An artist has re-envisioned the flip-book in the most amazing way
Juan Fontanive's machines act like flip-books to bring his images to life, and we can't look away.Fontanive has a show at Riflemaker Gallery in London opening May 9th 2016, and you can see more...
View ArticleOne quote sums up why Prince was the greatest pop innovator ever
Prince, an icon of soul, funk, blues, rock, pop, and fashion, has died at 57.It's hard to sum up his contributions to American (and global) culture. He made a rock opera, he rang in the millennium, and...
View ArticlePrince had the trait that turned Steve Jobs and Kanye West into legends
The death of Prince came as a shock. In trying to make sense of the loss, we turned to Questlove, the DJ, Roots drummer, and once-described "Pope of Princeland."In a New York Magazine interview,...
View ArticleHere's how common it is to cheat on your partner
A reader submitted the following question:"Just how common is cheating? What percentage of people admit that they have done it before?"This is a surprisingly difficult question to answer because it...
View ArticleThis car built by college students gets 2,585 miles per gallon
Imagine making the 2,585-mile trip from New York City to Las Vegas on one tank of gas.You might look silly doing it, but students from Université Laval, in Quebec, have theoretically made that...
View ArticleThis helicopter operated by a single joystick could be the flying taxi we’ve...
This personal aircraft is safe, easy to use, eco-friendly, and could be the beginning of a new type of daily commute.Produced by Grace Raver. Footage courtesy of Volocopter.Follow TI: On FacebookJoin...
View ArticleThere's a single nerve that connects all of your vital organs — and it might...
When Maria Vrind, a former gymnast from Volendam in the Netherlands, found that the only way she could put her socks on in the morning was to lie on her back with her feet in the air, she had to accept...
View Article21 iconic photos of Kate Middleton and Prince William
Friday marks the fifth wedding anniversary of Prince William and Kate Middleton.After five years of marriage, the couple have adopted a dog, moved into their own home at Kensington Palace, and welcomed...
View ArticleOne crazy Brooklyn man made a box out of pizza FOR CARRYING PIZZA
Since time immemorial, man has wandered the planet in search of a vessel for distributing pizza that could — somehow— also be made of pizza.On Friday, that search finally ended — unsurprisingly, it...
View ArticleThis small town might burn for 250 years
In what seems like the plot to a disaster movie, the quiet town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has endured a burning problem since 1962: It's been on fire, literally, for more than five decades.And how...
View ArticleThis micro-kitchen is a sink, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, oven, and...
There's no denying the trend of people with disposable income ditching the suburbs for smaller urban homes.But just because square footage is shrinking, that doesn't mean people want to compromise when...
View ArticleThis robotic surgeon could be more precise than a human
About 45 million people get soft tissue surgeries in the US every year. Many of them end up with complications, sometimes because their surgeon made a mistake. But what if a robot performed the...
View ArticleHere's what cities might look like if our waste pipes were out in the open
Would we use less water if we knew just how much came shooting out of our faucets and shower heads?Two architecture students at Carnegie Mellon University certainly think so.Sophie Nahrmann and Sinan...
View ArticleMy full-time working mom taught me what parenting is truly about with daily...
One day in 2003, when I was in 6th grade, my mom put a letter in my lunchbox with some advice on it. "Don't be quick to judge the girls at school — it's up to you to look for something good in each...
View ArticleThe 14 most innovative schools in America
American education catches a lot of flack for falling behind other countries in global rankings, but test scores aren't everything. The truth is, some of the most cutting-edge learning takes place on...
View ArticleCows with horns may soon be a relic of farming's painful past
In the modern agricultural industry, the cows used in dairy production have to have their horns removed to prevent the animals from goring each other while in tight living conditions.Approximately...
View ArticleThere’s a ‘Star Wars’ Easter egg in a lot of Marvel movies
Marvel and Lucasfilm's "Star Wars" franchise are both owned by Disney. So it's not a surprise that one may pop up as an Easter egg in the other universe. Disney's latest theatrical release, "Captain...
View ArticleThis woman created the Tinder for jobs to shatter hiring barriers in the tech...
In 2015, Intel pledged $300 million to increasing diversity in its offices. Google pledged $150 million and Apple is donating $20 million, all to producing a tech workforce that includes more women and...
View ArticleKids at this school can spend 20% of their time doing anything they want
Kevin Brookhouser is a teacher at York School, located in sunny Monterey, California.In 2011, he had a crazy idea.What would happen, he wondered, if students were given the same creative freedoms as...
View ArticleThe military just built the most advanced prosthetic arm we’ve ever seen
During a recent event held by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Tech Insider had a chance to check out one of the most advanced robotic prosthetic arms we’ve ever seen.Produced by...
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