5 Crazy Ways Social Media Is Changing Your Brain Right Now
AdultsLifeSocial MediaSociety...Multi-tasking is actually bad for you when you use social media? Learn why.
Umbrella Here
AdultsSocietyTechnologyGadgets...Umbrella Here is a light that can be attached on an umbrella. It is controlled by a mobile app that tells people that this umbrella is available for sharing. Just like the light you would see on a taxi. When the light is on, it represents that strangers are welcome to come in and share your umbrella. On Kickstarter
Amazing Way to Test Batteries
AdultsCreativityTechnologyGadgets...Here is a simple and quick way to test any alkaline battery without tools
Reimagining Learning: Richard Culatta
AdultsEducationFutureTechnologyRichard Culatta identifies 3 major challenges with our current approach to education and suggests how a shift to personalized learning is the key to the future of education in America. To make this shift, we must close the digital divide between those who can leverage technology to reimagine learning and those who simply use technology to digitize the status quo.
Why we love repetition in music - Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
AdultsMusicPsychologyCultureHow many times does the chorus repeat in your favorite song? How many times have you listened to that chorus? Repetition in music isn't just a feature of Western pop songs, either; it's a global phenomenon. Why? Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis walks us through the basic principles of the 'exposure effect,' detailing how repetition invites us into music as active participants, rather than passive listeners.
How To Prevent A Theft From Stealing Your ATM Pin Code Using An iPhone
AdultsCybersecurityPersonal FinanceTechnology...This is a new way for bad guys to steal your ATM pin code using an iPhone without you noticing at all BUT there is a really simple way to prevent it from happening.
Artist Pays Tribute To Robin Williams With This Amazing Portrait
AdultsArtCreativityCulture...Prismacolor colored pencil drawing - In memory of Robin Williams.
Universidad Estatal de Sonora in Mexico Ice Bucket challenge
AdultsHealthInternet CultureSociety...Universidad Estatal de Sonora in Mexico�accepted the ALS Ice Bucket challenge from Centro de Education Bilingue Due to the water crisis in the state of Sonora UES has elected to use recycled paper and donate clean drinking water to people in need.
Revolutionary Invention
AdultsConstructionMarketingTechnology...Line-X coating is five times stronger than steel.
Giant Smoke Rings - Cool Science Experiment
AdultsScienceTVExperiments...Steve and Ellen use a trash can and a fog machine to fire giant vortex smoke rings across the Ellen DeGeneres studio.
How to Build a Better City
AdultsCitiesConstructionSocietyThere are things that all of us can do. Check them out.
The Science of Depression
AdultsHealthPsychologyScience...What's going on inside of a depressed person?
This Man Takes A Tree Trunk And Turns It Into Something Really Awesome
AdultsArtNatureCreativityThis man re-uses wood that has been cut down and turns it into a beautiful lampshade.