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Mathematical Model of Wikipedia Edit Wars Dissects The World’s Greatest Nerd...
Ok, I’m just going to say it – the physicists at Aalto University may have a bit too much time on their hands, seeing as they’ve taken Wikipedia watching to a new extreme. Working with researchers...
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NASA Hosting Curiosity Rover Teleconference at 3pm ET, Watch It Live Here
This afternoon NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be hosting a live teleconference to update everyone on how the Mars Curiosity rover is doing. It seems like things are going well. Earlier...
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Strange Things Are Happening With Ubisoft and Electronic Arts’ Online Stores
Video game publishers Ubisoft and Electronic Arts are up to something that can only be described as bewildering. Ubisoft will be selling third-party games (i.e. not their own) on their online store,...
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Watch Sony’s PlayStation 4 Live Stream Right Here
It’s finally happening! The time has come! Today is Rex Manning Day! At 6pm EST, Sony PlayStation will officially start their event. If you’ve been following along, the entire world — including us —...
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Small World: NASA Kepler Mission Finds Smallest Exoplanet Yet
What can we say, folks — some days, all the cool news comes from space, and this is one of those days. On a day that has already brought us revelations about nearby stars and details of the latest...
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Today in Geek History: The Mir Space Station Enters Orbit
The International Space Station is pretty tops, hosting all sorts of events like Google Hangouts and jam sessions that make you feel like you’re really there. But for as cool as it is, it’s a...
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Copyright Holders Want Google to Kill Its Nonexistent Daily Limit on DMCA...
Obviously, copyright holders have a right to protect their content from being pirated on the Internet, but automatic Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown requests are the absolute pits when it...
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Geekolinks: 2/20
Lil’ Isaac enjoys his pwezents (JhonenV) Here, have a sea otter dunking a basketball (SportsGrid) An illustrated guide to recognizing insane people (Flavorwire) The one time where it’s okay to tell...
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People Really Want to Draw in 3D: 3Doodler Crushes Kickstarter Goal in Mere...
I messed up. Yesterday, I saw the Kickstarter campaign for the 3Doodler, a pen that lets you draw in three dimensions, and didn’t think it was something most people would be interested in, so I...
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Don’t Believe In Ghosts? Scientists Are Working on Making Their Own
Despite the popularity of paranormal phenomena — in the movies, on reality TV, or in real life research teams — there remains no solid proof of the unseen. Namely, ghosts. Most visual reports of ghost...
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Get Caught Up With the Oscar Nominated Films You Missed With These Adorable...
The Oscars are this Sunday, and I for one am woefully unprepared to make my picks in the annual bet I have with my friends. I have seen almost literally none of the films nominated this year, and I...
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Mercury May Have Once Had An Awesome Ocean Of Magma, Says New Study
A new analysis of the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet closest to the Sun was once totally badass. The results of a study by researchers at MIT suggest that at one point, some billions...
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Women’s Thighs Are Becoming Japan’s Newest Billboards
Sex sells, and apparently, Japan is buying. The latest advertising trend in the nation is turning women’s legs into billboards, thereby finally correcting a frankly criminal waste of high value...
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Wild Tiger Kittens Spotted for the First — Wait, Elephant Cams?!
Adorable kitten videos circulating on the Internet really don’t need an introduction, not even when they’re tiger cubs. But believe it or not, this is the first footage ever made of a tiger mom with...
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Facebook Won’t Let This 104-Year-Old Woman Be 104 Years Old
It’s common knowledge that Facebook has age limits to keep anyone under the age of 13 off the site, but it turns out they secretly try to keep the hyper-elderly off the site as well. Marguerite...
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Here’s What We Know About the PlayStation 4 So Far
Well, folks, the future is now. Just like everyone expected, Sony announced the PlayStation 4 at their event last night. The revelation was rather quick, but then they spent almost two hours...
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Today in Geek History: The First Flying Car Took Off
Remember when we didn’t have flying cars? Remember when all we could do is zoom around in two dimensions like suckers? Life was simpler then. Anyway, that’s the wistful reality that inventor/aviator...
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3D Printing and Bioengineering Work Together to Print a Working Human Ear
3D printing has brought us all sorts of neat household gadgets and delightful statuettes and toys, but the real advances made possible by the technology might not be in the home, but in the lab. Take,...
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This Music Video Features Monsters of All Kinds, Makes You Doubt Your Sanity
It’s true that there’s no accounting for taste. You may love music your best friend loathes, but have you ever watched a music video on YouTube that’s just so crazy that you had to share it, no matter...
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Bookies Take Bets in Next Round of...
With Sony’s big Playstation 4 event yesterday, and details continually being rumored about the next Xbox it looks like the next round of console wars is heating up. Sure, it doesn’t actually matter...
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