Joseph Herscher’s Rube Goldberg contraptions are viral hits online. A new live show adds a layer of choreographic complexity.

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 ...

Dominoes 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 ...

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 ...

David Cannon (from left), Alex Weaver and Matt Miller react to a flawless run of their Purdue Society of Professional Engineers/Society of Professional Hispanic Engineers machine at the Purdue local ...

The commercialized music industry of the 1980s led to these 3 ‘cheesy’ one-hit wonders, all of which I refuse to stop defending. Popular radio DJ and ‘The Source’ contributor Timothy ‘Buc Wild’ Joseph ...