Better Than Recycling: ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Is Gaining Traction
People should have a right to fix their own stuff, right? Well, as it currently stands, the companies that make our phones, laptops, and anything along those lines, are actively blocking us from tinkering with...
Artist Makes Hilarious Drawings of Faces He Sees in Everyday Objects
Keith Larson has a wild imagination – he sees faces in the inanimate objects he encounters. We’ve all been there as kids, giggling at the angry eyes made up by the tail lights of Mom’s...
Jason Silva Delivers ‘Philosophical Espresso Shots’ in Viral Videos
Jason Silva is a media artist and philosopher who is stimulating the consciousness of millions across the world. Through his web series Shots Of Awe, Jason delivers ‘philosophical espresso shots’ that explore the human condition, technology,...
How This White Supremacist Had a Change of Heart and Turned His Life Around
After a decade of preaching and spreading hate, Christian Picciolini did a spiritual 180° at the age of 22. Today, Picciolini works as a producer, director, author and public speaker, and the man he is...
Artist Transforms Dead Animals Into Crystalized Treasures
Tyler Thrasher is an artist whose parallel curiosities in art and chemistry have combined in a seemingly magical way. Using the bones and remains of animals that he finds while exploring caves and forests, Tyler...
This is What Happened to My Body When I Cut Sugar and Alcohol for a Month
A man in Holland has demonstrated firsthand the impact of a healthy diet by cutting out alcohol, sugar, additives, and preservatives from his consumption for a month. Correspondent Sacha Harland filmed himself for a whole...
After Having a Double Hand Transplant, This Little Boy is Following his Baseball Dreams
Buttoning shirts, pouring water, turning doorknobs, typing on a keyboard – we use our hands so much we forget they’re there. But for Zion Harvey, the world’s youngest double hand transplant recipient, every little movement is a...
Artist ‘Gifts’ an 800-Pound Drug Spoon to a Powerful Opioid Company
Fernando Luis Alvarez knows how to make a point, and sent his message of disapproval to Big Pharma in the form of an 800-pound complaint. Alvarez was arrested after leaving a massive sculpture of a...
How an Indonesian Slum Has Been Turned Into the Gorgeous ‘Rainbow Village’
A small Indonesian village has been transformed from a slum into an art-filled wonderland of color by having all of its buildings and walkways painted with vibrant designs. The Central Java community of Kampung Pelangi or ‘Rainbow...
This is What Earth Might Look Like in a Billion Years
It’s impossible to accurately predict the future. Science, however, can make a pretty well calculated estimation. Youtube Channel RealLifeLore recently published a video that packs the next billion years of reasonable, science-backed predictions for the...
These Incredible Trees Have Won the Battle Against Civilization
Trees have been thriving on Earth for 370 million years. The oldest living tree on Earth is known as Old Tjikko, sprouting roughly 9,550 years ago in Sweden during the last Ice Age. There’s strong...
Physicist Invents Contraceptive App That Can Replace Hormonal Birth Control
While this year may represent the 57th anniversary of the combined oral contraceptive pill’s market availability in the United States, the mounting concern for its side effects in women’s bodies in recent years has culminated in...
This Doctor Believes He Can Treat Addiction With Ayahuasca
Ayahuasca is a tropical plant from the Amazon that is most commonly brewed into a tea. When ingested, it can induce altered states of consciousness for around four to eight hours. The main ingredients are...
Girl’s Terminal Brain Tumor Vanishes, Baffling Doctors and Western Medicine
An 11-year-old girl’s inoperable brain tumor has disappeared without a trace – and doctors have no explanation for it. Roxli Doss, from Hays County in Texas was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) in...
Courageous Woman and Her Rapist Campaign Together to End Sexual Violence
Thordis Elva never expected to write a book, let alone speak on the same TED Talk stage, with Tom Stranger—the man who raped her in 1996. They now travel the world, telling their shared story...
These Abandoned Places Will Send Chills Down Your Spine
Humans have a long standing fascination with abandoned places. Perhaps it’s the poignant silence of decay, or the sometimes dark and brutal history behind a site’s abandonement. Either way, the images captured of these now...
World’s First Water Park for People with Disabilities Opens in the U.S.
A new water park has opened in San Antonio, Texas, which has been purposely built to accommodate guests of all abilities. The park, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, has been carefully designed to be fully wheelchair-accessible, filled with...
The Eighth Wonder of the World May Have Been Rediscovered
Throughout the 19th century, New Zealand boasted one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world, a site widely recognized as the “eighth wonder of the world” that drew crowds on the treacherous journey over...
This Woman Went From Being a Hasidic Rabbi to an Inspiring Trans Activist
Abby Stein always considered herself a girl at heart, in body and mind. It wasn’t until she realized everyone else thought she was a boy that she knew something wasn’t right. As she wipes lipstick...
Does This Photo Freak You Out? Your Evolutionary Survival Instinct is Kicking in
Does the image of a lotus pod give you the creeps and make you want to lock your bedroom door and hide under the covers? If so, well, you might suffer from trypophobia: the fear of...
