A series of particularly horrific murders should normally spark fear, outrage, and a deadly serious response. But it turns out that when cannibalism is the theme, it’s an opportunity for tongue-in-cheek (so to speak) marketing and an unlikely official statement. In early May, a Miami man attacked a homeless man and ate an estimated two-thirds […]
If you’re down-under, get yourself to Melbourne at the end of June this year because there’s not one, but two awesome events you’re going to want to attend. First up is the Game Masters exhibition at ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image). With a venue renowned for awesome exhibitions, you can be sure […]
What’s the tallest thing we’ve ever built, and how tall will we EVER be able to build? Watch this episode of vsauce to find out! [VSauce]
I’m willing to bet that nearly everyone reading this either grew up with or is familiar with the show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” In the first of what PBS says will be a series of videos, PBS Digital Studios collaborated with Symphony of Science‘s John D. Boswell to create “Garden of Your Mind“, a mash-up and […]
So nerds and geeks that don eye-corrective accessories, what is it your spectacles indicate about your nature? Agree, disagree? Love, hate? [by Reading Glasses Shopper | via GraphJam]
On the way back from A-Kon in Dallas, TX my I came across this gem at a gas station in Tyler. Figures Hawkeye would be our big winner, my friend scored a whole $1.00. (Lindsey with her winning ticket).
Don’t you love it when the world just works? This guy works at a restaurant part-time while doing his degree. A semi-regular customer – who this guy had only talked to about 3-4 times about how the customer was doing an aeronautical engineering PhD – came in and left a package for him, telling him […]
In most walks of life, claiming that you could see Twitter’s face would have you locked up. Thankfully there is one situation where it is acceptable: academic research. Said visualization was the conclusion of a presentation I recently attended by Nello Cristianini, the Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bristol’s Department of Engineering […]
According to entertainment magazine Variety, DC has been working on getting their powerhouse superhero team to the big screen. The rumor is newcomer Will Beall has been hired to draft up the screen play. His work includes several episodes of Castle and a film about the Mafia versus the LAPD to debut this year. After […]
Superhumans with neural implants may belong to the realm of science fiction for now. But the day is fast approaching when technology offers us abilities beyond our wildest dreams (or darker than our worst nightmares). PhD in Robotics and NYTimes best selling author Daniel H. Wilson had a conversation with us to discuss the near […]