"Duolingo is an educational app that helps you to learn foreign languages. But what if it already existed in the 1980s? Well, here it is, Duolingo in 1980's style! ..."

posted by ant 1 year 11 months ago • 38 views • 4:41

YouTube description: The history of the Earth from its formation to present day, covering major events throughout its 4-billion-year history. Estimates of average temperature, atmospheric composition,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 809 views • 11:36

If you irritate Godzilla by talking or texting while he's telling his stories, you get the Atomic Breath. Got it? That goes for you too, Minilla. This magnificent stop-motion masterpiece was created... continue reading

posted by newtboy 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 1,469 views • 1:48

YouTube description: This is the story of one of the best, and also one of the worst, text messages I've ever received. It's about harm, about consequences, and about the responsibilities that designers,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 614 views • 6:16

A game of swingball in a pubic space that teaches you how to say iambic Pentameter. A famous Shakespearian text is on the lamp-post, people say two words each, hitting the ball on the accent only.

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: so why don't we use them? And how can we fit more text into less... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 64 views • 6:31

Beginning Sept 1, 2017, knife laws in Texas are changing. We teamed up with Bryan Wilson, the Texas Law Hawk, to explain how these new laws affect you. You’ll now be able to carry knives longer than... continue reading

posted by newtboy 7 years 7 months ago • 485 views • 58 secs

Pillaging Vikings, huge runestones, protective amulets... Discover the linguistics behind the Norse Runes

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 2 months ago • 453 views • 6:59

"A quick look at the work of the most influential writer in children's literature..."

posted by ant 8 years 3 months ago • 809 views • 2:32

YouTube description: Cashews are a member of the same family as poison ivy, Anacardiaceae. Like poison ivy and many other members of the family, part of the cashew plant contains an oily chemical called... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,154 views • 2:07

Today's recipe is for a traditional "Pound Cake." This comes from Amelia Simmons's 1796 cookbook, "American Cookery." While it's called a cake, there are clues in the text that this was intended to be... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 7 months 1 week ago • 29 views • 9:38

Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head? And why can patterns be found in just about any... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 8 years 10 months 1 week ago • 136 views • 4:36

The Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire I know, I know, it's a clickbait title^. But I stand by it, because the water is so deceptive, and so pretty, and... continue reading

posted by eric3579 8 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 3,374 views • 2:17

Watch these charismatic creatures shoot their tongues out like arrows to catch an insect, mimic leaves swaying in the wind, and display their hidden colors—and learn just how they do it. Click here... continue reading

posted by newtboy 9 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 7,071 views • 3:39

Happy October, Month of the Hexaflexagon! Oct. 21st is the annual Celebration of Mind, in honor of Martin Gardner. Maybe you'd like to host or attend a flexagon party sometime around then, or learn about... continue reading

posted by eric3579 1 decade 2 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,201 views • 4:45