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These buildings could have turned America into a sci-fi dreamscape

Gizmodo has a selection of eight incredible buildings and public works that could have turned America into the perfect set for a futuristic movie that never was, from 1-kilometer high skyscrapers to cities-within-cities like Frank Lloyd Wright’s titanic Los Angeles’ Civic Center, a sci-fi mesopotamia set in 1925. https://gizmodo.com/8-unrealized-buildings-that-couldve-transformed-americ-1189210942

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13th Age RPG delivers an incredible fantasy storytelling experience

It would be easy to dismiss 13th Age as another D20-based fantasy role-playing game, albeit one with gorgeous art. But underneath that deceptively simple surface there are elegant storytelling gears that move in surprising ways. We talked to the creators about how it works. 13th Age is published by Pelgrane Press, and was co-designed by…

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Somebody Needs to Make This Han Solo Refrigerator ASAP

Every once in a while, something comes along that’s very impressive, incredibly cool and endlessly desirable. The only problem is that it’s not real. Such is the case with this Photoshopped fridge adorned Han Solo frozen in carbonite. The image was part of B3TA’s “Fridges” challenge, and not surprisingly, it won the popularity contest (and…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

If you’re a Game of Thrones’ fan you can’t miss this today

Die hard fans of the fantasy drama Game of Thrones—one of the most popular TV series of all time—will have a methadone shot today at 10PM in the Sundance channel: the shows’ writers will be interviewed in The Writers Room. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-tv-dean-pelton-takes-you-deep-inside-game-1199973917

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3D Printing and Scanning Can Now Produce Near Flawless Art Forgeries

If you’ve ever dreamed of owning a Van Gogh but don’t quite have tens of millions of dollars to spend on your obsession, Fujifilm has a more affordable alternative—kind of. Working with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the company has developed a 3D scanning and printing process that accurately reproduces the artist’s most famous…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Whoa, This Sofa Balances On One Leg Thanks to Spacecraft Technology

Part of what artists are great at is re-contextualizing technology in weird and often amazing ways. That is exactly what artist Jacob Tonski did for a recent installation that involved balancing a 19th century sofa upright on one leg. The result is Inception-like wonderment. At first glance, you’d have to think Balance From Within is…

Space & Spaceflight Michael Hession

This Week’s TV: Dean Pelton takes you deep inside Game of Thrones!

Game of Thrones won’t come back for another nine months or so — but this week’s television is still all about the Thrones. First, get some major insights from the show’s producers. Then, watch Daenerys romance Zoidberg on Futurama. Oh, and celebrate the most underappreciated Doctor Who star. Here are clips and tons of details…

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This Gene Lets Doping Athletes Pass Pee-in-the-Cup Steroid Tests

Some people are just naturally good at cheating. That is, they’re born with a gene that allows them to take steroids, but pass traditional tests—without any of the designer masking agents that many athletes have turned to. And in a lot of leagues, that’s as good as a license to dope your brains out. The…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Can you work while working out?

I’m not sure if working out while working (or viceversa) can be done effectively, but Lifehacker says it’s possible. You just have to keep in mind these pros and cons—like motion sickness. https://lifehacker.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-working-while-working-out-1172655393

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How Scientists Plan To Send Hibernating Astronauts to Mars

A lot of things are falling into place for NASA’s inevitable moonshot to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep, that’s how. For the past…

Space & Spaceflight Adam Clark Estes

How the old movies and TV series models are being destroyed right now

Watch Kevin Spacey smashing the traditional movies and TV industry models in this convincing speech. Spacey believes in a new model where stories are delivered in bulk—like his House of Cards Netflix series—and the audience decides how and when to watch. David Lynch, of course, still disagrees: http://gawker.com/kevin-spacey-delivers-the-definitive-wake-up-call-to-an-1200851840

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Boeing’s Newer, Bigger, Less Flammable Dreamliner Is Ready to Fly

This last year has not been kind to Boeing’s fledgling 787 Dreamliner class airplanes, what with the repeated electrical fires, fleet groundings, and bad publicity. But Boeing is confident that it’s worked the kinks out in its newest Dreamliner iteration, the 787-9, which rolled out of the factory earlier today and is eagerly awaiting its…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

