I enjoyed learning about statistics, probability, zero, infinity, number sequences, and more in this heavily illustrated kids’ book called How to Be a Math Genius, by Mike Goldsmith. But would… Read the rest of the article: How to Be a Math Genius – Illustrated examples to show your kid the power, beauty, and joy of math

A friend of mine (who wishes to remain anonymous) shares my interest in finding swipes of famous illustrators and comic book artists. Neither of us begrudge these artists for swiping… Read the rest of the article: Here's another example of one cartoonist swiping another cartoonist's work

The astonishingly prolific author/scientist Clifford Pickover is a math enthusiast with a talent for ferreting out fascinating anecdotes about math, and writing them in a way that inspires wonder. Accompanied… Read the rest of the article: The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics

Jeffrey Ladish, an independent researcher and security consultant, wrote about a sophisticated credit card phishing scam he encountered while looking for a place to rent in Berkeley, California. I was… Read the rest of the article: Anatomy of a rental phishing scam

Stuck on VHS is a book that has over 1000 photos of stickers that video rental stores of the 1980s and 1990s would stick onto the cassettes. These stickers would… Read the rest of the article: Stuck on VHS is a visual history of video store stickers

Rocky Bergen says: "Construct the computer from your childhood or build an entire computer museum at home with these paper models, free to download and share. Print, Cut, Score, Fold… Read the rest of the article: Have fun building these papercraft models of vintage computers

Condom manufacturer Durex say sales are down because the Coronavirus lockdown is “having a toll on the number of intimate occasions," reports The Guardian. The demand for rubbers will probably… Read the rest of the article: Condom sales are down because the pandemic is affecting people sex lives

I'm not usually a fan of furniture that converts from one thing into another, because it's usually better to just use the two different things you need rather than have… Read the rest of the article: Wall shelf converts into desk

People who launched mini-empires of Airbnb rental properties are experiencing extreme financial hardship as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, reports The Wall Street Journal. These are people who bought… Read the rest of the article: Entrepreneurs are seeing mini-empires of Airbnb properties collapse

Otemrellik made this "100% homemade" nifty modular synthesizer. Here's his video about how he built it and how it works. Image: YouTube

In 2009, Theodore Gray blew minds with his gorgeously photographed book,

The US Patent and Trademark Office said an AI that invented a food container system and a warning light that flashes in a "hard to ignore rhythm" is ineligible to… Read the rest of the article: An AI that invented two things can't receive patent

My friend and Cool Tools parter, Kevin Kelly, just turned 68. Happy Birthday, Kevin! To celebrate, he posted 68 pieces of advice. Kevin is one of the wisest people I… Read the rest of the article: On his 68th birthday, Kevin Kelly offers 68 bits of unsolicited advice

It's almost impossible to understand how rich Jeff Bezos is. This mind-blowing visualization not only helped me grok his immense wealth, it also made it clearer than ever that the… Read the rest of the article: This visualization of the ultra-rich's wealth blew my mind

35 years ago the band X released their final album with the original lineup. (They put out a couple of albums after that but they don't count because they didn't… Read the rest of the article: Here's the new "Water and Wine" video from X

The Tokyoite who creates videos for the Nippon Wandering TV YouTube channel took a bike ride around Shibuya and shot video of the streets, then spliced in pre-pandemic video of… Read the rest of the article: Tokyo's busy Shibuya area before and during the pandemic

Kelli Ward, Arizona's unsavory GOP chairperson, tweeted that covidiots who protest in public should dress like medical workers. reports CNN: CNN spoke with ICU nurse Lauren Leander, who stood in… Read the rest of the article: Arizona GOP chair says lockdown protestors should disguise themselves as health care workers

About five years ago my sister introduced me to these Pilot Varsity fountain pens. You can buy them in an inexpensive pack of seven. Each pen is in a different… Read the rest of the article: Pilot Varsity – low cost, smooth writing fountain pen

Over 200,000 people subscribe to Drain Addict, a YouTube channel devoted exclusively to an Australian plumber's adventures unclogging drains. In the video above, titled Blocked Drain 448, the Drain Addict… Read the rest of the article: Drain Addict is a popular YouTube channel about a professional drain unclogger's successes

I think this is the best restoration video I've seen. This person took a rusty, dirty toy truck and used a sandblaster, an ultrasonic cleaner, and a powder coat oven… Read the rest of the article: Extremely satisfying 1960s Tonka tow truck restoration video