Kind of confusing, isn’t it? Antarctica sits on every line of longitude, due to the South Pole being situated near the middle of the continent. Theoretically Antarctica would be located in all time zones, however areas south of the Antarctic Circle experience extreme day-night cycles near the times of the June and December solstices, making [...]

Warner Bros. Entertainment is looking for exceptional students graduating highschool with a passion for animation to apply for their REACH program. The scholarship is for $10,000, along with four full-time (and paid) internships over the summers while you are studying – that also involves being matched with an executive mentor! The money is paid directly [...]

PBS Idea Channel seems to always come up with an interesting perspective on things. This one touches on that geek vs. hipster thing that seems a little wishy-washy in these days of hipsterdom and geekdom slowly becoming less niche and more mainstream. So there’s the hipster paradox – has the term evolved to mean something [...]

For today’s edition of Deal of the Day, Amazon picked what they think were the top 10 science fiction and fantasy books of 2012 and are now offering some nice discounts on them. You can also check out their editor’s top 100 picks right here. -Up to 40% Off on Top 10 Science Fiction and [...]

The history of one of the universe’s greatest gifts to mankind: nachos. Om nom nom nom. There’s almost nothing that beats a large plate of Nachos served while playing a game of your favorite tabletop RPG with friends. I cast infinite Nachos. [Via The Presurfer]

For today’s edition of deal of the day, Amazon offers some HUGE discounts (Up to 80% Off!) on over 2000 Kindle books for students, from essential textbooks and classic dictionaries to study and lifestyle guides. Today only, save on thousands of Kindle books, including literature, study guides, textbooks, student survival guides, and more. Kindle books [...]

You may not be surprised to learn that actor Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, TRON Legacy) has a Buddhism teacher, a man by the name of Bernie Glassman. Together, they have written a book called The Dude and the Zen Master, and it’s goal is just that: Zen, man. Zen. For more than a decade, [...]

Phdcomics have released a new video, this one from the Language and Linguistics department at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Sara Ciesielski is producing a thesis called “Language Development and Socialization in Sherpa” and here it is…in 2 minutes: [Via phdcomics]

An infographic on how to become an über geek? Really? So what do you guys think, do we really need a guide on what we need to do, as geeks, to “evolve” to the next echelon of geekdom? Also, the Uber-Geek portrayed in this infographic seems to be someone who’s getting a step closer to [...]