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On May 9th, Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave an impressive live demonstration of the Google Duplex A.I. Assistant, in which a human-like voice called a salon to make an appointment for a haircut. Funny or Die had a bit of fun with this footage by substituting in a conversation between the Google Assistant for an...The post An Amusing Parody of the Google Duplex A.I. Assistant Calling an Entitled Young Woman’s Parents appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Hallmark is featuring a metal Star Wars Yoda bookend that makes it appear as if the legendary Jedi Master is holding up your collection of books with his force powers. It is available to purchase from the Hallmark website and their physical stores. Display a collection of sacred Jedi texts—or your favorite page-turners—with a little...The post A Metal Jedi Master Yoda Bookend That Appears to Use the Force to Hold Up Books appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Boston Dynamics shows off their agile Atlas robot going on a brisk run and hopping over a log while their four-legged SpotMini robot autonomously navigates along a specified path through an office. SpotMini, A New All-Electric Robot by Boston Dynamics That Resembles a Small BrontosaurusMIT Scientists Train Their Four-Legged Cheetah Robot to Autonomously Sense and...The post An Atlas Robot Goes For a Run While a SpotMini Robot Autonomously Navigates Through an Office appeared first on Laughing Squid.

You Can Choose Your Family star and comedian Jim Gaffigan met up with The New Yorker to unleash his humor and puns while coming up with clever captions for their cartoon caption contest. A Very Crude ‘New Yorker’ Caption ContestNick Offerman Brings His Sense of Humor to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption ContestLiteral Captions To...The post Jim Gaffigan Brings His Unique Sense of Humor to The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The likable and big personality star, Will Smith, sat down to share the fascinating story of how he became The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Smith explains how he ran into some trouble with Uncle Sam before getting roughed up on-screen by his uncle Phil (James Avery). Will Smith Raps The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Song...The post Will Smith Shares the Fascinating Story of How He Became ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A clarifying animation by the insightful School of Life stresses the importance of understanding that a loved one will always have your best interests at heart even when they are asking you to change something about yourself. Rather than this being an insult, it is a compliment, as this person is wanting you to be...The post Why Asking a Partner to Change Something About Themself Is a Most Sincere Expression of Love appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rather meta video for the Atlantic/HBO series “Question Your Answers” (previously), actor Jeffery Wright, who brilliantly plays the dual roles of Arnold Weber and Bernard Lowe (in various iterations) on Westworld, attempts to calm different versions of himself on a bumpy airplane flight. While one version of himself is asking “Should I be...The post Jeffrey Wright Asks ‘Should I Be Scared?’ to Anxious Versions of Himself on a Bumpy Airplane Ride appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a measured episode of Half As Interesting, the frenzied narrator Sam from Wendover explains why a single stretch of Highway 19 moving south across the Arizona desert is marked in kilometers rather than miles. As a means of providing context, Sam recounted the history of the metric system, the rush to do away with...The post Why a Single Stretch of Highway 19 in Arizona Is Marked in Kilometers Rather Than Miles appeared first on Laughing Squid.

With the always uncertain future of PBS funding, it’s important to remember that day, 49 years ago, when a young children’s television show creator, puppeteer and ordained minster named Fred Rogers sat before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications to challenge significant cuts to the $20 million in annual PBS funding. Rogers calmly explained his vision...The post Fred Rogers Challenges Cuts to PBS Funding Before Senate Subcommittee on Communications in 1969 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In 2016 we wrote about the plan to create Vessel, a beautiful climbable honeycomb centerpiece made of stairways created by Thomas Heatherwick, for the new Hudson Yards Public Square and Gardens, which is scheduled to open in 2019. Scott recently took an amazing photo of this beautiful sculpture, which is nearing completion. Influenced by Indian...The post Vessel, The Interactive Climbable Copper Sculpture Centerpiece at Hudson Yards Is Close to Completion appeared first on Laughing Squid.

