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Legacy Contact is a new feature from Facebook that lets users name a friend or family member to manage their account in the event that they pass away, turning the page over to the loved one for use as a memorial. Legacy Contacts can write a post at the top of the timeline, update the […]

CBS News has confirmed that Bob Simon, the award-winning foreign news correspondent and report for the long-running news show 60 Minutes, succumbed to the injuries he sustained from a car accident on the West Side Highway and was pronounced dead at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. He was 73 years old. Rest in peace Mr. Simon. You […]

In this December 2014 video from Science Friday, the public radio show uncovers some surprising scientific facts about the racquet sport badminton. Perhaps most surprising of all, the shuttlecock or “birdie” can exceed speeds of 200 MPH.

A variety of different “lavas” are represented in whimsical animations in the wonderfully odd short video “Follow the Formulava” by Battlecat. The sound for the video is by Per Ulv. Note that people with sensitivities to puns should consult a doctor before watching this video. via The Awesomer

A Photograph of the Crab Nebula Eaten by Bacteria Found on a Table at a Red Lobster Restaurant In the photo series Cosmos, bacteria are grown on photographic film, which is then scanned and printed to reveal intriguingly distorted images. Photographer Marcus DeSieno created the series by first collecting bacteria from a variety of sources […]

In “Six Ways to Prepare a Coelacanth,” ichthyology curator Melanie L. J. Stiassny of the American Museum of Natural History tells the tale of the museum’s rare coelacanth specimens, and explains the process of preparing specimens of the endangered fish. The video is the third episode in the museum’s video series, Shelf Life. via Digg

Nerdcore master MC Frontalot recounts his own particular version of Little Red Riding Hood in his latest music video, “Start Over.” The song is from the album Question Bedtime. The video was directed by Alicia J. Rose.

Reeve writing on camera for The Hobbit New Zealand-based artist Daniel Reeve creates beautiful calligraphy and maps for use in movies and movie merchandise. His calligraphy and cartography work for Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films stand out as stunning examples of expert control and skill in the art form. […]

To demonstrate the extraordinarily high resolution of the 80-megapixel PhaseOne IQ180 camera system, photographer Joe Capra put together a time-lapse video of Rio de Janeiro that was recorded in 10K high definition–10,328 by 7,760 pixels. Each shot is presented in three levels of zoom: 14% (1,920 by 1,080, Vimeo’s maximum resolution), 50%, and full resolution. […]