Marshall Brain's Blog

Right now, Raleigh, NC doesn't really have a theme. Vegas has gambling, Orlando has its amusement parks, Washington DC has history and m...

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After watching these videos, a question comes to mind: This is 100-year-old technology (cables and rubber bands) - Can we come up with somet...

Kassam rockets have been landing in Israel this week. From a technical standpoint, these rockets are interesting because they are simply ove...

This week the news broke that a certain brand of pet food seems to be causing kidney failure and killing pets. Here's a typical story: P...

It has been really interesting reading the back-and-forthing on this topic: An experiment that hints we are wrong on climate change Cosmic r...

This article changed the way that I look at the iPhone: Apple's New Calling: The iPhone

As you may know, I have four kids, ages 9, 6, 4 and 4. One of the things that I didn't really understand about kids before I became a pa...

...you wake up, check your email, and you get a nice note like this: Dear Marshall, I am an sophomore undergrad at MIT right now, and if you...

Came upon this while researching a newspaper article: Vermont ski area for sale

...when they put their minds to it: Whooping cranes finally whoop it up From the article: The whooping crane, the tallest bird in North Amer...

...when they work together. Think about everything that was necessary to pull this off....

Interesting what you can fit into a watch these days: Great watch, Awesome display!

Some of these are really useful: Engadget How-tos

Is planet earth growing? It sounds preposterous, but watch these four videos and see what you think after you watch them: The earth is gro...

I don't know why this video is so interesting to me. It is a pure lecture, so it is definitely not sexy. And you definitely have to thin...

This video taught me that I know absolutely nothing about mountain biking... But also, as you are watching it, pay close attention at the 3...

Here is the random question for today: Does the ear that you use when you are talking on the phone affect the way that you process what you ...