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Inside California’s Disastrous Mudslides

Road access to the mudslides that trapped hundreds of cars in California last week was impossible, so a photographer strapped on a backpack and hiked 10 miles in to bring you these photos. “It took a 10 mile hike to get to this massive mudslide, but it was so worth it,” writes Vincent Hernandez of…

Tech News Wes Siler Oct 19 '15

By 2100, Spring Could Be Almost a Month Earlier

Something odd is happening to the seasons. Spring has been showing up progressively earlier, and a new model shows that by the end of the century, it will likely be showing up a full 23 days earlier—but it may not look quite like the Spring we’re used to. A new study in Environmental Research Letters…

Tech News Ria Misra Oct 19 '15

The Official Game of Thrones Coloring Book Really Isn’t For Kids

Thanks to talented artists like Johanna Basford, coloring books have somehow become an incredibly popular pastime again—and not just for kids. Bookstores are now flooded with intricately illustrated black and white books targeted at adults, including an upcoming collection featuring scenes from A Game of Thrones. Hopefully there aren’t actually any six-year-olds familiar enough with…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19 '15

Freaky Illusion Gives the Impression of a Floating City in the Clouds

This extraordinary image of an apparent floating city has created a stir among conspiracy theorists, but a well-known optical illusion is the likely explanation for the phenomenon. As reported in the Independent, the bizarre cloud formation appears to show a cityscape high above the city of Foshan in China’s Guangdong province. Footage of the phenomenon…

Tech News George Dvorsky Oct 19 '15

That Was the Most Brutal Episode of The Walking Dead Ever, and It Was Basically Zombie-Free

The DirecTV summary for last night’s episode of The Walking Dead ran as follows: “A new problem arises.” This is technically accurate, although I don’t think it really does “JSS” justice, seeing as it may have been the one of the most violent, disturbing episodes TWD has ever aired. I’m not sure “JSS” is a…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 19 '15

Critter & Guitari’s New Instrument Is a Totally Programmable Box of Whimsy

Critter & Guitari’s Brooklyn-based workshop is the source of beautiful, if borderline esoteric electronic instruments. Its latest box, based on the colorful metal-and-wood design the company is known for, is fully programmable, so that those lovely lacquered keys can make any sound you want. https://gizmodo.com/inside-the-small-brooklyn-studio-making-the-wackiest-sy-1692188992 The new Organelle is perhaps the logical extension of the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 19 '15

These Star Wars Figurines Just Want to Hang Out on the Side of Your Drinks

They came for your toyshelves. They came for basically every sort of random product you could think of, really. Hell, they came for your showerheads! Now, the heroes and villains of Star Wars are here to perilously dangle off the side of your beverages. These cutesy little plastic figurines went on sale at the Japanese…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 19 '15

Two Months Later, Amazon’s Still Complaining About That Times Hit Piece

It’s been over two months since The New York Times published a lengthy and rather scathing report on what it’s like to work at Amazon. (Working at Amazon is soul-crushing, by the way.) But Amazon just can’t stop defending itself. Star Amazon hire Jay Carney just published a blog post on Medium, detailing several instances…

Commerce Adam Clark Estes Oct 19 '15

This Video Proves That Penguin Sex Can Get Kind of Messy

Two penguins at the Monterey Bay Aquarium decided to make baby penguins in front of their viewing window. In the process, they showed off a fascinating aspect of bird reproductive biology. Birds use internal fertilization–their shelled eggs make it a requirement, since ova have to get fertilized before the shell is laid down. But most…

Biology Diane Kelly Oct 19 '15

It’s the Flour, Not Just The Yeast, That Makes for Perfect Bread

Why do some wheat dough balls rise well and bake into perfect loaves while others are flat and hard as a brick? A new study says it’s as much about the flour as the yeast. That was the conclusion of Mathieu Meerts, a chemical engineer at KU Leuven, a university in Belgium, and his collaborators.…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Oct 19 '15

Watch a bat get hand made from three planks of wood

It’s a lot of fun to watch Darbin Orvar hand make a beautiful bat from maple and walnut planks. Seeing the separate pieces get merged together to form a block and then seeing that block get shaved down to reveal a cylinder and then to see that cylinder get turned and shaped into a bat…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 19 '15

Toys “R” Us Leaked More Info on the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Set

