Juliette Lewis admits that she hasn’t actually read The Happiness Project — but she wants to read it. She says, “I love self-help books. I got one from the airport called The Happiness Project. It’s unopened, but who knows — it might teach me how to be happier. We will see.” I always get a […]
Monthly Archives: October 2016
HydroBee -USB Power from Nature
The Hydrobee charger is sitting on top of the Jiko Safi stove invented in Seattle. Below the stove is a cylinder charcoal lighter for barbecues. We fill it with briquettes and light it. We put it under the stove, under the bowl. Fill the bowl with water or stew etc to boil, or […]
Solar road tiles get their first public test
No, that’s not an elaborate new Lite-Brite kit– that’s the possible future of energy. After years of work (and some last-minute delays), Solar Roadways has installed its first public energy tiles in Sandpoint, Idaho as part of a test. On top of producing a light show, the panels will generate power for the fountain and restrooms […]
Storytelling advice from Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa was one of the masters of cinema. Below is a six-minute interview where Kurosawa offers advice to aspiring filmmakers, but the advice can be applied more widely to other creative disciplines as well. If you want to make a film today, you don’t need expensive equipment necessarily. Even a smartphone and a good […]
Were This Year’s Most Controversial Logo Changes Effective?
Were This Year’s Most Controversial Logo Changes Effective? [Original Research] By: Jean Templin What’s the value in a logo? It’s a question that’s been asked a lot lately, especially with companies like Instagram, Uber, and Google drawing both ire and admiration from their new logo changes. We all have an opinion (some have strong opinions) […]
The Popinator is a voice activated popcorn launcher | Geek-Cetera | Geek.com
The Popinator is a voice activated popcorn launching machine. It sits there waiting for you to say the word “pop,” at which point the top of the machine lifts up to reveal a launcher that shoots out a single piece of popcorn in the direction of your mouth. How does it know where to fire […]
Snapchat Beard Filter Changes When Baby Sneezes
How cute is this…
Nobel Goes to Worlds Tiniest Machines
“This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is about the world’s smallest machines,” said Goran Hansson, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences which conferred the award. The French, Scottish and Dutch scientists had developed molecules with controllable movements that can perform tasks when energy is added, the Academy said in a statement awarding […]
Car-buyers Hindered by Online-Dealer Showroom Disconnect
October 05, 2016 Car-buyers Hindered by Online-Dealer Showroom Disconnect, Accenture Finds Automakers and dealers must tighten multi-channel integration strategy and embrace the latest technology or risk losing sales NEW YORK; Oct. 5, 2016 -As car-buyers become more accustomed to shopping online, they are visiting dealer showrooms for fewer and more specific reasons to accelerate the purchase […]
Pianist Ludovico Einaudi In The Arctic Ocean – because why not right?
Ludovico Einaudi performs an original piece “Elegy for the Arctic”, on the Arctic Ocean to call for its protection, on June 17th, 2016. With a grand piano on a floating platform in front of a glacier, Einaudi played an original piece composed for the cause. The acclaimed composer has turned into music the voices of […]