An awesome new science-themed rap by my pal Michael Wilson aka Coma Niddy explaining how black holes aren’t really dangerous per se, what we really need to worry about is being caught in the event horizon, leading inexorably to death by spaghettification. Speaking of spaghettification, black holes are probably entry points to the plane of […]
http://youtu.be/NG5786fjozY Maleficent” explores the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty and the elements of her betrayal that ultimately turn her pure heart to stone. Driven by revenge and a fierce desire to protect the moors over which she presides, Maleficent (Jolie) cruelly places an irrevocable curse upon the […]
Yes Mr. Spock Nimoy, you can. I don’t have any grandfather left, so I’ll gladly accept you as my honorary grandfather. Thank you so much! I have tears of joy streaming down my face right now. I am honored to have so many honorary grandchildren. Blessings on all. LLAP — Leonard Nimoy (@TheRealNimoy) January 15, […]
I’ve featured him a few times in the past, but today, when I stumbled on photographer Jeff Zoet’s Facebook page, I noticed that he had plenty of new material that I never posted. A few seconds after emailing him, Jeff, being the nice guy that he is, immediately told me that I could post whatever […]
By Eric Smith, excerpted from The Geek’s Guide to Dating. “Being clever’s a fine thing, but sometimes a boy just needs to get out of the house and meet some girls.” Such is the wisdom of Flex Mentallo, wrestler/superhero/metafictional comic book character. He’s advising the angsty teen who not only is Flex’s creator but may […]
It’s here, geeks! Enjoy! Game of Thrones Season 4 premieres April 6 at 9PM! [GameofThrones]
Winter is finally coming, although some would argue that it’s already here! The date? Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The official trailer for Season #4 will be aired this Sunday, right before HBO’s new mystery thriller True Detective. In the meantime, you can pre-order Season #3 on Amazon.com right here. Release date: February […]
Earlier today we told you how 7-year-old Sophie of Queensland, Australia asked scientists over at CSIRO to “make” her a dragon, and unfortunately, at first, the response was negative. But lo and behold, things have changed and a Dragon was successfully “breeded” at the science agency’s additive manufacturing facility in Melbourne. Behold Toothless in all […]
A few weeks ago, 7-year-old Sophie of Queensland wrote a letter to the national science agency CSIRO located in Australia to ask them to “make” her a dragon. I can (almost) guarantee that both the letter from Sophie and the agency’s response will be the most adorable thing you’ll read today. Hello Lovely Scientist My […]
After the leaked picture of a still unofficial LEGO Simpsons set appeared online a few days ago, the company has finally announced that the product is a real thing and will start being available in LEGO stores and online in February 2014 for $199 in the US and $229 in Canada. [Via Technabob]