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Can Science and Religion be Reconciled?

Physicist Sean Carroll and @YourTitleSucks agree. The answer is “No.” Slate has republished a thought-provoking essay by author, blogger and physicist Sean Carroll about why he won’t take money from the John Templeton Foundation, “a philanthropic organization that supports research into the ‘Big Questions of human purpose and ultimate reality,’ encourages ‘dialogue among scientists, philosophers,…

Dieter Rams Reissues His Rare (But Classic) Modular Chair

We have Jony Ive to thank for launching Dieter Rams to upper stratosphere of popular culture, so most of us are more familiar with his electronics than his furniture. But today, Rams introduced a reengineered version of a lesser known masterpiece: the modular 620 Chair Program. https://gizmodo.com/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future-343641 620 was Rams’ second Vitsœ product, arriving two…

Who’s the Coolest Killer Robot of All Time?

We’re still waiting for that robot uprising, but meanwhile, killer robots have already conquered our hearts. But who’s the most amazing killer robot of them all? Make your case below! And as usual, PLEASE include a picture of your selection, so we can admire the shiny, shiny metallic deadliness.

Edison Lamps: A Good Old Fashioned Vintage Lamp

These Edison Lamps aren’t using any modern LED technology, but they sure capture the look of the era from which the lightbulb came quite nicely—something refreshingly simple Starting at $205, the lamps are totally customizable. There are three different choices of bulb shape—traditional, teardrop, or globular. You can also add a dimmer (for $38 more),…

Hackers Stole $45 Million In Cash From ATMs Around the Globe

Waving a gun around at a bank is so 10 years ago. With a little tech on their side, a squad of bank robbers were able to snag a cool $45 million in cash with nothing but some hacks and few old key cards that had ATMs across the globe virtually printing money. An indictment…

New Scifi TV Shows from Alfonso Cuarón and the Creators of Fringe

This fall’s television is already looking likely to be chock full of brand new science fiction and fantasy projects. The networks are getting ready to announce their final schedules, and we’re already hearing about some pilots that have been picked up. Including a robot cop show, and a new series from Alfonso Cuarón! NBC Believe:…

How Great Data Graphics Tap Into Your Caveman Brain

Your brain isn’t designed to digest a big matrix of numbers and then just burp out knowledge. It is designed to spot and recognize patterns, and it’s been trained to do that over thousands of years. A good data visualization communicates ideas instantly, but designing one can be a complex task—it’s more than just throwing…

There’s Not Much Prettier Than the Guts of an Old Nikon

If you love old SLRs, particularly classic Nikons, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes over at Clare’s Wyoh Tumblr blog. At the request of a reader with a penchant for Nikon schematics, she scanned a few illustrations from some old manuals and posted them for all of us to ogle. Outdated…

Heroic Gizmodo reader Will Wilson took the audacious Onion Fart Scroll script and made it a Chrome extension, so now ALL your (or your dad’s) websites will fart when you scroll. Better living through technology, indeed.

Which animal can hear the highest-pitched sounds?

As anyone with a dog whistle knows, the range of human hearing is hardly anything to get excited about. But when it comes to picking up extremely high frequencies, there’s one particular creature that even dogs can’t compete with. The animal is the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella. And get this — it can hear…

The Best Bag to Carry Your Mirrorless Camera

Finding a comfortable way to carry around your gear is always a challenge for photographers. DSLRs are heavy. Lenses are big. Many enthusiasts—even pros—are turning to mirrorless cameras and their small footprints as a way to lighten the load. But you still need a bag, the perfect bag, to accommodate your shrunken gadgets. I recently…

Is LinkedIn the Creepiest Social Network?

This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while. In fact, it stems from something I noticed way back in August of last year. After digging for answers and even a couple attempts at contacting their customer support, I’ve concluded that LinkedIn is by far the creepiest social network. The primary reasons…

Spawn‘s Angela gets her Marvel make-over

When the former Spawn character Angela makes her debut in Marvel’s Age of Ultron #10, she’ll be sporting a new look, courtesy of Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada. But don’t you worry; she’ll be staying true to her busty angelic bounty hunter roots. Check out her redsign here. I have to admit, it’s an…

YouTube Channels You Have to Pay for Are Here

In a blog post, YouTube announced that it’s launching a pilot program that will allow some of its partners to charge subscription fees for channels starting at $1 per month. Pay-to-view YouTube channels have been rumored in some form or another for a while, and payments themselves certainly aren’t new to Google’s video service. You’ve…

Is Battlestar Galactica in suspended animation?

Battlestar Galactica was a quirky post-Star Wars space opera project, but it gained a new prominence in the past decade. BSG was Syfy’s flagship TV series for a long time, and Bryan Singer has been trying to make a Battlestar movie. But now, it looks like you might have to wait a long time for…

All the Tacky Features Adobe Creative Cloud Thankfully Isn’t Getting

This hilarious parody video imagines what would happen if Adobe introduced some of the tackiest elements of digital design ever to Photoshop and the rest of its design products. It’s funny because humans have terrible taste. This week Adobe announced a whole bucket of changes to its suite of design products, including the company’s first…

This simple piece of technology could help save sea turtles

One of the biggest problems for endangered sea turtles off the coast of Mexico is that they get tangled in fishing nets. But a group of conservationists has figured out a simple way to warn the turtles away from the nets, just by using water-activated LEDs. You can see the technology in this segment from…

A Great Pair Of Headphones For $102 Is Your Deal of the Day

Years ago—before marketing headphones to tweens became a billion dollar industry—Dr. Dre wore headphones that weren’t Beats. He had to! He may be a Beats maker today, but back then he was a beat maker, and those guys practically live in their cans. What headphones did he use? Well, at least at one studio, he…

Chinese science fiction is influenced by SF from Japan… and the USSR

People often tend to think of science fiction authors outside of Europe and the United States primarily being influenced by English-language authors like H.G. Wells or Isaac Asimov. And those authors did have an impact — but the rich history of global science fiction also includes lots of cultural interchange among writers in different non-Western…

100,000 People Already Downloaded 3D-Printed Gun Plans. So What?

In just two days, blueprints for the world’s first (almost) entirely 3D printed gun have made their way onto the hard drives of over 100,000 potential quick-draws around the world. And the idea of this many people gaining non-regulated access to lethal weapons this quickly should be sending us into a mass, hysterical moral panic,…