Amazing Star Trek-Like Home Computer

Youtube user klapstoelpiloot built this AMAZING Star Trek-like touchscreen computer for this home. The system’s GUI is based on the LCARS interface from Star Trek. Check it out: Shown in the video are: Agenda/Calendar Shopping list (Groceries) Rain radar Train departure times (because the train station is nearby) Library & Media player (connected to home […]

Symphony of Science – A Wave of Reason

“A Wave of Reason” is the seventh installment in the Symphony of Science music video series. It is intended to promote scientific reasoning and skepticism in the face of growing amounts of pseudoscientific pursuits, such as Astrology and Homeopathy, and also to promote the scientific worldview as equally enlightening as religion. It features Carl Sagan, […]

Neill Blomkamp’s Mysterious Teaser from Wired magazine

This mysterious video by District 9 director Neill Blomkamp was apparently discovered in the latest iPad issue of Wired magazine (issue number 18.12). Could this be for an upcoming movie by Mr. Blomkamp? Edit: /film has uncovered some additional information about the trailer: Here is what I’ve discovered. 18.12 is the number of the issue […]

Pentagon funds flying snakes

The United States Department of Defense has put money into airborne snake research. But sadly it doesn’t involve hiring Samuel L. Jackson to help train the Air Force against unexpected passengers. Instead the funding, which comes from the DoDs Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (which is known for backing some pretty unusual research), went to […]