That time in 1893 when a Japanese chemist invented crystal meth

Though crystal meth has a reputation as an American street drug of the late twentieth century, its origins go back to late-nineteenth century Japan. At that time, a chemist synthesized the first dose of this notorious stimulant out of a plant used frequently in traditional Chinese medicine. Photo by Jlcoving Over at The Appendix, Benjamin…

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How the Milky Way Got Its Name (and What Other Languages Call It)

Today I found out why our galaxy is called the Milky Way and what it’s called in other languages. No, it has nothing to do with the candy bar. Like many words we use today, the English name of our galaxy is derived from its Latin name: Via Lactea. Translated, that means “the road of…

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The new iPhones look like crap

Gold or Graphite (or Russian Gangsta and Bland, if you will.) Those may be the new—and only?—iPhone 5S colors. The gold iPhone is clearly the worst offender but the grapshite doesn’t look very good either. It actually looks a bit like the original iPhone, but without any of its charm. If this is really the…

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How an 1836 Famine Altered the Genes of Children Born Decades Later

Why do some identical twins look so different from each other? Could your eating habits during puberty have an impact on the genetic makeup of your grandkids? These are just two of the startling questions raised by the science of epigenetics, as this “deleted” chapter from David Epstein’s book The Sports Gene explains. Top image:…

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The Untold History Behind Everyone’s Favorite Condiment Bottle

The Heinz ketchup bottle has become a mainstay of family dinners and greasy diners alike, and it’s for this precise reason that its iconic shape so often goes overlooked. The ketchup bottle’s familiar glass frame comes with a rich, fascinating history that, fortunately for us, Co.Design has been kind enough to dig up. You see,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

An iPhone Camera Periscope Makes Stalking a Breeze

Whether you’re documenting something bizarre you saw on the subway, or secretly capturing images of your crush, this rotating spy lens from Photojojo makes it incredibly easy to covertly capture images on your iPhone. Think of it as a tiny periscope for your smartphone, but instead of torpedoing frigates, you can use it to sink…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Software Hack Lets Feature Phones Jam Calls, Texts Within 75 Miles

There’s something uniquely scary about the idea of your calls being jammed. Good news! It turns out blocking calls and texts to certain phones is pretty easy. Hackers have figured out how to turn a feature phone into a “jammer” with just a few software modifications. The hack was developed by a security research group…

Tech News Eric Limer

Meet the Wasp in these amazing Avengers movie animatics

Federico D’Alessandro was the Avengers movie’s animatics supervisor, and he just released a bevy of beautiful videos for storyboarded scenes that didn’t make in into the finished film. Most of them are Iron Man scenes, but one of them reveals how close the superheroine The Wasp was to making it into the movie. If you…

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These buildings could have turned America into a sci-fi dreamscape

13th Age RPG delivers an incredible fantasy storytelling experience

Somebody Needs to Make This Han Solo Refrigerator ASAP

If you’re a Game of Thrones’ fan you can’t miss this today

3D Printing and Scanning Can Now Produce Near Flawless Art Forgeries

Whoa, This Sofa Balances On One Leg Thanks to Spacecraft Technology

This Week’s TV: Dean Pelton takes you deep inside Game of Thrones!

This Gene Lets Doping Athletes Pass Pee-in-the-Cup Steroid Tests

Can you work while working out?

How Scientists Plan To Send Hibernating Astronauts to Mars

How the old movies and TV series models are being destroyed right now

Boeing’s Newer, Bigger, Less Flammable Dreamliner Is Ready to Fly

That time in 1893 when a Japanese chemist invented crystal meth

How the Milky Way Got Its Name (and What Other Languages Call It)

The new iPhones look like crap

How an 1836 Famine Altered the Genes of Children Born Decades Later

The Untold History Behind Everyone’s Favorite Condiment Bottle

An iPhone Camera Periscope Makes Stalking a Breeze

Software Hack Lets Feature Phones Jam Calls, Texts Within 75 Miles

Meet the Wasp in these amazing Avengers movie animatics

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