(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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Decades after Mr. Goldberg, a cartoonist, died, artists and engineers have found creative inspiration in his outlandish inventions. By Sam Corbin What’s the simplest way to open a can? Faced with this ...

GREENFIELD — While most teachers show their students how to simplify problems, Amy Fletcher likes to teach her students how to make the simplest tasks more complicated. The Greenfield-Central ...

A Rube Goldberg-style contraption uses a powerful, focused beam of light, prisms, and magnifying glasses to activate its various mechanisms. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's ...

Dominos topple, marbles roll, and everyday objects transform into extraordinary chain reactions under the guidance of award-winning children's author Catherine Thimmesh, who brings the captivating ...

SAVES YOU MONEY. TONIGHT WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE MINDS OF FUTURE ENGINEERS. STUDENTS FROM MILWAUKEE AREA MIDDLE SCHOOLS CREATED A COMPLEX MACHINE TO ACCOMPLISH A SIMPLE TASK. ZOE HENRY GOT A ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Philadelphia Contraption Contest, coming in April, teaches kids that life is ...