How Bob Ross Is STILL Helping PBS
Thirty original paintings created by beloved artist Bob Ross are being auctioned off to help small and rural public television stations that are reeling from devastating federal funding cuts totaling $1.1 billion. The paintings, which span Ross’ career and include his signature serene mountain vistas and lake scenes, were mostly created on-air in under 30 […]
Man From A Meme On A Mission
Twelve years ago, Drew Scanlon blinked on camera during a live stream with video game review website Giant Bomb, and that single moment exploded into one of the internet’s most recognizable memes in 2017. The clip showing his subtle look of irritation became the go-to reaction image for millions of people worldwide, earning him the […]
Sam The Fireman Superfan Got His Wish
Eight-year-old Elliott from Chesterfield, who has a rare and incurable genetic condition that affects his brain and nervous system, just experienced his dream come true when Make-A-Wish UK and Derbyshire Fire Service created an entire day where he became a real firefighter. Elliott, who is non-verbal and requires daily medication through a central line due […]
The 1980s Discovery That’s Building Tomorrow’s Supercomputers
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for groundbreaking work on quantum mechanics performed in the 1980s that is now enabling the development of incredibly powerful quantum computers. Their discovery involved demonstrating that quantum tunneling, where particles like electrons appear to break the laws […]
Giving Kids Landlines Over Smartphones
Maine parents are calling landlines their smartest parenting move ever as they watch their children pick up corded phones to call friends, tell jokes, and make plans without the distractions and dangers of smartphones. What started with one mom’s worry about smartphone addiction has grown into a movement of about two dozen families who’ve installed […]
What California Just Did for Drivers Could Spark A Revolution Nationwide
More than 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California just won the right to join a union and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits under a groundbreaking new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The historic legislation represents the largest expansion of private sector collective bargaining rights in the state’s history and ends a […]
900 People Are Baking In Secret
When Cheryl Ewaldsen pulls golden loaves of whole wheat bread from her home oven near Seattle, she knows each one will make about ten sandwiches for families struggling with hunger and rising grocery costs. The retired university director is one of nearly 900 volunteers with Community Loaves, a nonprofit that pairs home bakers with food […]
The ENTIRE School Stops When…
At Friends School of Minnesota in St. Paul, when conflicts arise between students the entire school operates by one simple but powerful rule – stop everything and talk it out. Rather than rushing past disagreements or handing down quick punishments, teachers and students pause their regular activities to work through problems together using carefully structured […]
Smart Earrings That Secretly Call For Help
What looks like an ordinary piece of jewelry is actually a powerful safety device that just proved its worth in the most dramatic way possible. A woman wearing smart earrings found herself in a dangerous situation where calling for help the traditional way simply wasn’t an option. Her high-tech accessory detected the emergency and silently […]
The Guinness Record That Lit Up The Night Sky
On September 28, nearly 3,000 drones transformed the night sky above Mysuru’s Torchlight Parade Ground into a living canvas, creating a majestic tiger using 2,983 synchronized drones that shattered the previous Guinness World Record of 1,985 drones. The spectacular display organized by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited doubled last year’s 1,500-drone show, earning Mysuru the […]