“A supercomputer that soundly thrashed two of humankind’s most successful players at their own game.” “What is Watson?” Yes, after taking a strong lead after day two, IBM’s machine took a resounding win at the end of the third and final day of its Jeopardy challenge. Final score: Watson $77,147, Ken Jennings $24,000, Brad Rutter […]
I’m pretty sure there’s some kind of trick or optical illusion behind the video, but I can’t put my finger on it. Anyone here cares to elaborate on the reason why the water seems to go up the device? [Via Neatorama]
Hey Everyone! We’ve just finished implementing our new custom WordPress template. We’ve increase the site’s font size to improve its readability and increased the width of the content section so that we can now put bigger pictures and videos. We’ve also added a featured section on top to showcase the current featured posts. And no, […]
By Jimmy Rogers (@me) Contributing Writer, [GAS] Valentine’s Day is over, but it’s never a bad idea to stock up on gift ideas for that geeky girl or guy in your life. I just discovered these while browsing Etsy and HAD to share them with the [GaS] community! These were crafted by Houston-based CleanerScience. As a microbiology […]
I’m pretty sure that If Archimedes could read this right now, he’d facepalm himself in his grave…. [Source | Via]
Yep geeks, the Internet’s first big meme turns ten today! Somebody set us up a cake… or something. [Via]
Oh come on, Tails, just one more time!
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An awesome medley of songs from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time by Youtube user FamilyJules7X. Enjoy! [Via]
If Valentine’s Day taught us anything this year, it was that sexy geeks love Nathan Fillion. Now we know, if ever there was doubt, that the Science Channel loves sexy geeks: according to a very quiet notice on their Programs page, Joss Whedon’s (heartbreakingly short-lived) sci-fi western series Firefly will be airing there, beginning March […]