Kugel Balls Are Huge And Heavy But We Can Move Them

Around this time in 2003, the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond introduced a new attraction: a 29 ton globe that people can push around. Here's a look at the mechanics behind Kugel Balls. 

By |2024-12-13T07:31:20-05:00January 3, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

When The Macy’s Parade Rickrolled Thanksgiving

It really happened! On Thanksgiving 2008, a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade came to a halt, there was a record scratch, and none other than Rick Astley came out to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up."

By |2024-12-02T09:01:39-05:00November 26, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

Can AI Bring Extinct Languages Back To Life?

A project out of MIT is using artificial intelligence to scan lost languages and find rules and conventions that may help us figure out what all those words from years ago might mean.

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