There’s a reason why hugs are so important. They establish a sense of comfort, safety and trust, while increasing oxytocin levels in the blood to help calm anxiety. While nothing can replicate this experience exactly, studies have shown that weighted blankets and wearables help to ease the symptoms and associated ailments of stress, anxiety, depression,...The post How Weighted Blankets Help Ease Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, Insomnia and Other Conditions appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Fascinated by the sudden booming business of celebrity holograms, Wired UK spoke with two rival companies, Pulse Evolution and Hologram USA, about their respective philosophies around the virtual reincarnation of dead celebrities. While the priorities differ vastly between the two companies, both acknowledge that the classic Pepper’s Ghost Illusion, a technique first implemented in 1862,...The post How the Classic Pepper’s Ghost Illusion Is at the Center of the Technology of Celebrity Holograms appeared first on Laughing Squid.

20th Century Fox released the first trailer for The Predator, the upcoming sci-fi action horror film directed by Shane Black and fourth installment in the Predator film series. The trailer features genetically upgraded aliens returning to Earth, after a young boy accidentally triggers a beacon. A team of ex-soldiers and a science teacher must work...The post Genetically Upgraded Aliens Return to Earth With a Vengeance in the First Trailer For ‘The Predator’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Simone Giertz, who calls herself the “Queen of Shitty Robots“, gave a really amusing, inspiring and honest TED talk about the importance of making useless things. A born perfectionist, Giertz found that by giving herself permission to purposely fail, she was able to release herself from her own stifling expectations. I got interested in building...The post Simone Giertz Gives an Amusing TED Talk About the Psychological Importance of Making Useless Things appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Deadpool digs deep and heads to the home of David Beckham to formerly apologize for making fun of his voice in the first Deadpool film. Another hilarious promo from 20th Century Fox for the upcoming Deadpool 2 film, which is set to pop into theaters on May 18th, 2018. After surviving a near fatal bovine...The post Deadpool Apologizes to David Beckham for Making Fun of His Voice in the First Film appeared first on Laughing Squid.

redditor citrusvanilla posted to the Data is Beautiful community an absolutely fascinating 3D histogram that measured the population of New York City on a hourly basis for every day of the week. Amongst the prevalent trends were the midday highs, evening lows, a good amount of activity on the weekend, though not as high as...The post A Fascinating 3D Histogram Showing New York City’s Hourly Population on Each Day of the Week appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Vlogger and former NASA engineer Mark Rober arranged a rather wonderful experiment in which he and a number of co-conspirators casually dropped 200 identical wallets around towns and cities across the United States to see if people would return it or not. Each of the wallets contained a small amount of money, a picture-less ID...The post A Brilliant Honesty Experiment To See if 200 Wallets Dropped Across the United States Get Returned appeared first on Laughing Squid.

DUST presents Toonocalypse, a fantastic live-action animated sci-fi film by Owen Rixon of The 2D Workshop. It follows two students in Edinburgh who document the arrival of cute little cartoon aliens (Toons) on Earth. After a year, the small aliens transform into larger and scarier beings and show their true, dark intentions. Amy Adams Tries...The post Students Document the Arrival of Cute Little Cartoon Aliens on Earth in the Short Film ‘Toonocalypse’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Nexus Studios dropped an amusing video for HotStepper, their character based augmented reality wayfinding app for iOS devices. It features a fun character who dances around in the real world, while guiding you to your destination. HotStepper is available to download from iTunes. Location-based Storytelling: Walk by any hair salon in the world and you’ll...The post HotStepper, An Augmented Reality Wayfinding App Featuring a Fun Dancing Character appeared first on Laughing Squid.

ThinkGeek has released a snazzy collection of Star Wars blazers that are subtly based on Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett. Rubber ‘Star Wars’ Vehicle Floor Mats Featuring Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and a StormtrooperStar Wars Beer Steins Featuring R2-D2, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Boba FettSkin-Tight ‘Star Wars’ Full Body CostumesThe post Snazzy Star Wars Themed Blazers That Are Subtly Based on Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Mini Gear demonstrates how to make a Hot Wheels launcher at home out of cardboard, rubber bands, bamboo sticks, and popsicle sticks. They then gave a tutorial on how to to build a motorized launcher. How to Make a Semi-Automatic Paper Airplane Launcher Out of CardboardHow to Make a Powerful 4 Barreled Rocket LauncherHow to...The post How to Make a Cardboard Hot Wheels Launcher appeared first on Laughing Squid.

