Exactly 25 years after creating a technology now used by 40 percent of the human population, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has called for a bill of rights-style agreement for the world wide web. As we’ve covered elsewhere on Geeks Are Sexy, 12 March 1989 was the day Berners-Lee first wrote to other staff at CERN to […]
A lady that dresses as Darth Vader and uses a Star Wars quote to turn a guy down, now that’s one hell of a geek! [Source: Let’s Not Date]
When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire — because that’s essentially what you’ve told your brain! Rose Eveleth details the science and history behind spicy foods, giving insights into why some people continue to pay the painful price for a little spice. [TED […]
Update: Bingo Cards removed at the request of the artist. If you want to see them, be sure to head over to her Deviantart profile right here to check ’em out! Unfortunately, I have a feeling that a game of Female Armor BINGO (Downloadable PDF) wouldn’t last very long while playing fighting games on most […]
From Daisuke Kaneko: An animated short film about a covetous homeless and a mysterious mirror. This is my graduation project at Digital Hollywood University. [Daisuke Kaneko | Via IO9]
From Carsten Riewe: This Baby costume was inspired by the Caterpillar P5000 Powerloader from the movie “Aliens” by James Cameron. The arms and legs are fully movable and the top-light and LED were powered by an 12 Volt battery pack stored in the backpack. The on/off switch is in the left arm. Also in the […]
The science and history of popcorn by the folks over at NPR. Skunk Bear boots up its time machine, microscope and slow motion camera to explore the science and history of popcorn. [NPR | Via LS]
I don’t know about you guys, but I want a pair. $33.26 @ TheFowndry.com. [Star Wars BBQ Tongs]
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George Takei took the stage at SXSW on Tuesday afternoon to speak on his life and his celebrated work in the promotion of diversity and freedom of liberties for all. Takei is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu on Star Trek: The Original Series, but over the last few years he has attained […]