The Lego Ghostbusters can’t really be expected to do their jobs without a place to store all their gear. There have been some strong rumors that Lego plans to release a Ghostbusters Firehall set to accompany Brent Waller’s Ecto-1 released last year, and Toys “R” Us may have just finally spilled the beans. The page…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19 '15

People Are Very Mad That the New Captain America Is Acting Like Captain America

Ever since he punched Hitler in the face 75 years ago, Captain America has been a political character. Many times he’s walked away from the government, and reminded people that he works for America as a whole, not just its government. So when he does exactly that, it’s kind of amazing that people still get…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 19 '15

NASA Considered an Inflatable Donut for a Space Habitat

Once upon a time, NASA contemplated building an inflatable solar-powered space station. Unlike most early concepts for bringing humans to space, this one made it from concept art all the way to a testable prototype, although it never left the planet. This is a 1961 prototype model an inflatable space station, the Erectable Torus Manned…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Oct 19 '15

The Best Ways to Organize All Your Digital Photos

Thanks to digital photography, everyone has a camera in their pocket and pictures are now instantly accessible and shareable. The only drawback is the hassle of managing so many snaps and all the more apps and services that make it even more confusing. Here are the tools you need to know to bring order to…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 19 '15

Facebook Now Tells You to Replace Your Computer When State-Sponsored Hackers Attack

If a despotic regime is trying to break into your Facebook messages, you’d probably want to know about it. Now, the social network is finally offering a feature that tells you when a suspected state-sponsored attacker targets your account. It will also tell you to buy a new computer. The new hacker alert feature isn’t…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes Oct 19 '15

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges at Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

In developing countries, an unbelievable 45% of food goes bad because of a lack of cold storage. It’s an especially big problem during transportation from farms to outdoor markets, where food sits in the scorching sun for hours on end. But one startup has a solution: solar-powered refrigeration stations that could save the livelihoods of…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin Oct 19 '15

Here’s What the Climax of Terminator: Genisys Looks Like Without Any VFX

It looks goofy as hell, that’s what it looks like. Whenever a movie relies as heavily on CGI and visual effects as Terminator: Genysis does, seeing the “real” footage is always weird. Needless to say, there are some spoilers if you chose to watch the video below. [USA Today] Contact the author at [email protected].

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Oct 19 '15

A Wooden Macintosh Replica Proves the Original Deserved a Flashy Gold Keyboard

For years Love Hultén has been making gamers jealous of his woodworking and electronics skills with hand-crafted arcade cabinets, portable consoles, and handheld gaming units. But now he’ll be the envy of Mac fans too with a new replica of the original Macintosh he calls the Golden Apple. It’s understandable why Apple chose to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 19 '15

Own a Piece of the K-T Layer With These Ceramics Glazed With Deep Sea Mud

Chances are you’ll never plumb the depths of the Mariana Trench or explore the ruins of an ancient shipwreck. But you can hold part of geologic history in your hand with these ceramic pieces glazed with various muds collected from the deep sea, courtesy of The Soft Earth Speaks. Back in 1996, a sailor with…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette Oct 19 '15

Inside California’s Disastrous Mudslides

By 2100, Spring Could Be Almost a Month Earlier

The Official Game of Thrones Coloring Book Really Isn’t For Kids

Freaky Illusion Gives the Impression of a Floating City in the Clouds

That Was the Most Brutal Episode of The Walking Dead Ever, and It Was Basically Zombie-Free

Critter & Guitari’s New Instrument Is a Totally Programmable Box of Whimsy

These Star Wars Figurines Just Want to Hang Out on the Side of Your Drinks

Two Months Later, Amazon’s Still Complaining About That Times Hit Piece

This Video Proves That Penguin Sex Can Get Kind of Messy

It’s the Flour, Not Just The Yeast, That Makes for Perfect Bread

Watch a bat get hand made from three planks of wood

Toys “R” Us Leaked More Info on the Lego Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Set

People Are Very Mad That the New Captain America Is Acting Like Captain America

NASA Considered an Inflatable Donut for a Space Habitat

The Best Ways to Organize All Your Digital Photos

Facebook Now Tells You to Replace Your Computer When State-Sponsored Hackers Attack

In Nigeria, Solar-Powered Fridges at Outdoor Markets Save Food From Spoiling

Here’s What the Climax of Terminator: Genisys Looks Like Without Any VFX

A Wooden Macintosh Replica Proves the Original Deserved a Flashy Gold Keyboard

Own a Piece of the K-T Layer With These Ceramics Glazed With Deep Sea Mud

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