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Sweater Curse

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:31 -0800

Molly explains the sweater curse. Story links: Rachel John, Extreme Knitting, 1000 Strand Knit, Art student knits life-size Ferrari, Mirian Tegels - the faster knitter in the world?, How to knit a sweater : Knitting a sweater: Increases in pattern, The Last Knit, Never Knit Your Man a Sweater (Unless You’ve Got the Ring), Polls [...]

Balloon Boy (Know Your Meme)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:37:32 -0800

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies recounts the realtime web experience that was Balloon Boy. Story links:

The Road: Interview with Director John Hillcoat

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:45:26 -0800

Rocketboom’s Ella Morton interviews John Hillcoat, director of The Road, at the red carpet premiere in New York City.

Generative Music

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:59:17 -0800

Rocketboom Tech’s Ellie Rountree talks about generative music and interviews “laptop musician” Luke DuBois about his work in this medium. Story links: Generative Art, Luke DuBois Assets: Mozart, Golan Levin. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

The Long and the Short of Film

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:39:27 -0800

Molly gives the long and the short of the longest film title and the shortest film to date. Story links: NOTDOT Trailer, James Riffel, Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh [...]

Malaria Mosquitoes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:17:33 -0800

Humanwire correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on the growing concern of malaria cases in Burkina Faso due to mosquitoes developing resistances to insecticides.

Wikipedia Threads the Story

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:21:41 -0800

Molly uses Wikipedia to thread the story - keep it going by posting a video response! Story links: American Airlines Flight 587, Flight 587 Final Passenger List, Enrique Wilson, Gonzo’s Game Winning Hit, Luis Gonzalez, 2001 World Series, The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty, 2001 Arizona Diamonbacks Tribute, Arizona Diamondbacks, Topps, Mention of $10,000 [...]

Interview with Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:53:53 -0800

Rocketboom field correspondent Ella Morton interviews Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales at Ad-Tech NYC.

Know Your Meme: Auto-Tune featuring Professor “Weird Al” Yankovic

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:06:20 -0800

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor “Weird Al” Yankovic! Antares Auto Tune, T-Pain: Can’t Believe It, NPR.org: Auto Tune in Action (audio), Cher: Believe, T-Pain, T-Pain: Chopped and Skrewed, T-Pain: Freeze, Auto-Tune:Why Pop Music Sounds Perfect, Perfect Pitch, Tone Deaf Stars Thrive on Digital [...]

Duck Face Hotel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:40:46 -0800

Molly reports on duck faces, space hotels and more. Story links: Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy, Historic Tale Construction Site, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, China plans for humanoid Olympics, MANOI GO やるならやらねば！真打バージョン, Scientists ’cause’ Beijing snow, China Causes Snow Storm to Fight Drought, To ease drought, Chinese scientists make snowfall, Thirty-eight people make reservations for [...]

Sesame Street & The Origin of Om nom nom nom

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:40:18 -0800

Cookie Monster shows Ella the right way to eat a cookie - om nom nom nom nom! Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton heads over to Sesame Street in celebration of their 40th season to talk with a few furry inhabitants. Music by Podington Bear.

Sesame Street Elmo

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:13:34 -0800

Elmo talks to Ella about grouches, Australia, and teaches her a new song! Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton heads over to Sesame Street in celebration of their 40th season to talk with a few furry inhabitants. Music by Podington Bear.

Sesame Street Abby Cadabby

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:13:45 -0800

Abby Cadabby talks to Ella about being the new kid on the block and gives her some fairy advice. Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton heads over to Sesame Street in celebration of their 40th season to talk with a few furry inhabitants. Music by Podington Bear.

Sesame Street Dances

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:25:30 -0800

Cookie Monster, Elmo, and Abby Cadabby teach Ella a few dances moves. Rocketboom’s field correspondent Ella Morton heads over to Sesame Street in celebration of their 40th season to talk with a few furry inhabitants. Music by Podington Bear.