“Some” by Ryan Rumbolt of the Halifax animation house Wonderlust is a really beautiful animation that invokes the minimalist spirit of designer Ettore Sottsass while capturing the very essence of an unnamed poem that addresses the wide range of human emotions that are felt on a daily, hourly and even minute-by-minute basis. Based on a...The post Some, A Minimalist Animation Based Upon a Poem About the Range of Emotions Felt on a Daily Basis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Daniel Kordan (@danielkordan) on Apr 15, 2018 at 6:04am PDT Russian photographer and world traveler Daniel Kordan has created an absolutely gorgeous photo series that captures stunning swirling star trails of his own making that appear to engulf the nighttime desert sky over Namibia. One his favorite places to shoot was...The post A Stunning Photo Series of Swirling Star Trails Engulfing the Nighttime Desert Skies Over Namibia appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Alexandr Misko, the remarkably talented Russian guitarist about whom we’ve previously written, performed a wonderfully rich and dramatic fingerstyle rendition of the classic Survivor song “Eye of the Tiger“, which also served as the theme song from the film Rocky III and one of Misko’s favorite songs from the era. This is one of the...The post A Rich, Dramatic Fingerstyle Cover of the Survivor Song and Rocky III Theme ‘Eye of the Tiger’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Actor Zachary Quinto and his partner, model Miles McMillan, opened up their beautiful NoHo loft to the cameras of Architectural Digest. During the tour, Quinto and McMillan showcased their wonderful design aesthetic, their large crystal collection, unique taste in art from all over the world, McMillan’s painting talent and the parts of the apartment they...The post Zachary Quinto Gives a Tour of the Remodeled NYC NoHo Loft He Shares With Partner Miles McMillan appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An absolutely adorable rescued, domesticated raccoon was lazing on the sofa with his beloved human, enjoying a really yummy back rub. Whenever his human stopped petting him however, the little Procyon reached out his front paw and dragged his human’s hand back to the same spot where he was previously petting. Industrious Raccoon Washes His...The post A Rescued Raccoon Repeatedly Drags His Human’s Hand Back to Where He Stopped Petting Him appeared first on Laughing Squid.

While appearing on The Late Show, reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Sr. shared with host Stephen Colbert the rather random way in which he met his future wife, tennis star Serena Williams, just by missing breakfast one day while at a conference in Rome. I happened to be at a conference in Rome…She was playing a...The post Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Shares How He Randomly Met Wife Serena Williams in a Rome Café appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Atomic Heart is an upcoming adventure first-person shooter video game, being developed by the Moscow design studio Mundfish, that takes place in an alternative universe “during the high noon of the Soviet Union.” The game is set to release sometime in 2018 for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. The principal character of the game is...The post Atomic Heart, A Soviet Union Era First-Person Shooter Game Set in an Alternative Universe appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Christopher Judge, the voice actor behind Kratos from the video game God of War, sat down with Polygon and tried to hold back the laughter while telling hilariously bad dad jokes. In the extremely popular video game, Kratos, the former Greek God of War, is accompanied by his son Atreus on his journey, so it...The post The Voice Actor Behind Kratos From the Video Game ‘God of War’ Tells Hilariously Bad Dad Jokes appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the first season of the highly controversial but truly heartfelt Netflix series 13 Reasons Why told the story of a despondent student named Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) who explained the sequence of events that led her to commit suicide through a series of 13 tapes given to Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette). While Clay thought...The post Clay Finds Out There’s Much More to Hannah’s Tragic Story in Season Two of ’13 Reasons Why’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

