If you picture what sound looks like in your head, you'll probably think of some picture graph of a sound wave. But no one can actually see those up and down scribbles with their eyeballs. So what does sound actually look like in real life? It's invisible but sound looks... Continue reading

British architect David Chipperfield was chosen to build Stockholm's Nobelhuset today, more than a year after a competition to design it got underway. This 275,000-square-foot complex will house a museum and administrative center for the Nobel Prize, along with a cafe and a library. Wonder how long before TED will... Continue reading

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We already have the potential to reconfigure DNA into itty bitty bio-computers programmed to do our bidding. But now, scientists have used high numbers of those nanobots to successfully complete logic operations inside of actual, living organisms. Say hello to the computerized cockroach. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/azmlBevpjnY/dna-nanobots-turn-cockroaches-into-living-8-bit-comput-1560972468 Similar Articles: Oscars... Continue reading

Amazon and Netflix are doing it in style, Yahoo's clamouring to join in , and now Bloomberg reports that Microsoft has at least six original series in production, too. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/jmrAQqsaS7k/bloomberg-microsoft-has-six-original-tv-series-in-prod-1559696390 Category: chumlee pawn stars Sheila MacRae Mexico vs Nigeria Ronan Farrow Tara Lipinski Continue reading

Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus, has been known to show up on Reddit to respond to fans since the virtual reality's Kickstarter first showed up two years ago. Yesterday, he took to Reddit again to reply to many angry fans about their concerns. Read more... Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/YDDLgDUMXBw/@barrett Similar Articles: Adam... Continue reading

This is the strangest, funniest, most unique historic photo you'll probably see today. What the hell is going on? Is this an experiment? Why are these blue-dressed men torturing that poor sitting buddha? What are those scary instruments on his head? Is that the Ewok throne for C-3PO? So many... Continue reading

He’s one of the most underrated actors of his generation, so it’s nice to see that Patton Oswalt has been tapped to host the 29th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards. The shindig is slated to take place under a tent in Santa Monica on March 1st, 2014, and the “Secret... Continue reading

China's decision to (further) relax its infamous one-child policy is, as much as anything, an economic decision. China put the one-child policy in place decades ago, when the country feared a destabilizing population boom. It benefited in the short run — the country slowed its population growth and got a... Continue reading

Altering surface textures in 'counterintuitive manner' may lead to cooling efficiency gains PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 12-Nov-2013 [ | E-mail ] Share Contact: Jason Socrates Bardi [email protected] 240-535-4954 American Institute of Physics Uncovering the physical secrets underlying surface phenomena may increase cooling efficiency for a wide range of applications, according to... Continue reading

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan Finance Ministry official says two employees stole $1.5 million by sending checks to accomplices, but were caught before they could take millions more. Assistant to the minister Najib Manalai said Wednesday that ministry officials discovered fraudulent checks cashed at several locations throughout the country,... Continue reading

Answer a question, pay for that in-app purchase in Candy Crush The Google Opinion Rewards app has just launched in the Play Store, and it may be a good way to build up your Play Store credit balance. The idea isn't new — after you download the app, you'll occasionally... Continue reading

Nairobi (AFP) - Africans were treated Sunday to a spectacular solar eclipse that swept across the continent, while sky-gazers in the United States and Europe also glimpsed the rare phenomenon. A total eclipse could be seen over parts of Africa and one of the best views was in northern Kenya's... Continue reading

Apple's incredibly popular handset, the iPhone, has earned it multiple awards from J.D. Power, but the tablet market may not be playing out the same for the iPad maker. According to a recent study conducted by J.D. Power, which took place between the months of March and August, Samsung tablets... Continue reading

In the UK, Sky has three big assets: sports, movies and a raft of premium dramas imported over from the US. If you're a Now TV user, however, then you could only get your grubby mitts on the first two of that trio. That's all about to change, as Sky... Continue reading

FILE - In this July 18, 2013 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Washington. Biden is planning to join Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, for a forum on policies that affect people with mental illness,... Continue reading

Arcade Fire on Saturday night in Bushwick. Win Butler on the left, Richard Reed Parry on the right. Courtesy of Sachyn Mital Arcade Fire on Saturday night in Bushwick. Win Butler on the left, Richard Reed Parry on the right. Courtesy of Sachyn Mital Saturday's hottest ticket in New York... Continue reading

The debt deal will largely be seen as a victory for President Obama. But not a bipartisan one. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters Listen to John Dickerson and David Plotz dissect Day 16 of the government shutdown: President Obama said he wouldn’t negotiate with Republicans over raising the debt limit and... Continue reading

Gurl, all you need is some orange and you could be mistaken for the girl on fire aka Jennifer Lawrence! Liam Hemsworth's girly girl girlfriend Eiza Gonzalez was seen out for another girls night with her friends at Hooray Henry's in West Hollywood. The Hunger Games actor's gal was seen... Continue reading

By Maggie Fick CAIRO (Reuters) - Relations between the United States and Egypt are now in turmoil and the entire Middle East could suffer, the Egyptian foreign minister said in remarks made a week after Washington moved to curtail military aid to Cairo. Nabil Fahmy told state-run Al-Ahram newspaper that... Continue reading

Jason Silva-USA TODAY Sports Yan Cabral made his UFC debut on Wednesday with a unanimous decision victory over David Mitchell at UFC Fight Night 29 in Barueri, Brazil, but he lost part of the money he made in the fight as soon as he returned to Rio de Janeiro. Sources... Continue reading

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two groups with ties to the 1950s R&B group The Clovers who had been fighting over the use of the band's name have come to an agreement. Lawyers for the two groups filed a document Friday in federal court in Washington saying they've settled a lawsuit over... Continue reading

It wasn?t that long ago that if you wanted a mobile computing solution, your only choice was to pack up and drag your computer from place to place. Then came laptops and travelling businessmen all over the world celebrated (or cursed) their increased mobility. It?s the same with communications. Less... Continue reading

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Would you know that each of these 19 drawings actually started as a photograph for this week's Shooting Challenge? Because they certainly would have fooled me. More » planned parenthood what time does the superbowl start kobayashi roseanne barr margaret sanger paul george Continue reading