The Sagan Series (part 9): The Humans [Video]

There are places, in and around our great cities, where the natural world has all but disappeared. You can make out streets and sidewalks, autos, parking garages, advertising billboards, monuments of glass and steel, but not a tree or a blade of grass or any animal – besides, of course, the humans. There are lots […]



Pay-per-view could get more literal

Want to hit rewind and replay that great sporting moment again? Gonna cost ya. Trying to fast forward through commercials? Pay up buddy. That’s the world we could be living in if a recently-published Microsoft patented technology becomes adopted by cable firms. Entitled “Control-based content pricing”, the heart of the concept is that a “content […]

HOW TO: Wield a Lightsaber Like an Idiot

The idiot guide on how properly wield a lightsaber like a total dumbass. Enjoy! [FirstManOnTheSpoon]

Intel Brings Old School 3D Music Visualization Masterpiece to Life [Video]

Intel has brought Pipe Dream, Animusic’s musical visualization masterpiece from 2004, to life in this demo, which was presented at IDF 2011 a few months ago. Impressive, isn’t it? [Via Neatorama]

Do Not Squander Your Daylight Savings Hour! [Pic]

Now that daylight savings has come around for those in North America, be sure you don’t waste your extra hour of daylight. Science is clearly the way to improve your mind, body and soul so please, use your extra time to make the world a better place. It’s time for science; it’s time for you. […]

Danger Danger, Tinfoil Robot Dance [Video]

Pixel Punk and 8-bit musician Oliver Joseph Hindle of Superpowerless brings us a catchy new tinfoil wrapped music video.