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Sunken Microcontinent Discovered Hiding Beneath Indian Ocean
If you’re the hidden remains of a microcontinent that sank beneath the waves billions of years ago and you’re trying to stay hidden, don’t go letting trace amounts of you wash up on tropical beaches....
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As Life of Pi Wins Best Visual Effects Oscar, The Effects Community Rallies...
At last night’s Oscars ceremony, Life of Pi took home “Best Visual Effects” and rightfully so, Rhythm & Hues, the company that did the visual effects on the film, did beautiful work that really...
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Paperman Producer Tossed From the Oscars After Throwing Paper Planes
Did you see Paperman, the black and white Disney short that preceded Wreck-It Ralph in the theaters and which snagged the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film last night? Yeah, it was great. But in a...
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Pneupard Is The World’s Noisiest, Least Intimidating Air-Powered Robotic...
If you want to build a better robot, it makes sense to start with an animal — after all, nature was been building creatures way longer than we’ve been at it, so why not start with something that’s...
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Geekolinks: 2/25
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally sing “Smell Yo Dick” (UPROXX) Jennifer Lawrence ordered McDonald’s from the red carpet (Gossip Cop) The Hobbit’s Dwarves meet the Fraggles (The Mary Sue) Here is young...
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The Nerds Win! Plutonian Moons Have Been Named
First the SETI Institute put it up for vote, then the geeks and nerds swarmed the Internet, and now it’s as certain as it can be before the International Astronomical Union (IAU) makes the final call:...
View ArticlePacifists Face Off: Gandi Takes On Martin Luther King Jr. In Epic Rap Battle
When two dead historical figures have a beef with one another, the only way to settle it is through an epic rap battle. Thankfully, there’s a whole YouTube channel dedicated to just such resolutions....
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Survey Finds Nearly 60% Of Americans See A Correlation Between Video Games...
File under ‘Oy, This Again’: a recent poll of more than 2,000 Americans found that nearly 3 in 5 people surveyed believed there was a correlation between violent video games and actual violence. So...
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Watch The Trailer For The BBC’s High Concept Zombie Drama In The Flesh [Video]
First there was The Office, then Being Human, then Sherlock, and with each successful BBC series, the Americans had to have their own version. But sometimes, like the dead rising from the grave, a...
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Curiosity Rover Gets Latest Taste Of Martian Bedrock, Chemical Analysis Underway
The Curiosity Rover got its latest taste of Martian bedrock drilled from the planet’s surface this week, and we are left to assume that it tasted like victory. Victory and sand, sure, but mostly...
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Digital Holographs Let Firefighters See Through Smoke And Flame
When firefighters rush into a burning building, they’re equipped to deal with extreme temperatures. They’re not as equipped to locate the people they’re there to save through the smoke and fire....
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Outbox Startup Wants to End Mail As You Know It
Everyone hates junk mail, but I find myself hating the regular mail more and more as well. Bills can be paid and viewed online. I can see my bank statement from my phone. Magazines have online...
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Code.org Gets Gates, Zuckerberg, and More to Talk About Importance of Coding...
A few weeks ago Code.org launched with the goal of getting more young people excited about coding. When they launched there were rumors that they were producing a video with some of the biggest names...
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Sharks With Frigging Lasers On Their… Spines? We’ll Take It
There’s no reason to be afraid. Sharks don’t have lasers on their heads yet (that we’ve found), but we’re getting closer and closer to discovering Dr. Evil’s dream fish. Granted, you have to dive...
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“Before VFX” Tumblr Shows Us Hollywood Without Its Digital Makeup
There has been some controversy in the world of Hollywood special effects recently. While Life of Pi brings in hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office and wins awards for its special...
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Six Strikes And You’re Out: What The Copyright Alert System Means For You
As of today, three of the major Internet service providers in the United States — Verizon, Time Warner, and AT&T — are teaming up with the MPAA and RIAA to let you know that they’re watching when...
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New iPhone App Will Test Your Pee, Justifies Using Your Phone In The Bathroom
Everyone knows you’re using your phone in the bathroom, because everyone does it. It wasn’t going to be long before someone decided to make an app that really integrates your phone into the pee...
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Andy Rubin Downplays Need For Google Retail, Stops Short Of Nixing Idea
Rumors have been floating around that Google was planning on launching a chain of brick and mortar stores. You know, to sell show off their latest greatest gadgetry in the “real world.” We were even...
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Geekolinks: 2/26
Gotham City is in New Jersey (The Mary Sue) Carrie Fisher being treated after cruise ship bipolar episode (Gossip Cop) G.I. Jose is real, and he comes with a van (UPROXX) Argo mashed up with Home...
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New Theory Tries To Explain Why Dinosaurs Grew So Huge — Especially Their...
Paleontologists struggle with a lot of mysteries in their field of study, not the least of which is exactly what allowed some dinosaurs to get so insanely huge. In particular, the enormous necks of...
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