In celebration of Pi Day last Sunday, many pies were baked and shared. ScienceBlogs, together with Serious Eats, held a Pi Day Bake-Off. They received 35 entries, which have been narrowed down to ten finalists. Not only are these “pi pies” decorated in a mathematically clever way, they look scrumptious! See the full-size pictures at […]
The Internet grew 20% more hateful in the past year according to new figures. That’s not in terms of losers nitpicking on forum flame wars, but rather racist and other hurtful material, plus terrorist propaganda. The report comes from the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Tolerance, named after a Jewish holocaust survivor who later pursued those […]
Mark Roth studies suspended animation: the art of shutting down life processes and then starting them up again. It’s wild stuff, but it’s not science fiction. Induced by careful use of an otherwise toxic gas, suspended animation can potentially help trauma and heart attack victims survive long enough to be treated.
I suppose I didn’t really need to title this picture. It’s pretty self explanatory as far as pop culture mash-up awesomeness goes. I should note that starting at BuzzFeed I followed a good half-dozen “via” links to try to figure out where this piece of fine art originated, and finally landed at a dead end […]
You may have heard that Amanda Seyfried is going to be starring in a new retelling of Little Red Riding Hood helmed by the director of Twilight, but who cares about that when SyFy’s doing their own retelling that features both werewolves and Felicia Day? Here’s the description from SyFy for the upcoming Red: In […]
It did not turn out as planned. With further attempts, he eventually succeeded. Billoon45 has a series of videos about his giant balloon hobby. Do NOT try this yourself! [via Metafilter]
I, for one, welcome our new teddy bear overlords. [Via Digg]
The rush for the iPad appears to have slowed down slightly after some fairly insane first day orders. It comes as Apple reveals more details including how it will treat battery failures, an audio option for iBooks, and a “breakthrough” mobile contract. In our link roundup this morning, we linked to an article reporting that […]
If you’ve been with us for a while, you’ll probably remember the Pantless Knights, the guys behind the “I’m on a Mac” and “Mac or PC” raps. Well folks, this intrepid team of geeks is back with a new song, and this time they’re singing the praises of geekdom to the world. Check it out: […]
Meet Google. The noun that became a verb. The world’s favorite search engine, and the company whose motto is “Don’t be evil…” [Via MUO]