Monthly Archives: February 2011

Overview of IBM Watson on Jeopardy!

This is truly an inspirational and emotional overview of the achievements of the IBM Watson team as it competed on Jeopardy! last week and won the tournament against Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter (two former Jeopardy! top winners). I’m really … Continue reading

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Tamara & Aaron’s street art wedding proposal

Aaron proposed to his girlfriend Tamara using a series of street art made by some friends of his which were set up in a sort of “street art tour” sequence. Each piece signified a period in Aaron and Tamara’s relationship … Continue reading

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The Solowheel

A company called Inventist has developed a small Segway-like device called the Solowheel that balances an individual on it using gyroscopic motors and wheels them around freely for up to 2 hours on one charge. The Solowheel apparently only weights … Continue reading

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The Montanara sofa by Gaetana Pesce

Architect Gaetana Pesce has created this sofa called The Montanara sofa that is inspired by the image of the Southern Swiss Alps. If you sit on it, you can look like you’re a giant floating on water surrounded by moutains! … Continue reading

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Orgasm, Inc. film trailer

Here’s an interesting documentary called Orgasm, Inc. that puts a face behind the company developing the first “Viagra for women”. The drug, meant to fix sexual dysfunction in women, is actually founded on what sounds like very little medical and … Continue reading

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Waiting For Superman

I’m a bit late in saying this, but if you haven’t gotten a chance to watch the documentary Waiting For Superman, you should go ahead and make it the next film you see. The film takes a look at the … Continue reading

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