Visit 'Fortlandia' Where Designers Have Built Odes to Childhood Fort-Building in Austin, Texas
Who doesn't love a fort? The lucky kids in Austin, Texas, each year get to enjoy Fortlandia, where professional designers build little forts.
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The Experience of Being 'In the Flow': How People Achieve The State of Brain Flow
You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don't know what is going on around you. You have no sense of time passing. You feel great. You are "in the zone." You are experiencing flow. You are running a marathon, and you […]
Fun Facts to Celebrate First Nobel Prizes 120 Years Ago: Youngest Laureate, First Woman, Most Wins, Who Declined?
120 years old, the Nobel Prize gave out their first awards in 5 categories, after Alfred Nobel bequeathed money to honor the best of mankind.
See the Incredible Images in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest - And Vote on the Peoples Choice Award
The 58th Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is underway with incredible images submitted for your vote for People's Choice Award.
Students Build Solar-Powered Pop-Up Van For Touring in a Brilliant Mobile Home That Has Zero Emissions
Students from Eindhoven University built a solar powered mobile home on wheels called Stella Vita and drove it 1800 miles on only sun.
Boy is Freed From his Wheelchair by Magic of Photography
Twelve-year-old Luka suffers from muscular dystrophy - a cruel degenerative disease which confines him to a wheelchair and will make him weaker and weaker over time. But a friend and photographer Matej Peljhan has allowed him to create an imaginary world where he can shoot a basketball, climb stairs and even perform a handstand.
Helicopter Blows Deer Trapped On Ice To Safety
A struggling doe and fawn stranded on ice were rescued by employees at the Department of Natural Resources a few hours after receiving a call for help. A helicopter arrived and descended toward the deer while an onlooker recorded video of the amazing rescue.
Stunning Photo Collection - Best of 2012
A site called Imgur was designed to share photos with social networks and online communities. Take a look at this amazing collection of photos depicting the beauty of mother nature and the best of human ingenuity...
Police Help Blind Novelist Recover Pages Written Without Ink
Part of a novel lost when a blind woman's pen ran out without her knowing has been salvaged with the help of a local forensic police team.
Russian Billionaire Launches Project to Create a Better World
Russia's richest woman, Elena Baturina, is investing $100 million in a new "creative think-tank" devoted to improving the world. Dubbed Be Open, its noble aim is to stimulate innovation and creativity among young designers and improve sustainability while building bridges between Russia and the rest of the world.
Photographers Offer Hope to Homeless Kids
Aided by a grant from Chevrolet, a professional photographer is helping homeless children visualize their dreams through the lens of a camera. Pictures of Hope will travel to ten homeless shelters in ten cities this year.
Meet the 22 MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners for 2011, From Science to Music
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Tuesday named 22 new MacArthur Fellows for 2011 who will each receive one half million dollars in no-strings-attached support for their creative endeavors. Among the 'Geniuses' chosen were an architect, a sports medicine researcher, a cellist, a developmental biologist, a radio producer, a neurologist, a conservator, a poet, a technologist, and a public historian.
Meet Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund Hockey Champ (WATCH)
If you're a hockey fan, or a dog fan, or even an arts and crafts fan, you should check out this little wiener dog taking over Instagram.
New Adult Coloring Book Designed to Inspire Anyone in Recovery
A new adult coloring book provides the perfect creative outlet to help people in recovery focus on the good in their world.
Turning Graffiti into a Public Art Education Program
Philadelphia's mural art project has changed the face of the city from grim and gloomy to colorful, cultural and spirited. As a bonus, the kids who have joined the program to paint the run-down walls of urban buildings racked up a 100% record of graduating from high school.
Posse of "Graffiti Grannies" Tag The Town Alongside Master Spray Painters
This bunch of seniors, armed with spray paint, turn bland walls into bright murals with their street art.
Watch This Blind Man Use Echo Location To Bike Down Busy Streets
Real life superpowers are hard to come by – that's why Daniel Kish's ability to "see" while blind is all the more impressive.
Prodigy Becomes a Doctorâ at 21 (Video)
This week, 21-year-old Sho Yano will complete the journey he began as a 9-year-old college freshman, becoming one of the youngest students in history to receive an M.D. He earned his PhD at age 19 and will now launch a medical career as a pediatric neurologist so he can work with children. (Video)
Student Makes Prom Dress With 5,000 Soda Tabs
Two years ago, Regan Kerr turned her small collection of pop tabs from the top of soda cans into an endeavor involving family and friends that culminated at her prom Saturday night. The Aurora, Colorado teen hand-made a dress that took 5,114 pop tabs and five solid months of sewing. The result is an amazing tailored silver frock with flared skirt and colored pop-top trim.
Teen Invents Land Mine Detector Inspired by Piano Playing
A 17-year-old has invented a mine-sweeping device that can detect land mines based on sound waves, similar to the way piano strings create vibrations in nearby guitars. Both of Marian Bechtel's parents are geologists involved in developing a holographic device for detecting land mines, but her own idea was inspired by her time spent at the piano.
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