Old Technology PSA

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:14:05 -0800

Molly raises awareness for recycling old technology. Story links: Computers, Electronics Recycling

Bonfire Night

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:59 -0800

Molly explains Guy Fawkes night better known as Bonfire Night. Story links: Fawkes Sketch, Guy Fawkes, Wired Sketch, Hanged, Drawn and Quartered, Execution of Guy Fawkes, Windsor Castle, Bonfire Night, Burn Me, Sparkler, Assets: Fireworks1, Fireworks2, Potatoes, Mulled Wine, Oranges, Toffee Apples, Toffee Apples2, State Opening Parliament, Queen of England, Queen Attends State Opening Parliament, [...]

Singularity

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:21 -0800

Rocketboom Tech’s correspondent, Ellie Rountree, talks about the concept of Singularity and how it could potentially change the world. Story links: Moore’s Law, The Coming Superbrain, By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain…, Darwin’s Robots, Games Design Themselves, LIBBY - Vocal Artificial Intelligence ‘Search’ Example., Singularity University Assets: Moore’s Law and AI, [...]

Recycling Lazy Ice Caps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:08:30 -0800

Molly reports on the latest in motorized chairs, polar ice caps, recycling, and more. Story links: La-Z-Boy, DWI in Motorized Chair, Motorized Lazyboy, Motorized La-Z-Boy, fun with motorized loveseat and recliner, Motorized Recliner, Aging to End in Manhattan, Life Extension Foundation, Run on Iceland McDonald’s as chain flips last burgers, Bottle Bank Arcade - TheFunTheory.com [...]

Blowing Up the World

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:13:57 -0800

Story links: radiation symbol, radiation suit, moon, grains, department of environmental science, carl sagan, Luke Oman, Bakweri cocoyam farmer from Cameroon, Radiation Symbol, Level A Hazmat Suit, Arc Flash Suit Transformer, Moon Surface Craters, Pulses and Grains, Canned Goods, Canned Food, Bottled Water, Rutgers DES, Carl Sagan, man on fire, Alan Robock, we lost in [...]

Search for The Jersey Devil

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:27:33 -0700

Molly, Ellie, Ella, and Leah take a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens in search of the Jersey Devil (with a special guest.) Music by The Discoghosts

Zom Zom Zombie

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:56 -0700

Bruawhahahahahahahaha!

The Claw

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:43 -0700

Humanwire correspondent Mary C. Matthews gives us a glimpse into life of costume maker Serra Hirsch when she won Halloween NYC’s parade dressed as The Claw.

Subway Strangeness

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:01 -0700

Today is the 105th anniversary of the first subway line opening in NYC.

No Internet Know Zombies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:54:14 -0700

Story links: Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission, Monorail Cat, Newsreader attacked by giant seagull, Howard Dean on Dr. Nancy - Giant bug crawls in background!, Internet, Twitter Blocked in China City After Ethnic Riot, Still No Internet or SMS Allowed in China’s Muslim Region, 1/4 of China’s territory has been cut off from [...]

New York City Landmarks

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:50:58 -0700

Molly visits some of the most picturesque landmarks in New York City.

5 Tips Before Upgrading to Windows 7

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:57:17 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree recommends 5 tips for installing Windows 7. Story links: Five Reasons Windows XP Has About a Year to Live, Windows 7 Packaging, Explore the possibilities of Dell and Windows 7, Windows 7 Icons, Dropbox, Dropbox, 8 ways to make use of dropio, Mozy, Free Backups with Mozy, Windows Server 2008, [...]

Fighting The Taboo Of Being Left-handed

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:11:06 -0700

Rocketbooms Humanwire correspondent Dr. Manjiri Prabhu reports on the difficult lives of left-handers and the association that promotes awareness in Pune, India.

Memories and Black Holes

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:32:59 -0700

Story links: Jupiter, Water, Desktop Black Hole, Bad Memories Written with Lasers, Moby-Dick to be rewritten with emoticons, Emoji Dick, 2010 Olympic Medals to be made from old circuit boards, Turning Flyer Boxes into Planters, When skyscrapers signal a downturn, Twitter credit card iPhone app is a Squirrel, Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in [...]

The Internet Lies

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:48:10 -0700

Story links: Balloon Boy, Playing Dead, Shepard Fairey Lied, TSA Agents Took My Son, Response to “TSA Agents Took My Son”, Nasa: world will not end in 2012, Institute for Human Continuity

Status Update Personalities

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:52:17 -0700

Molly explores the weird world of status updates.