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Dramatic images of a snake battling a crocodile—then swallowing it

In case you needed a reminder that Australian animals are terrifying, witness the epic battle between a crocodile and a snake in the Australian Outback, followed by the snake’s gluttonous victory. Yesterday, folks enjoying their Sunday at Lake Moondarra near Mount Isa were treated to the sight of the struggle between a ten-foot snake, likely…

What Apple CarPlay Looks Like in Action

While Apple showed off a few screengrabs of its CarPlay in-car iPhone and iPad integration system earlier, we finally have some actual video of it in action. Not surprisingly, it turns your car’s dashboard into a big ‘ol iPhone copilot. Many of the CarPlay screenshots released show it being used on a widescreen display similar…

There is a major error in this famous photo of physicist Enrico Fermi

Enrico Fermi was one of the greatest physicists of all time. Take a look at the history of any branch of physics, and he was there, helping things along. Take a look at his most famous portrait and he made a boneheaded mistake. Maybe on purpose. You know that thing called quantum theory? Enrico Fermi…

Every Meal Time’s an Adventure With These Scenic Tables

If your meals lack a certain sense of stimulation, maybe you need one of these tables—each of which depict a beautiful outdoor landscape as if it were seen from far above. The TOP Tables are designed by Pension für Produkte, and each is made from pine plywood, onto which a beautiful aerial view is painted.…

Seriously, folks, you need to stop refrigerating your tomatoes

A fresh tomato is a delight — until it’s spent a few days in the refrigerator. Then it transforms into a mushy, tasteless mess. Here’s the scientific reason why you should never, ever refrigerate your tomatoes. But — if you absolutely must — there is a way to do it. The Chemistry of a Tomato…

5 Ideas To Make Roads Safer for Cars and Pedestrians

“Vision Zero,” New York mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to eliminate traffic deaths in the city, is audacious but not unprecedented. Like almost all good social policies, the Swedes did it first. And we could learn a thing or two from them. Sweden first introduced its own version of Vision Zero in 1997 as a…

Engineer Identifies Spot In Dam Before Utter Catastrophe

Today an engineer in Washington can be proud of doing a very good job. After noticing a crack and bowing in the structure, the engineer ordered the dam inspected and caught a problem before it catastrophically failed. Dear Engineer, Thank you for looking at that dam and thinking, “…that shouldn’t be bulging…” then taking the…

​On The Walking Dead, it’s time to have a goddamn drink

Can I tell you how much I loved this episode of The Walking Dead? “Still” was a lot like last season’s stand-out episode “Clear,” in that it’s about focusing on just a few characters. It was about learning more of Daryl’s life. But most of all, it was about Beth’s need to have a goddamn…

Relive Jurassic Park‘s Iconic Hacking Scene Right From Your Browser

For the most part, Jurassic Park isn’t the kind of movie you’d want a chance to live out, what with the mortal danger and velociraptors and all that. But thanks to the amazing Jurassic Systems website, you can experience of of Jurassic Park’s safer thrills first-hand: getting hacked by Dennis Nedry. Thanks to this little…

Gravity dominates the Academy Awards with seven Oscars

Space thriller Gravity dominated the 86th Academy Awards with seven Oscars, including winning Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón, Best Score and Best Cinematography. See the full list of winners now. Overall it was a pretty good night for genre films. Frozen won two Oscars, Her won best original screenplay and Gravity took home the rest.…

I Wish This Energy Drink-Delivering Drone Would Accompany My Workouts

Powerade has seemingly come up with an amazing way to dethrone Gatorade as the world’s most popular sports drink. It’s just too bad these tiny tanker planes full of hydrating blue energy drinks only exist in this clever commercial created by an ad agency called The Lift. And not only would a service like this…

How often does speech turn into song?

You can make any person’s regular speaking voice seem to burst into song with a fairly simple trick. It’s called the Speech-to-Song illusion. But can you do it if they’re speaking another language? Or if you deliberately tweak their voice? Find out how to make people sing on your iPhone, and how they can make…

This Week’s TV: Clone Wars‘ final season! Plus, who is the Yellow King?

This is a week of hellos and farewells, with the premiere of the non-zombie back-to-life series Resurrection, the return of both Once Upon a Time shows, and the season finales of Almost Human and True Detective. Plus, the final 13 episodes of Clone Wars hit Netflix, revealing the secrets of Order 66. Catch the latest…

11 Creative Interpretations Of The Golden Ratio’s Perfect Proportions

Although the Golden Ratio was devised way, way back by ancient Greek mathematicians, you might remember it from such modern implementations as the Apple logo and an early incarnation of Twitter. But, honestly, it can be a total mind-fuck for non-designers to wrap their heads around. Golden Meaning is a new book by GraphicDesign&, a…

Santa is getting his own gritty origin movie where he’s a Viking

Because everything has to get the Batman Begins treatment now. Sony is making Winter’s Knight, a dark reworking of Santa Claus’ origin story, where it turns out Santa was a Viking.Deadline is reporting that Kon-Tiki producers Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg are behind the project, and that there was apparently a bidding war for this…

Horizon, the clever camera app that forces your iPhone or iPad to only shoot horizontal videos no matter how they’re held, is now free on the iTunes App Store for a little while. So now you have no excuse for shooting vertical videos ever again. [iTunes App Store]

A map of the most hated popular music in every state

Last week, we checked out this map of the music that’s popular in your state (and only in your state), but, now that we know what music your state likes, what music does it hate? This map answers that question. The map is the work of Paul Lamere (who is responsible for creating the first…

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why the new Cosmos matters so much

This Sunday, March 9th, what is arguably the most important science show of all time returns to TV as Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts an all-new, updated version of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. We caught up with Neil DeGrasse Tyson on his whirlwind tour of the universe to discuss the what the show is and isn’t, explaining…

WSJ: Apple Is Hiring Engineers in Asia to Launch More Products, Faster

Good news, perhaps, for the impatient: the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is “hiring hundreds of new engineers and supply-chain managers” across Asia in an attempt to “speed up product development and launch a wider range of devices.” According to “people familiar with the matter,” Apple is poaching staff from HTC and other…

An interactive map showing how baby names spread across the US

Using US census data, creator Brian Lee Yung Rowe has developed an interactive map showing how names have grown and waned in popularity in different states since the early 1900s. Inspired by a recent baby name visualization, Yung Rowe wanted to see how a single name spreads across the country based on its prevalence in…