During the Google I/0 conference, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the new Google Assistant and gave a live demonstration of one of the features – The Google Duplex. The Duplex is a highly interactive chatbot able to engage in specific conversations when attending to user assigned tasks such as scheduling an appointment or making dinner...The post Impressive Demo of the New Human-Like Google Duplex A.I. Assistant Scheduling a Haircut by Phone appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In the past we’ve written about various designs of the cleverly designed KeySmart, a sleek device that replaces bulky key rings by lining the keys up in an orderly, retractable manner. We’re happy to announce that, for a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a fantastic deal on the KeySmart PRO with Tile...The post KeySmart PRO With Tile Smart Location, A Sleek Compact Key Organizer With Bluetooth Tracking appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Amazing sculptor Nick Brown of the LoreCraft channel released a stunning timelapse video that shows him sculpting and airbrushing a sinister looking bust of Venom from the upcoming Marvel superhero film. A post shared by Nick Brown (@lorecraftr) on May 8, 2018 at 7:36am PDT A post shared by Nick Brown (@lorecraftr) on Apr 29,...The post Stunning Timelapse of an Artist Sculpting a Sinister Looking Bust of Venom appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Xi Ding (@xidingart) on Apr 5, 2018 at 5:07pm PDT Vienna, Austria caricature artist Xi Ding has created a stunning collection of illustrations that imagine well-known movie and television show characters as cartoons. Ding’s entire series of drawing are available to view on Instagram. A post shared by Xi Ding (@xidingart)...The post Artist Creates Wonderful Illustrations of Movie and TV Show Characters as Cartoons appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In Spring 2017, a reluctant little dog named Tasha who lives in Rossford, Ohio, really didn’t want to come inside when her human repeatedly called for her, so she ducked behind a terra cotta flowerpot near the driveway. Unfortunately for Tasha however, her pointy little ears betrayed her clever hiding place whenever she’d rise up...The post A Little Dog’s Pointy Ears Betray Her Clever Hiding Spot Behind a Flowerpot Near the Driveway appeared first on Laughing Squid.

The Q channel demonstrates how to build a giant Coca-Cola F1 race car using Coke and Diet Coke cans, PVC pipe, and glue. To build this car we spent more 400 man/hours, near 1000 empty coke cans, used 5 different types of glue, more than 12 meters of pvc pipes and made really a lot...The post How to Build a Giant Coca-Cola F1 Race Car Using Coke Cans, PVC Pipe, and Glue appeared first on Laughing Squid.

INSIDER met up with special effects artist Joel Harlow to find out how Michael B. Jordan‘s intense Killmonger makeup process was created for the Marvel film, Black Panther. To play Killmonger in “Black Panther,” Michael B. Jordan had to be covered in 3,000 prosthetic dots. Makeup artist Joel Harlow created Killmonger’s hashmarks for the movie....The post How Michael B. Jordan’s Intense Killmonger Makeup Process Was Created for Black Panther appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist, who is a talented musician in his own right, offered a heart-wrenching list of guitarists who have overcome incredible adversity of different kinds, mostly through no fault of their own. Onotera’s list includes two-fingered Roma musician Django Reinhardt, Jewish musician Coco Schumann who survived the Holocaust because of his talent, the...The post A Heart Wrenching List of Legendary Guitarists Who Had to Overcome Great Adversity to Succeed appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Ossi Saarinen (@soosseli) on Jan 28, 2018 at 8:22am PST Wildlife photographer Ossi Saarinen, who is also a Geography student in Helsinki, Finland, spend a great deal of time taking photos of all sorts of wonderful creatures, but the photos that really stand out are those of a resident family of...The post Finnish Wildlife Photographer Captures the Many Ways That Foxes Use Their Faces To Communicate appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Double Negative, the British production house that created the VFX Oscar-winning dystopian, futuristic Los Angeles landscape of the film Blade Runner 2049, has released a remarkable behind-the-scenes VFX look at the 2014 film Ex Machina, which includes a visual breakdown of the scenes that show how Ava’s (Alicia Vikander) body was rendered, revealing both real...The post The Visual Effects Used to Create the Humanoid Robot Ava in the Oscar Winning Film ‘Ex Machina’ appeared first on Laughing Squid.

