Choreographer Jody Oberfeld’s latest theatrical movement-based work, “Rube G.-The Consequence of Action,” draws upon the Jewish cartoonist’s signature contraptions. (New York Jewish Week) — Are we ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Most ...

Rube Goldberg machines are a dime a dozen on the internet. A fact that doesn’t make the circuitous chain-reaction machines any less impressive, but does make them blend together. A new Rube Goldberg ...

Mar. 17—RIPLEY COUNTY — The 13th annual, regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest hosted by Genesis: Pathways to Success and the Batesville Community School Corporation was held on Saturday, Feb. 24, ...

WAUKESHA -- More than 30 years after taking off, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest is still challenging young inventors. "We wanted to incorporate everything you see at a carnival," said Noel Barwick, ...

A simple dinner-time request to pass the wine has never looked so complicated. But that’s what the Joseph’s Machines YouTube channel is known for. Rube Goldberg devices delivering food and drink in a ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Dominoes topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh, who ...

We all know the trouble with working on a computer while trying to eat. Do you take a bite and then type? Do you oscillate between two minutes working and two minutes eating? And how exactly are you ...

Zach Umperovitch (in hat) adjusts the PSPE/SHPE machine at the local Rube Goldberg competition Saturday at Purdue. The team won the competition and will compete in the national contest March 31. Also ...

(New York Jewish Week) — Are we humans all parts of a meticulously crafted machine? Or are we independent beings, chaotically disrupting one another’s trajectories through time and space? Is there a ...