The Search for Intelligent (Business) Life on Earth
Since the 1890s, man has been using technology to try and find signs of intelligent life in the universe. Nicola Tesla, the brilliant inventor and engineer, was said to be one of the first when he...
View ArticleFacebook, Oculus Rift, and an Already Imagined Future
Discussing Facebook with people who know me always reminds me of that Conan O'Brian joke he told the graduating class at Harvard about how for the rest of their lives, whenever they do something stupid...
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When Chrome Attacks -- And Quick Fixes for Other Things, Too
My computer is my life. Really. I'm not a gamer. Or a hacker. Or fully "networked" Millennial. But I've had this jones since 'way back in the '70s, when the Chicago Sun Times became one of the first...
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'Game Of Thrones' Gets An Honest Trailer
If you had to explain the "Game of Thrones" series to someone in just a few phrases, it would probably sound something like this: "Lots of sex, even more violence, too many characters to count." Right?...
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Western New Mexico University Covers Its Website In Babies
Western New Mexico University covered its website in babies Tuesday. As in little human babies. It's kind of adorable. Or creepy. We haven't decided yet. The home page features ads for babies to learn...
View ArticleChelsea Manning's New Lawyer Decries 35-Year Sentence
The lawyer representing Chelsea Manning in her court-martial appeals says the soldier's 35-year sentence for leaking classified information is out of proportion with the offenses of which she was...
View ArticleJames Clapper Confirms Warrantless Search Of Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has conducted warrantless searches of Americans' communications as part of the National Security Agency's surveillance operations that target foreigners...
View ArticleTwitter Founder On Why He Turned Down Facebook's $500 Million Offer
Biz Stone knew he wasn't interested in selling Twitter when he and his business partner Evan Williams were driving to Facebook's Silicon Valley headquarters. "I came up with the idea that, why don't...
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Bride Checks Phone During Wedding Ceremony, Entire World Cringes
If your goal is to get your soon-to-be-husband to reconsider the whole marriage thing, this is a good way to start. A video (that we can only hope is fake) made the rounds on Reddit Wednesday titled...
View Article7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now
If you're still recovering from April Fools' Day, waiting for warm weather to hit your area or just annoyed that it isn't Friday, we have just the thing for you. It's Wednesday, which means we're back...
View ArticleInfidelity Dating Site Ashley Madison Is Scoring Big In Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Ashley Madison, the world's biggest online hookup site for married people, works only when monogamy is the rule on the surface but, deep inside, couples want to cheat. That's why it is...
View ArticleJapanese Mob Creates Cheesy Recruiting Website
Can the Internet save the Japanese mob? Japan's largest organized crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, the largest sector of the yakuza, have launched a website in an effort to improve their image and...
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Now There's An App That Slims You Down For 'Better' Selfies
With a click of a button you could shed 5, 10, or 15 pounds, thanks to a new app. Created by tech start-up Pretty Smart Women, SkinneePix lets users edit photos so that they appear thinner in them. The...
View Article'Game Of Thrones' Gets An Emoji Recap
Text messaging has gotten approximately 1000 times better since the creation of emojis. Can you even remember a time when you had to send texts without the help of tiny cartoon animals and food items?...
View Article19th Century Painting Rendered In 3D Is Aesthetically Awesome
Don't you love when old and new come together to create something wonderful? Hungarian graphic artist Zsolt Ekho Farkas was on vacation with his wife when she pointed out Gyula Benczúr's painting...
View Article'The Wolf Of BuzzFeed' Will Restore Your Faith In Parodies
The Internet -- the only place any smart, ambitious 20-something should go. There, dreams come true and the roads are paved with millions and millions of hits. "The Wolf Of Buzzfeed" is a spot-on...
View ArticleWomen in STEM: It's Time to Redesign the Pipeline
Apparently, a key reason that young women aren't choosing careers in STEM is dating. Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, found concern that their 'geeky' male classmates will present poor...
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We See Every Hair, Wrinkle And Pore On The Faces In These Absurdly High-Def...
We hope you're ready for your closeup, because this camera is going to get really, really close up. Swiss photographer Daniel Boschung uses an industrial robot with a mounted camera to take hundreds of...
View ArticleInternet Crimes
Hacker Hymn from Jasmina Tesanovic on Vimeo. Recently I saw a movie on the life and death of Aaron Swartz, who is nowadays often called a martyr for the freedom of the Internet. People, nations and...
View Article'Silicon Valley' on HBO: Tech Culture Gets The Comedy It Deserves
Viewed as a body of work, HBO's half-hour shows have felt kind of meandering and unfocused in the last few years. Some gems have emerged from the churn ("Looking," "Girls" and "Enlightened," for...
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