An adorable clowder of curious cats followed a vacuuming robot along its cleaning path until it scooted under the table and out of sight, except for one brave one who followed all the way through. Once hitting the wall, the little vacuum turned itself around and moved over to the next cleaning lane, which sent...The post A Clowder of Curious Cats Have the Same Startled Reaction to a Robot Vacuum All at the Same Time appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Best U Studio (@bestustudio) on Oct 23, 2017 at 12:12pm PDT The Ubarre is a really handy, stylish, sporty and portable U-shaped weight that was invented by Kodi Kitchen of Best U Studio. The simple, but unique shape of this weight allows its users to incorporated into a variety of workout...The post Ubarre, A Sleek Portable U-Shaped Weight That Can Taken Anywhere to Use in a Variety of Workouts appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a somatic episode of Life Noggin, narrator Pat Graziosi who voices the animated Blocko explained the terrifying but harmless experience of sleep paralysis, the physiological reasons why it occurs, why some people see hallucinations during an episode and what can be done to stop these events from occurring. Usually, people wake up when their...The post The Physiological Factors Behind the Terrifying But Harmless Phenomenon of Sleep Paralysis appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Dr. Uri Burstyn, aka the Helpful Vancouver Vet, who showed how to properly pick up a cat, graciously demonstrated how one should properly introduce themself an unfamiliar dog. Dr. Burstyn first showed what not to do before what should be done. If I want to approach a dog, I need to come down to their...The post A Helpful Vancouver Vet Shows How to Properly and Safely Introduce Yourself to an Unfamiliar Dog appeared first on Laughing Squid.

A post shared by Prissy and Pop?? (@prissy_pig) on Apr 28, 2018 at 12:44pm PDT While planning for Priscilla the pig’s fifth birthday, she and all her siblings, including bestie Poppleton once again loaded themselves up into a red shopping cart and comfortably nestled inside with their good pug buddy Pigtail while their human went...The post Four Pretty Pigs and a Pug Nestle Cozily Inside a Cart While Their Human Shops for Birthday Supplies appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Brian Hopjins of Martian Archaeology created a funny compilation video, from footage found in the NASA archive, of Apollo mission astronauts tripping and falling over on the surface of the moon. via reddit ‘Shoot For The Moon’, A Touching Short Film About a Grounded Astronaut Trying to Get to the MoonFallen Astronaut, A Figure Sculpture...The post Astronauts Tripping and Falling Over on the Moon appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Far Cry Arcade is the new mode in Far Cry 5 that allows players to make custom solo, co-op, and multiplayer maps. YouTuber Un-Break-Able used the game mode to recreate the island from the Lost television series. Everything from as small as Sun’s garden to all 9 Dharma Initiative Stations are included. The map cannot...The post The Island From Lost Recreated in Far Cry 5 appeared first on Laughing Squid.

Missouri stormchaser and photographer Brian Davison of WSXChasing captured an absolutely amazing but horrifying dashcam timelapse showing incoming river of lava that breached a sturdy metal fence with ease and was headed directly towards a Mustang parked on the side of a Pahoa, Hawai’i road which it engulfed. Unfortunately locking the lava in with a...The post A River of Incoming Lava Breaches a Fence On Its Way to Engulf a Car on the Side of a Hawai’i Road appeared first on Laughing Squid.

New York filmmaker Matt Silverman of Free Dad Videos rocked out while performing a wonderful kid’s version of the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” The fun cover featured singing by Matt‘s super cute five-year-old little daughter Amelia and drumming by his two-year-old son Arthur. Here is the original song. A post shared...The post A Dad and His Cute Children Perform a Kids Version of ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ by Billy Joel appeared first on Laughing Squid.

In a rapacious episode from his hilarious flora and fauna-focused video series True Facts, narrator Ze Frank rather amusingly explains how carnivorous plants work, how they catch their prey and the rather grotesque symbiotic relationship that certain carnivorous plants have with a mountain tree shrew. In Borneo three species of Nepenthes engage in a mutualistic...The post Ze Frank Hilariously Provides True Facts About the Clever Mechanics of Symbiotic Carnivorous Plants appeared first on Laughing Squid.