Come on, You Know You Want a Chair Made Out of a 737 Engine
Meet Fallen Furniture, a design outfit run by two brothers in Bath, in the U.K. The post Come on, You…
Don’t Put a Crane Outside a Physicist’s Window if You Don’t Want Some Math
With construction next door, I keep seeing physics examples. Here I calculate the torque and forces on a large crane.…
The 9 Best New Titles Coming to Netflix This Month
May is an important month for the streaming service: Netflix Originals are about to outnumber standout arrivals of other shows…
Leica’s New Digital Rangefinder Has No LCD Screen, Still Costs $6K
No screen, no menu system, no video, and no JPEGs: For a mere $6,000, the Leica M-D is a high-end…
Venezuela’s Energy Crisis Is Proof Renewables Aren’t Enough for the US
Scaling up America’s reliance on renewable energy poses problems. What do you do when the sun isn’t shining, the wind…
11 GIFs to Catch You Up on Penny Dreadful Before Season 3
Showtime’s gothic literary mashup is back for its third season on Sunday. Here’s a quick primer on where we left…
Puzzle Game Stephen’s Sausage Roll Makes Anxiety Fun
The new title from a prolific indie developer is about exactly what you think it’s about (or also possibly not).…
You’re Asking Too Much of Chat Bots. Just Let Them Grow Up
For now, talking to a bot is like, well, talking to a robot. And maybe that’s good enough. The post…
One Designer’s Crusade to Save Oaxacan Pottery From Extinction
Kythzia Barrera founded Innovating Tradition, and its retail arm, Colectivo 1050º, to find ways to conserve the tradition of Mexican…
America Is Still Great—Just Look at Yellowstone’s Majestic Creatures
Photographer Taylor Glenn makes stunning portraits gray wolves, black bears, mountain lions, and more. The post America Is Still Great—Just…