The American Museum of Natural History has posted an online exhibit called Picturing the Museum. Included are a series of archival photos showing old exhibits at their museum, the most interesting (to me, anyway) being a bunch of behind-the-scenes photos showing the staff putting together exhibits. The photos are all over the map, but in general are a fascinating look at the making of great exhibits. Some of the photos are picturesque, like this shot of "Sister and Sammy Keith collecting tadpoles for... READ ON

One Hard Worker: From the moment he arrived at work on October 17, 2001, Emmanuel Asare knew it was going to be a bad day. A janitor for the tony London art gallery Eyestorm, Asare reported for duty that morning only to find that his employers had trashed the place at the previous night's party. Surely his heart broke at the sight of half-empty coffee cups, cigarette butts, beer bottles, candy wrappers, and newspapers strewn from one end of the gallery to the other. But rather than turning in a... READ ON

A big part of the Nintendo Wii's charm is its wireless motion-sensing controller, the Wiimote. But who knew it could do so much more than just serving as a virtual racket or bat? From pointing your Roomba to where it should go, to creating an interactive whiteboard for a fraction of the cost, here are 4 Wiimote hacks guaranteed to make you smile. 1. Hook it up to a Horse With the technology available for modifying the wiimote now, nothing is impossible these days. Even rigging a springy... READ ON

We Should Have Lost: the Battle of Trenton in December 1776. By that point in the Revolutionary War, George Washington's rag-tag army was heavy on rag and low on just about everything else—including food, shoes, and sleep. Meanwhile, 1,400 of Britain's Hessian mercenaries were doing pretty well for themselves, partying with American loyalists in New Jersey where they were plied with booze and... READ ON