Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle?

You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Unfortunately, they’re not sure whether you qualify, so they decide to give you all a test. Can you solve this hat riddle? Alex Gendler shows how. […]



ThinkGeek’s Huge Spring Clearance Sale: Up to 80% Off!

Our friends at Thinkgeek are currently holding their “Spring Clearance Sale” event where they are offering up to 80% off on over 500 geektastic items! –Thinkgeek’s Spring Clearance Sale (Main Page) –Jackets and Outerwear: up to 80% off –Collectibles: up to 50% off –T-shirts: starting at $3.99 –Women’s tops: starting at $4.99 [ThinkGeek’s Huge Spring […]

Building the World’s Largest Telescope (And its Mirrors!)

Underneath the University of Arizona’s football stadium are the beginnings of the Giant Magellan Telescope, set to be the largest optical telescope in the world. The Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory is the only place equipped to manufacture gigantic 27-foot tall mirrors, the kind needed to build the heart of the Magellan. Each of the […]

Anime Pioneer & Studio Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata Passes Away

Isao Takahata, the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, has died aged 82. Alongside colleagues including Hayao Miyazaki, he was a key figure in the development of Japanese animation. While Studio Ghibli began in 1985, Takahata worked on television and movies from the early 1960s and made his name directing 1968’s The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince […]