Geeks are Sexy reader Israel A. (@Sopaguada) is a big fan of the Ghostbusters and got this super detailed Bill Murray Ghostbuster Tattoo inked on his chest as an homage to the first movie. Thanks Israel! Oh, and geeks, if you’ve got a geeky tattoo of your own that you’d like to see featured on […]
Last Saturday, I attended the wedding of Emily Biemiller and Ryan Fortney. Ryan and his fellow Air Force broheims are total nerds — music, movies, sports, you name it. So, at the reception, they ripped off their Air Force uniform jackets to reveal something I have never heard of nor seen before: “Party Shirts.” I […]
Phasers are for wimps. [Daily Motion]
Researchers from the University of Essex have been collaborating with some United States researchers — especially those at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — to develop “brain-computer interface” (BCI) technology, “which allows two people to steer a virtual spacecraft using only their brain power, via electroencephalography (EEG).” To start, they have been working on a BCI mouse […]
I have never, ever thought about it before, but…who ARE the greatest artists of this century? Do we even have a modern-day Rembrandt or Van Gogh or Picasso? What qualifies someone as being “the greatest”? Ze Frank breaks it all down for us in this 2:40 video. http://youtu.be/8PxbAsVykcY [Amor Sciendi / Source: YouTube]
A solar flare sparks major climatic changes on Earth. These changes are not going to be without consequences for humanity… [ArtFX]
How did a pitch for an episode of Star Trek end up in this weekend’s premiere of Breaking Bad? Easy: Vince Gilligan had been telling the story of a pie-eating contest gone wrong aboard the Enterprise to the writers of Breaking Bad for as long as writer Peter Gould can remember. “Since probably the first season,” laughed […]
Lima, Peru, and its nearby villages do not have much potable water. Despite humidity at 98%, rainfall is nearly 0%. But by implementing SCIENCE, the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru created a BILLBOARD THAT MAKES USABLE WATER. http://utec.edu.pe/utec.html [via Upworthy]
To coincide with the 1-year anniversary of the Mars Curiosity Rover, NASA has partnered with Mattel, of all companies, to create…Mars Explorer Barbie! She is also Mattel’s Career of the Year Doll for 2013. Last year, Mattel offered little girls the “I Can Be President” Barbie, so what do you think: Is this progress for […]
For all your “one-of-a-kind, handcrafted geek accessories,” check out The Geek Forge! From shoes to wallets to jewelry to phone covers, The Geek Forge cuts, glues, and décopages actual comics — all while donating 15% of all profits to the Hero Initiative! They’ve raised over $162.00 so far! [The Geek Forge / Source: Etsy]