What creates a genius? Is it simply a function of having the right brain patterns, or is there a deeper mechanism at work? Just as savants like Daniel Tammet and Alonso Clemons demonstrate superhuman mastery in certain subjects, there have been people throughout history who gained extraordinary abilities from freak accidents. Unfortunately, genius often comes…
Author: Andrew Handley
Voice acting doesn’t usually bring the level of fame and recognition as the other kind of acting (otherwise known as, well, acting.) Voice actors operate behind the scenes, and the characters they portray are remembered for the character in and of itself, rather than the man or woman who voiced it. Here are ten voice…
There’s something almost romantic about the notion of futuristic technology. We live in an era where the technology of only a few years past is outdated by current advances, and yet we still have so much to look forward to. Barely a hundred years ago, the idea of manned flight was a dream shared among…
There’s definitely no shortage of explosions in movies. We could easily make this a “Top 1,000 List” based on that criteria alone. But sometimes an explosion is so singularly epic that is stays with you long after the movie is over, lingering in the back of your mind like a goldfish that refuses to flush.…
Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is one of the great unsolved mysteries of modern science. Although coroners often develop plausible theories as to how and why these deaths occur, many of these inexplicable fatalities eventually end up with every possible explanation debunked. That being said, there are some features that nearly every case has in common.…