Everyone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they’ve gotten good at their job — sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn’t we just get […]
THIS IS SO CUTE! If you contribute now, you can get the software for just $5 when it comes out, and it probably will since the project is already over its initial funding goal. From Facerig: FaceRig a program allowing anyone to become any character they want with its full expression palette by just sitting […]
LEGO started selling this awesome “brick” version of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover yesterday, and even though the holiday season is already over, there’s no doubt that plenty of LEGO fans will be getting that one. The LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover has landed! Designed by real Curiosity Rover engineer, Stephen […]
Concluding our look back at later developments to stories we brought you on Geeks Are Sexy this year, we look at October to December. Twitter published the documentation for its public stock offering, officially confirming that despite massive growth in revenue it had never turned a profit. That didn’t seem to deter investors: the stock […]
From Superhero Stuff: The 100% acrylic Iron Man Helmet Major Cuff Beanie will make your head emulate old Shellhead’s…um…head? Face? Something like that! Warm and one size fits most, the Iron Man Helmet Major Cuff Beanie comes in the red/yellow color scheme made famous by Tony Stark, has a pom pom on the top, a […]
6 interesting facts about the Dreamcast by VSauce 3! [VSauce 3]
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Winter is coming! And perhaps the most debated topic between parents and kids is their winter attire – but what does science really say? Are you okay without a jacket? The answer might surprise you. [ASAP Science]
The first official trailer for the crowd-funded Veronica Mars movie! Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown, an ex-boyfriend with baggage, and an unraveling murder mystery. In theaters on March 14th, 2014. [Veronica Mars]
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