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humor | Epic rap battles of history: Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking

Nice Peter | Hi, my name is Nice Peter, and this is an Epic Rap Battle of History. Special thanks to all the cast and crew. (See full film credits here.) Source: Nice Peter Related: Nice Peter official website Nice Peter YouTube channel Wikipedia | M-theory and its p-branes Wikipedia | Texas Instruments’ TI-82 graphing [...]

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - May 6, 2011 at 2:26 am

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Ear of genetically modified corn begs for death

Onion News Network | In the Daily Briefing, Tucker Hope reports that a cob of bioengineered corn in Iowa begged to be killed.

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - April 28, 2011 at 5:03 pm

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Magnets, how exactly do they work?

Know Your Meme | Internet Scientist Elspeth Jane of The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explores the viral sensation that was Insane Clown Posse’s “Miracles,” aka “F***ing Magnets: How Do They Work?” [ For more info on this, visit the Meme Database! ]

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - April 27, 2011 at 6:45 am

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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic explains Antares’ Auto-Tune technology sensation

Know Your Meme | The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor “Weird Al” Yankovic. [ For more info on this, visit the Meme Database ]

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Schrödinger’s cat

Noted physicists Schrödinger and Heisenberg are driving around in a car, and Heisenberg says,”I think we just ran over a cat.” “Is it dead?” asks Schrödinger. “I can’t be certain,” says Heisenberg. Heisenberg and Schrödinger are driving in a car and they get pulled over. The police officer asks, “Do you know how fast you [...]

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - April 18, 2011 at 12:34 am

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comic | What is the meaning of life?

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - April 15, 2011 at 2:34 pm

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Comedy Central The Colbert Report | Ray Kurzweil believes man and machine are becoming one

Comedy Central The Colbert Report | Ray Kurzweil predicts that people will merge with technology and become a billion times smarter by 2045. Kurzweil and Stephen Colbert discussed nanobots in the body (“Millions of tiny nanobots into our blood system — is there any way that couldn’t turn into a horror movie?” Colbert asked), uploading into [...]

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - April 12, 2011 at 9:26 am

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Science comedian Brian Malow’s Time video: Philip K. Dick at the movies

Time | The Adjustment Bureau is just the latest film to be based on a short story or novel by Philip K. Dick. Science Comedian Brian Malow is a Dick aficionado. Brian Malow | My newest video for Time is about Philip K. Dick and all the movie adaptations of his books and stories, the latest of [...]

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Posted by KurzweilAI » Blog - March 30, 2011 at 8:45 pm

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