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NASA Reveals Details of Russian Meteor Explosion [Video]
There were a lot more questions than answers when a meteor exploded over Russia’s Ural mountains earlier this month, but NASA has finally come out with what details it can regarding the event. They’ve...
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Paleo-Bracketology: You Can Help Name The Earliest Common Ancestor Of All...
Earlier this month, researchers at the American Museum of Natural History and several other institutions announced that they had constructed a model of the first mammal that is a common ancestor to...
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This Bomberman MMO Is Not Going To Let You Get Any Work Done Today
What would you rather do today — whatever boring thing you’re supposed to do at work, or play Bomberman online with 1,000 people? Before you answer, I should point out that there is only one correct...
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Digging Into Big Data: Watch the O’Reilly Strata Conference Live Here
We’ve already seen data scientist described as the sexiest job of the next century, so by one metric, The O’Reilly Strata Conference — which brings together big names in big data to talk about their...
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Scientifically Accurate Spider-Man is Scientifically Accurate, Not Safe for...
Earlier this week we looked at a paper that examined the physics behind the train stop scene in Spider-Man 2 that put a little science before our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, but that clearly...
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Game of Thrones Director Says Intense Piracy’s Actually Been a Good Thing
Piracy is something that the television and film industry have to deal with on a regular basis. This is especially true for cable programs that are locked behind subscriptions and those shows that...
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When Yeti Hunting, the United States Requires You to Have Your Permit Ready
Say you’re hiking in the Himalayas and you happen to spot the Abominable Snowman. Whether it’s throwing snowballs at you, running away, or just minding its own abominable business, if you don’t have a...
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This Robotic Oreo Separator Uses a Hatchet to Remove the Creme [Video]
David Neevel doesn’t like the creme in the middle of Oreos, so he built a machine to remove it. Even though his stance on Oreo creme is horribly, tragically, and completely misguided you have to...
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Why Google Glass Does Not and Can Not Have a Cellular Connection
Google Glass is going to do a lot of interesting things. Wearers will be able to get turn-by-turn directions, instantly share videos and pictures with the world, carry on video calls, and get...
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Parks and Recreation Wedding Album’s the Best Use of Pinterest Yet
We’re not saying Pinterest is for the birds, but the social media platform definitely attracts a certain kind of material. If it’s not cute pictures of animals, inventive uses for leftover cardboard...
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New Fossils Reveal the Mouthparts, Nervous System of Ancient Horror
The hypothetical ancestor of all mammals might be all cuddly, fuzzy, and warm, but its hideous arch-nemesis must have been the arthropod that spawned all the crustaceans, insects, and spiders we...
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The Four Worst Ways the Sequester Will Hit Science Funding
When the so-called sequester — billions upon billions of dollars of cuts to domestic programs, military funding, social services and pretty much any other government program you care to name — was...
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Today in Geek History: The Neutron’s Discovered
It was only 81 years ago back on February 27, 1932 when Sir James Chadwick (not pictured above) published a letter announcing his discovery of the neutron. Besides giving students a new particle to...
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Woman’s Recent Death Ruled a Homicide Because of a Bullet Wound in 1982
You know how sometimes in movies and television shows when cops interrogate someone who just shot a person that is now in the hospital, and to get the perp to cooperate they yell, “You better hope...
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Geekolinks: 2/27
5 predictions of nerdy things that will become cool (Guy Code Blog) Netflix seems to be unsure if there'll be more Arrested Development (The Mary Sue) Little girl returns stolen sticks to Yosemite...
View ArticleLatest StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Trailer Leaves Us Wanting [Video]
I’m not going to pretend I know a whole bunch about StarCraft. For whatever reason, it was just one of those franchises I managed to avoid entirely during my formative years. When it came to strategy...
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This Tadpole Can See Out Of An Eye Transplanted Onto Its Butt
Yes, you read that right. Researchers at Tufts University have found that an ectopic eye transplanted near the tail of a tadpole — an eye that has no direct connection to the animal’s brain — will...
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Wired Telepathy: Neural Implants Let Two Rats Share One Thought
Researchers at Duke University have successfully wired together the brains of two rats, allowing the animals to share a response to a stimulus — hitting a switch when a light flashes, for example —...
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International Tabletop Day Exists Because Felicia Day Says So, But Why Not?
We don’t have enough gaming holidays. Wait…as of today, we sort of do, because some influential media gamers have just up and declared one. Specifically, Geek & Sundry, the YouTube channel (and a...
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Wireless Brain Implant Could Help Patients Control Computers Using Their Minds
Rats aren’t the only ones getting brain implants that help them communicate this morning. Researchers at Brown University are touting the latest developments they’ve made in a neural implant developed...
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