Binging with Babish: Tampopo Ramen
Adults Creativity FoodTampopo is a genre-bender ahead of its time, affectionately referred to as a "ramen western". Like spaghetti western. But Japanese. Hence the ramen. It's a play on words, you don't get it. This 1985 foodie flight of fancy features a 'ramen master', who artfully studies and mindfully consumes his bowl of steaming noodles and broth.
How to make 'cloud eggs' - Instagram's newest obsession
Adults Food Internet Culture Social MediaInstagram has changed the way we think about food. Food trends like Starbucks' Unicorn Frappuccino have people lining up to get the newest, prettiest food products, just for that photo opportunity. If you're looking for your next Instagram food post, look no further than the newest trend, "cloud eggs." Here's how to make them.
Turning Wood Into A Bowl
Adults Art Creativity DesignThe Netherlands-based artist Thomas Anton Geurts has created a tumbling bowl from walnut, cherry, and hard maple. The three materials contrast with each other perfectly, allowing Geurts to create a trippy looking 3D arrangement. Article
Painting Self-Portrait In Front Of The Mirror
Adults Art Creativity"Around 3 hours of trial-and-error for a loose but recognizable result." Article
Meet NASA's new class of astronauts
Adults Science TechnologyMore than 18,300 candidates applied to be astronauts in NASA's latest class-smashing the record of 8,000 applicants in 1978-and only 12 got the job. Here's who made the cut.
Binging with Babish: Chocolate Cake from Matilda
Adults Creativity FoodMatilda, Danny DeVito's thunderous directorial follow-up to Hoffa (1992), features an inexplicably tempting chocolate cake, despite its open admission of containing bodily fluids. Sit down and consume this entire confection today alongside Dan Pashman of The Sporkful.
Jumping Water Droplets Could Be the Future of Cooling Computers
Adults Software Engineering TechnologyEngineers have created a new water-based cooling system that could put an end to electronics crashing and overheating.
The ferocious predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous Sahara - Nizar Ibrahim
Adults Animals History WorldIn Cretaceous times (around 100 million years ago), North Africa was home to a huge river system and a bizarre menagerie of giant prehistoric predators -- including the Spinosaurus, a dinosaur even more fearsome than the Tyrannosaurus rex. Nizar Ibrahim uses paleontological and geological data to reconstruct this "River of Giants" in surprising detail.
This Is Not What Space Looks Like
Adults Photography Space TechnologyAmazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like?
Why wildfires are necessary - Jim Schulz
Adults Ecology NatureOur early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as they destroyed trees, fires also helped the forests themselves. Jim Schulz outlines the benefits of wildfire.
NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?
Adults Science Space TechnologyIn 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?
The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East
Adults Business Nature TechnologyA United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?