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90-year-old woman freaks out over next generation virtual reality goggles

In a video published to YouTube on Sunday by game developer Matt Rix, his 90-year-old grandmother tries out a cutting edge new display technology called the Oculus Rift, which combines stereoscopic 3D imaging and extremely precise head tracking to produce a stunning virtual reality effect. And as you can see…

YouTube to broadcast debut concert of Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ follow-up live

YouTube will livestream a debut concert performance of Psy’s hugely anticipated follow-up to his global hit “Gangnam Style,” the South Korean sensation announced in a teasing video message. The 35-year-old rapper appeared to do a snippet of what might be the next big dance craze, to go with his new…

Scientists discover seal that dances to ‘Boogie Wonderland’ and Backstreet Boys

In a study published Monday by The Journal of Comparative Psychology, researchers at the University of California Santa Cruz announced that they’ve discovered “the first non-human mammal to be able to keep a beat.” The creature who earned that distinction is a seal named Ronan, trained to follow a simple…

Shocking: Tar sands oil flows through Arkansas neighborhood’s streets

Video published to YouTube on Sunday evening purports to show tar sands oil flowing through the streets of an Arkansas neighborhood following an Exxon-Mobil pipeline rupture on Friday. “So that is a pipeline that has busted and has flooded the neighborhood, and is going all the way to a drain…

YouTube plans decade-long ‘shutdown’ to determine site’s ‘winner’

AFP – In an elaborate April Fool’s prank, YouTube announced Sunday it was going dark for a decade, and that the site was merely an eight-year contest to find the best video. “It’s finally time to pick the winner,” YouTube representatives announced in a 3:32 minute video posted on its…

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day: This is how science describes a hangover

With St. Patrick’s Day coming up on Sunday, now’s a good time to rethink the traditional approach to the Irish high holiday and give a second look at what all that boozing really does to your body. The best tips from a recent post to the Bytesize Science YouTube channel:…

Watch: Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the timelessness of photons

In video uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explained why particles of light called photons existed outside of time. You should know that if you study [The Theory of Relativity] that as you increase your speed, time ticks more slowly for you than it does for anyone…

Protesters on 16-year-old boy’s death: ‘NYPD, KKK, how many kids did you kill today?’

A protest march in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday night turned into a confrontation between police and demonstrators amid reports of bottles being thrown at officers out of anger over the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy at the hands of New York Police detectives. According to Global Grind, police…

New Jersey cop caught punching woman in the face on video

Police in Elizabeth, New Jersey are investigating footage that has surfaced online of an officer hitting a woman in the face during an altercation outside a nightclub. Authorities told WNBC-TV on Wednesday that the unidentified officer seen in the video, which was posted on YouTube on March 3, is still…

Mitch McConnell campaign aides do ‘The Harlem Shake’

If you want to see the lengths Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) campaign is willing to go to get him re-elected against potential challenger Ashley Judd, look no further than the campaign’s official YouTube page, where aides posted a video Wednesday of them dancing “The Harlem Shake” while one…