The World We Dream- Hugh Herr Zeitgeist Americas 2012
Adults Biotechnology ScienceDo you want to have your mind blown? Watch this. (This will cost you 13.5 minutes) Hugh Herr, Director of Biomechatronics at MIT University delivers an amazing talk that will touch your soul. I was in the audience. I was almost in the back row. For the opening few minutes of the talk, I couldn't see his feet. So imagine what happened when I finally stood up and saw his legs.
Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall from 128k'
Adults Space Sports TechnologyAfter flying to an altitude of 39,045 meters (128,100 feet) in a helium-filled balloon, Felix Baumgartner completed a record breaking jump for the ages from the edge of space, exactly 65 years after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier flying in an experimental rocket-powered airplane.
First underwater panoramas in Google Maps
Adults Animals Nature TechnologyWe've added the very first underwater panoramic images to Google Maps, the next step in our quest to provide people with the most comprehensive, accurate and usable map of the world. With these vibrant and stunning photos you don't have to be a scuba diver-or even know how to swim-to explore and experience six of the ocean's most incredible living coral reefs. Now, anyone can become the next virtual Jacques Cousteau and dive with sea turtles, fish and manta rays in Australia and Hawaii. Check it out
Space Shuttle Endeavour flys over Los Angeles
Adults Cities TransportationThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Endeavour flew over the Los Angeles area on September 21, 2012. It flew directly over Malibu, Dodger Stadium, California Science Center, the Los Angeles Colosseum, downtown Los Angeles, and the Hollywood Sign before landing at Los Angeles International Airport at 12:51 pm PT.
Some People are Braver than Others
Adults Nature WorldGoeff Mackley descended 400 meters into the Marum, an active volcano on Ambrym Island in the Pacific ocean, and stood just a few meters from a massive lava pool. He and Bradley Ambrose, who filmed the video below, were apparently the first people to ever get this close. About the experience, Geoff wrote: "Climbing down to within 30 metres of the lava it was so hot (1150 degrees) that without protection we could stand the heat for 6 seconds before retreating, with heat suit and BA I was able to stand it for 40 minutes."
Breathtaking! - Mars Curiosity Descent
Adults Space TechnologyUltra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second. This video plays real-time at the speed that Curiosity descended to the surface of Mars on August 6, 2012. I think it's wonderful that everyone on Earth has a chance to see this amazing footage from Mars :)
Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay
Adults Education TechnologyUruguay has joined the small number of nations providing a laptop for every child attending state primary school. President Tabare Vazquez presented the final XO model laptops to pupils at a school in Montevideo on 13 October. Over the last two years 362,000 pupils and 18,000 teachers have been involved in the scheme. The "Plan Ceibal" (Education Connect) project has allowed many families access to the world of computers and the internet for the first time.
Use a Cordless Power Drill in the Kitchen
Adults Creativity GadgetsA cordless drill is probably the last thing you'd imagine being useful in a kitchen, but over on Make Projects, DIYer Jason Poel Smith shows off how to use a drill to quickly clean dirty pans, as a mixer, cheese grater, and pepper mill attachment.
Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 12.5 years
Adults Life PhotographyNew York photographer Noah Kalina became a viral sensation in 2006 with a video called "Noah Takes a Photo of Himself Every Day for 6 Years." Prepare to be mesmerized by his long-awaited update.
Camera shutter speed synchronized with helicopter blade frequency
Adults Photography Technology TransportationThis is what happens when you sync your camera shutter to the speed of helicopter blades.
Need Your Heart Dubstep
Adults Creativity MusicMarquese "Nonstop" Scott once again demonstrates his grace and insane body control, dancing to a remix of Need Your Heart.
How to Wrap Your Heaphones Without Losing Your Mind
Adults Gadgets TechnologyNow you can watch videos without fighting your crazy pile of headphones first.
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet | Fredrik Gertten
Adults Health TechnologyHigher Quality Video "If people say it's impossible we have to prove them wrong." Design students Anna and Terese took on a giant challenge as an exam project. Something no one had done before. If they could swing it, it would for sure be revolutionary. The bicycle is a tool to change the world. If we use bikes AND travel safe: Life will be better for all.
The amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw!
Adults Animals Music NatureEnjoy this eye-brow raising/ jaw dropping/ Holy cow video about a bird named "Superb Lyrebird". The "Superb" adjective comes from its amazing ability to mimic natural and un-natural sounds. These sounds include other bird's songs, camera shutter sounds, car alarm, and chain-saw!
Did He Just Play A Trance Song On A Guitar?
Adults Creativity Musicwho says you need a computer to make trance?
Cloud Atlas Trailer
Adults Film MarketingCloud Atlas Extended Trailer #1 (2012) - Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Wachowski An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Theme
Adults Music TechnologyThese flying quadrotors are completely autonomous, meaning humans are not controlling them; rather they are controlled by a computer programed with instructions to play the instruments.
TED Ramesh Raskar: A camera that takes one trillion frames per second
Adults Photography TechnologyTED Talks Ramesh Raskar presents femto-photography, a new type of imaging so fast it shows the world one trillion frames per second, so detailed it shows light itself in motion.