The Smell of Rain Explained

Two MIT scientists have finally figured out the smell of rain (aka petrichor). As a raindrop falls, it traps tiny air bubbles beneath it, and if the ground conditions are right and the droplet hits the earth at a particular velocity, those air bubbles will push up through the raindrop and burst into the air. The result: that very unique aroma.

BMW’s Newfangled Idea

In a brilliant new ad, BMW harks back to the dawn of the internet and features a clip of Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel wondering, “What is ‘internet’ anyway? Do you write to it like mail?” Fast forward 21 years and the duo now sits in the new zero-emission BMW i3 questioning whether the futuristic auto is propelled by either a fan, turbine or maybe …

Garage Magazine’s Garage Sale

In order to aid CalArts and the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art’s education center, Garage Magazine is hosting an online “Garage Sale” benefit auction until 4 February. They’ve asked 13 different creatives to comb through their belongings and offer up something to sell for a good cause. Up for grabs are items like a surfboard from Richard Philips, an inflatable dolphin from Jeff Koons and …