Author Archives for ianm

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App Review: Plants

July 17, 2014 12:22 am Published by Comments Off

Plants by Tinybop from Tinybop on Vimeo. Plants is the second app in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library. The first, The Human Body, reached the #1 spot on the App Store’s education charts in... View Article


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Urban Water Slide

July 15, 2014 4:59 pm Published by Comments Off

Nothing quite says summer like this ultimate water slide down the streets of San Francisco!


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Mind Blown: Lego Hack

July 10, 2014 11:17 pm Published by Comments Off

Ehrmagerd, our minds are blown. Time to borrow a few of the kids’ Lego people:


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How to Speak Chimpanzee

July 8, 2014 10:17 pm Published by Comments Off

Hoping to assemble the world’s first chimpanzee dictionary, primatologist Dr. Katja Liebal spends hours observing how different groups of chimpanzees communicate with each other. She believes that there is a... View Article


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Testing Fireworks

July 2, 2014 10:17 pm Published by Comments Off

How do you know that the fireworks you’ve made are going to burst in the sky as expected? Test them! In this episode of I Didn’t Know That, visit one... View Article


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Solar Freakin’ Roadways

June 5, 2014 11:32 pm Published by Comments Off

Our system of highways, roads, avenues, bike paths, sidewalks, and parking lots serve a clear and important purpose — the facilitation of easy transportation — but it could do so... View Article


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Crayon Helmet!

June 2, 2014 9:36 pm Published by Comments Off

If drawing on the walls at home is a no-no, drawing on the walls at a museum is a massive don’t-even-think-about-it. Or it was, until the playful design duo behind Matheny... View Article


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Radgon Hedge!

May 30, 2014 12:56 am Published by Comments Off

This is so Radgon approved. Check out this awesome video about one bodacious dude who has been carving his hedge into a life-sized dragon for 10 years.


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Food on Food

May 21, 2014 11:28 pm Published by Comments Off

This short animated documentary shows different types of food talking about the food they love. Cheeseburger loves meat, mini-pretzels became vegetarian, a chicken is in love with eggplants, and so... View Article