
Prankster Rémi Gaillard Stops Traffic as a Little Choo Choo Train That Needs to Safely Cross the Road
Rémi Gaillard, the brilliant French prankster, literally stopped traffic with a pair of willing accomplices. The accomplices stood on either side of the road and pretended to be a railroad signaling system that put down barriers to keep cars at bay, while Gaillard, dressed as a little choo-choo train, safely crossed over the roadway. Grève…
Centuries of Sound, Original Historical Soundtracks From Each Year of Recorded Sound Since 1859
Centuries of Sound is a wonderful podcast and blog that compiles original and historical music mixes from each year of recorded sound from 1859 to the present. James Errington, the Director at The Cambridge Centre for Languages not only compiles the music, but also researches the artists, the style and the technology used in the…
A Group of Robbers Break Into a Bank Without an Escape Plan in the Animated Short ‘The Heist’
Queens animator Branko Kljajic (a.k.a. “SuperBrankman“) has created “The Heist,” a fantastic animated short film about a group of robbers who try and break into a bank without putting together an escape plan. Now they’re locked in a vault and have to think of a way out before they get arrested! via Neatorama