In 1964, Richard Feynman gave a series of seven, hour-long lectures at Cornell University that have gone down in history as a wonderfully accessible introduction to physics. Now, you can read them online for free. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/pbn0qBnLuls/read-richard-feynmans-best-known-lectures-for-free-1629237770 Related Topics: als disease Robin Williams Imdb Hercules jason momoa Chuck... Continue reading

As with airplanes and many other self-powered machines, the fuel a shuttle engine requires can weigh nearly as much as the object it's propelling, increasing costs while significantly limiting range. It's a challenge we're going to need to overcome... Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/DmQJsCt9ATQ/ Category: Sharknado 2 juneteenth Casey Kasem game of thrones... Continue reading

London's plan to grow up might go down, Elon Musk's quest to make electric cars cool, and funny anti-Rob Ford ads appear in Toronto. Plus: Learning from streets in Vietnam, Paris, and Manhattan. All this and more in this week's Urban Reads. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/4BIdrdqzcWI/londons-plan-to-grow-up-might-go-down-elon-musks-quest-1555607058 Category: revenge Space Jam... Continue reading

Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, passed away this morning at the age of 94, according to the BBC. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/XdfG8EQBCjo/mikhail-kalashnikov-has-died-1488645822 Similar Articles: seahawks Dylan Sprouse Michigan State football Gary Kubiak Kendrick Lamar Continue reading

Aww. This is adorable. Lilly and Leon Mackie play dress up with their little kid Orson and turn him into baby versions of Luke Skywalker, baby Batman, baby Macaulay Culkin, baby Castaway and so forth so that they could recreate scenes from famous movies. You'll see mom, dad and child... Continue reading

Richard Armitage talks the sequel to the sequel. By Alex Zalben, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1719482/richard-armitage-hobbit-silmarillion.jhtml Category: drew brees michaels brining a turkey aaron rodgers act Continue reading

Apple has put the first OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 pre-release on the Mac Developer Center. It's under non-disclosure agreement (NDA) so we can't go into the details until Apple releases it, but If you're a registered Mac developer, you can download it now and begin testing your apps! Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/8UUmJAEgwt8/story01.htm... Continue reading

Where was the 'Star Wars' prequel on a comparable timeline? By Alex Zalben Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1719344/star-wars-episode-vii-phantom-menace.jhtml Tags: mike tomlin Jack Ruby Maria Bartiromo Maleficent allen iverson Continue reading

Manage more functions directly from the watch There's always something cool about getting a firmware update for your watch. Tonight Pebble unleashed OS version 1.14.1 for its smartwatch, bringing a few subtle but useful improvements. First you'll find a Do Not Disturb mode, which as you would expect turns off... Continue reading

When it comes to sports, they say it doesn't matter if you win or lose, just how you play the game. And if hockey's your thing, with the FWD Powershot sensor on the end of your stick you'll know for sure if you played the game better than everyone else... Continue reading

As nations around the world launch more and more satellites into geosynchronous orbit above the Earth, the danger of them accidentally colliding and creating a Gravity-esque cascade of destruction increases exponentially. To keep tabs on everything zooming around 22,000 miles above the surface, DARPA's developed this keen-eyed space surveillance telescope.... Continue reading

Enjoying some mommy-and-me time in the Big Apple, Kim Kardashian took baby North out of their Soho apartment on Wednesday (December 4). The reality diva looked simply chic in a long black overcoat covering her all-black outfit as she pushed her little girl's stroller out to an awaiting vehicle. Recently,... Continue reading

We already let you know that Best Buy had discounted the iPad Air to $450, and now you can get an additional $40 Best Buy gift card out of the deal by doing in-store pick up. Basically, Best Buy is giving you $10 credit back on every $100 spent on... Continue reading

Jimmy Kimmel has done a lot of great comedic bits on his late-night show, but "Mean Tweets" might be the most inspired. The concept is simple: celebrities read mean tweets about themselves to the camera. On Twitter, you'd brush all of these comments aside, or maybe flag them as inappropriate.... Continue reading

MTV News quizzes the actors on everything Jason Statham — and the answers may surprise you. By Sophie Schillaci, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1717898/jason-statham-james-franco-kate-bosworth-homefront.jhtml Tags: Iggy Azalea Halloween pictures Mary McCormack bob costas NBA 2K14 Continue reading

If you're looking for something a little more rugged than Google Glass to take skiing or snowboarding, know this: Recon Instruments has just released its Snow2 heads-up display. This little Android-based guy fits inside a compatible set of goggles and displays a number of items, including your speed, analysis of... Continue reading

Bellator MMA has officially decided to sever ties with welterweight champion Ben Askren after failing to come to terms on a new contract. Askren had been a restricted free agency until today. Askren is now an unrestricted free agent and can sign where he wants. Askren fought nine times under... Continue reading

Malala Yousafzai's book, I Am Malala, has been banned in private schools across Pakistan. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Malala Yousafzai's book, I Am Malala, has been banned in private schools across Pakistan. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images An organization representing 40,000 private schools in Pakistan says it has decided to ban I Am... Continue reading

Washington D.C. is getting old. To other countries, our nation's capital might seem like a spring chicken, but it's actually aging rapidly—a fact proven by the scaffolding that's draped around some of its most important monuments this year. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/TuT0OA5qV4w/the-architectural-trickery-used-to-disguise-d-c-monume-1461018350 Category: nfl CCSU National Cat Day Dakota Johnson... Continue reading

Pregnancy, marriage separation, weight gain -- the Kardashians have endured it all in 2013. Now as the year comes to a close, the reality family seems ready to celebrate all they have. On Nov. 4, Kim and Khloe Kardashian and Kris, Kendall, and Kylie Jenner were spotted on the beaches... Continue reading

The open source Tizen mobile operating system is one of the most visible examples that Samsung isn't completely dependent on the Android mobile OS. At the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco this week, Samsung held a single breakout session on developing apps using Tizen. The session was led by... Continue reading

In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Nuon Chea, left, who was the Khmer Rouge's chief ideologist and No. 2 leader, waits before his final statements at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. Former Khmer Rouge leader... Continue reading

The OpenStack cloud platform marketplace has become more crowded with the introduction of yet another distribution of OpenStack. The new Mirantis OpenStack is an open source distribution being billed as enterprise-ready and as more flexible than alternative distros already on the market. Mirantis is no stranger to the OpenStack community.... Continue reading

When the Sense 5.5 update hits your HTC One, good news: you'll be able to snag an additional 25GB of Google Drive storage. Sweet. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/6QHm-O8gxxU/when-the-sense-5-5-update-hits-your-htc-one-good-news-1451989422 Tags: kaley cuoco Federal government shutdown george zimmerman ellie goulding Chris Siegfried Continue reading

The little iPad Mini just got some big changes as announced in today's Apple event — first and foremost being a 7.9 inch Retina display. It's also got faster guts without growing out of its skinny little body. How's it run? Hands-on impressions say it's a familiar iPad with a... Continue reading