Halloween

HOW TO: Pumpkin Carved From a Book

I am in love with this shape book tutorial over on Cheeky Magpie. While reminiscent of those accordion tissue paper table decorations, it’s a hundred times cooler when you realize what it’s made from – a cut apart paperback book. There are a lot of possibilities for translating this project for other holidays or just […]

Better Zombies Through Physics

Better Zombies Through Physics

Jim Ottaviani and Sean Bieri are doing a serialized zombie comic on the Tor site. Join us for chills, thrills, and pulse-pounding scientific breakthroughs as we embark on a tour of the Quantum Zombie, Inc. facility, courtesy of a guy who bears a striking resemblance to famed scientist and cat-lover Erwin Schrödinger. Hijinks, hilarity, and […]

Boo! Bug Bot

Boo! Bug Bot

Dave’s Bug Bot @ Pop Sci… Want to add some robots to your Halloween party plans? Even better, how about some robot “bugs” dancing around the candy bowl? Then Boo, the light-loving bug bot, might be for you. Derived from Randy Sargent’s LM386-based Herbie “photovore” robot, with some circuit enhancements supplied by Dave Hrynkiw and […]