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This is the fastest and most adorable robotic cat yet

Many of us are familiar with the Pengaton’s Cheetah robot — the world’s fastest mechanical mammal. But that feline brute is rather big and, well, even a bit severe. Thankfully, there’s now a kinder, gentler version — the cheetah-cub robot. https://gizmodo.com/the-pentagons-robotic-cheetah-is-the-fastest-mechanical-5890576 Developed by EPFL’s Biorobotics Laboratory, cheetah-cub’s legs were designed to mimic feline morphology. It’s…

How Darwin helped invent the idea of aliens

The 19th century was still trying to wrap its head around the theory of evolution when a group of scientists decided to up the ante and declare that the universe was teeming with “ultra-terrestrial” life. Evolution was occurring on myriad planets, they said, and the Earth was just one tiny outpost of creation. “Is it…

Reading The Martian Chronicles in Tehran

At long last, Ray Bradbury’s masterpiece about faith, history and human nature, The Martian Chronicles, has been published in Iran. A Persian-language edition was just published by Sabzan Publications in Tehran, allowing Iranians to discover what the rest of us found out years ago: this book is an indispensible classic. And it still has the…

Here’s a 2-Bedroom Cottage For $1.1 Million—Yes, It’s In Silicon Valley

Ready for a cozy two-bedroom starter cottage? This little house in Silicon Valley is listed at $1.1 million. Act fast, because there is definitely not a housing bubble in the Bay Area. http://gawker.com/the-next-housing-bubble-is-about-to-pop-all-over-you-510108728

Which tragically canceled TV show deserves to be a movie?

We got our Firefly movie, and now at last Veronica Mars is becoming a film as well. So there’s still hope for your favorite show that lived too fast and died too soon. Which TV show that was killed in its prime do you want to see as a big-screen movie? This could be either…

Origami-Inspired Clocks So Attention-Grabbing, You’ll Never Run Late

Sometimes a piece of design is so interesting, it’s hard not to drop everything and pay attention to it. Dressed in bright, bold colors, with sharp, tessellated forms, these origami clocks from U.K. firm Raw Dezign definitely fits the bill. The clocks come in turquoise, yellow, and cream, and you can pick from gold, black,…

Rumors of recovered Doctor Who episodes apparently just a hoax

Last week, we all got our hopes up that the huge gaps in Doctor Who’s history, with whole years of the show basically gone, might be filled in with the return of a bunch of missing episodes. And now, the inevitable has happened and reality has set in. https://gizmodo.com/the-most-exciting-doctor-who-rumor-in-years-513435868 Bleeding Cool, which seemed so sure…

Harlan Ellison fights Cthulhu with Scooby Doo in This Week’s DVDs

Look. There are other DVDs coming out this week. Indeed, some of them are pretty cool. But the fact remains that there is a DVD out tomorrow that contains beloved/cranky scifi author Harlan Ellison teaming up with the original Scooby gang to fight ancient evil. What more do you really need? • Jack the Giant…

Neil Gaiman explores the murkiest waters of all: childhood memories

Fans of Neil Gaiman’s dark, mythology-soaked fantasy will rush out to buy his first adult book in years, The Ocean at the End of the Lane. But for people who haven’t yet delved into Gaiman’s massive body of work, this slim volume is an excellent starting place. Minor spoilers ahead… Top image via Neil Gaiman.…

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You know Stark bannermen are hiding at your office when you see THIS

I don’t know what’s cooler: That someone drew such amazing Game of Thrones fan art at their office, or that the cleaning staff left it there when they erased everything else. There are a lot of Stark supporters lurking in corporate America. Commenter James sent us the above artwork (full version below), and explained: The…

Get the Most Out of Your Home Appliances (Without Taking Them Apart)

When was the last time you had to salt your perishables, got dishpan hands, or beat your laundry against a washboard? Chances are, not recently. Your home appliances do so much for you, shouldn’t you return the love? Here’s how to keep your domestic machine in peak condition without putting on a tool belt. The…

First Awesome Footage from The Legend of Korra Book 2

Show creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are showing off a bunch of new monsters, in our first glimpse of footage from the new season of The Legend of Korra. Creature Spirits and Light/Dark Spirits, oooooh! We cannot WAIT for this show to get back on the air. [Via IGN]

The Wildly Functional Studio of Video Wizard Casey Neistat: Part I

Casey Neistat makes movies. His products are homegrown and eccentric, as though they were built from sticks and stones. But they are also often brilliant, and have clearly caught on, at least enough to garner a presence on The New York Times website as well as HBO. Much of Neistat’s magic is concocted in a…

Scientists Discover How Cancer Cells Chase After Healthy Cells

Scientists have discovered why cancer cells spread around a human body: They actually chase down healthy cells trying to escape. “Researchers are confident that some cancers work according to this chase-and-run principle,” io9.com reports. “Healthy cells try to escape from tumor cells, only to be followed around the body by malignant cells.” https://gizmodo.com/scientists-may-have-discovered-how-cancer-spreads-aroun-513799545

The New Fastest Helicopter on Earth Can Fly at an Insane 300MPH

Most helicopters are built for hovering, not for speed. But the Eurocopter X3 is built for both. The demonstrator tilt-rotor aircraft proved as much when it set a pair of air speed records earlier this month. Based on the Eurocopter EC155, the X3 is a hybrid helicopter. That is, in addition to its five blade…

This low-budget space opera has everything we’ve been missing lately

There’s no more space opera on television, and even when we get space movies they have a distinct lack of over-the-top insanity. There’s not enough spaceship smackdowns and shit blowing up in vacuum. Luckily, there’s this trailer. We’re stoked to give you an exclusive first look at the trailer for Scavengers, an ultra-low-budget space romp…

What’s Wrong With the iOS 7 Icons?

“It looks childish.” That was the first reaction I heard to iOS 7. I’m not going to lie, when I saw it for the first time myself, I freaked out a little too. Like any good simplicity-loving designer, I was eagerly waiting for Jonathan Ive to reveal a fresh, clean take on iOS. But the…

Do you like Pink Floyd? Do you use Spotify? Well the entire Pink Floyd catalog is now available for your streaming pleasure here. [Spotify]

This High Resolution 27-Inch Monitor Is Your Deal of the Day

Newegg is currently selling a 27-inch, matte Dell IPS screen for $550. The monitor in question sports a matte panel running at 2560 x 1440 resolution. This is an excellent deal. There are similar Monoprice monitors available for about $100 less, and you could conceivably save even more if you order a Korean panel off…