Last week at w00tstock, Matt Inman (aka The Oatmeal) spoke about the storied history of our species' habit of sending other animal species into space. Here's a video of the very excellent talk, which is well worth the thirteen minutes you'll need to watch it.
There is no doubt that Nikola Tesla was a brilliant inventor, but he has also become the go-to historical mad scientist for science fiction writers. I worry that he—and his name–are popping up in fiction a bit too much.
Serbian president Tomislav Nikolic unveiled a monument to Nikola Tesla yesterday at the Serbian-born scientist's former Wardenclyffe laboratory in Long Island.
We've been following non-profit the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe's attempts to purchase the Wardenclyffe Tower property, site of inventor Nikola Tesla's last lab. Matthew Inman, creator of the webcomic The Oatmeal, ran an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign back in August to raise money to purchase the property…
Last week, we told you about The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman's mission to purchase the land, laboratory and foundation beneath what was once Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower, and to erect a museum in Tesla's honor. At the time, Inman was gunning to raise $850,000 (to be matched dollar-for-dollar by a grant from New…
If there's one crowdfunding project you should look into this week, it's Matthew Inman of the webcomic The Oatmeal's quest to help a non-profit purchase the property on which Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower stood so that it can eventually house a Tesla museum. Plus, you might consider funding a docudrama about the…
Nikola Tesla was a brilliant (if sometimes misunderstood) scientist, tinkerer and genius. Thomas Edison was kind of an exploitative creep. You may already know these things, but The Oatmeal's Matt Inman really drives both points home in his latest webcomic, and does so with the twisted mix of hilarious visual aid and…
The Oatmeal is a delightful web comic that I love and read regularly. But it's so still and silent like a, um, comic. So I'm in love with this sing-along animated short.
As much as you love your smartphone, you probably hate it equally. And who could blame you? Here are all the reasons your smartphone affair is such a tortured one, from Matthew "The Oatmeal" Inman. Click to biggie-size.
We've used plenty of The Oatmeal's funny comics in the past, here on Giz. But that's always been with artist Matthew Inman's permission, full attribution, and a link back to the site. Some websites aren't so generous.
Wouldn't you give your eyeteeth (or even an eye) for the chance to eavesdrop on President Obama's meeting tonight with Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Eric Schmidt? But surely there's one important tech personality not invited...Steve Ballmer?
We have a weakness for The Oatmeal's comics around here, but we just discovered that he makes insanely adorable, rather geeky, and slightly creepy shirts. At least that's the only way I can sum up these fluffy-tailed spies. [The Oatmeal]
What's the appeal of Twilight to women? According to this film by The Oatmeal and Epipheo Studio, it's because Bella has the physical characteristics of a Lego brick and Edward = Superman + Jesus. [Spotted on Jezebel]
