How Get Out Inspired a New College Course on Racism and Horror
Like hundreds of thousands of other people around the world, Tananarive Due saw Get Out earlier this year. Blown away…
There's at Least One Robot Humanity Doesn't Have to Fear
As robots get larger, smarter, faster, stronger, and more agile, there’s good reason for humanity to be a little…
The Nazis Kept a List of Powerful American Friends in Los Angeles, Including the Co-Founder of UCLA
In 1945, the FBI raided a warehouse in Los Angeles that was used for storage by the German Consulate. Among the files,…
UCLA Students on Active Shooter Lockdown Are Engineering the Hell Out of Doors Without Locks
UCLA’s campus is on lockdown, with two people dead in what looks like a murder-suicide according to CBS. The shooting…
This UCLA Algorithm Sees Things Your Eyes Never Could
You shouldn’t always believe your eyes—because there’s much out there that you can’t see. A new, free algorithm created…
A Glimpse at What the Hyperloop Might Actually Be Like
What we know about the Hyperloop thus far can be summed up in a few exclamatory phrases: It’s visionary! It’s crazy!…
Happy 45th Birthday, Internet!
Happy birthday, Internet! You may be turning 45 today, but we swear you don’t look a day over 30. And not to embarrass…
Mudbloods Proves Quidditch Is the Only Game Where USC Roots for UCLA
The rivalry between the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California is a deep one,…
The first internet message ever sent was "LO"
Above, is the log book from UCLA documenting the first host-to-host connection of the ARPANET, the precursor to our…
Los Angeles To Launch Nation's Largest Interactive Urban Trail Network
Los Angeles is a big place—over 400 square miles. Even though it's home to the country's largest urban park, many of…
Discovery of DNA "Biological Clock" Could Get Us Closer to Immortality
The identification of the DNA markers associated with aging has brought us one step closer to the ever-elusive Fountain…
The Internet's Save-the-Date: A Tiny Item in a UCLA Student Newspaper
There are surprisingly few documents from 1969 that mark the birth of the internet. We have some notes scribbled on a…
UCLA's 1948 Mechanical Computer Was Simply Gorgeous To Watch in Action
The mechanical computers of yesterday may have been enormous, difficult to program, and amazingly clunky—but they sure…
Smartphone Analyzer Can Spot Ingredients You Might Be Allergic To
Every meal can be a minefield when you suffer from severe food allergies. So researchers at UCLA's Henry Samueli School…
Want to Look Two Inches Taller? Try Holding a Gun
A core tenet of the human "fight or flight" response begs the question, is this guy bigger than me? A recent study…
This Smartphone Spoilage Sensor Knows if Your Meal Is Tainted
That taco you just ate may not have smelled suspect but if it harbored e coli you could be in for a few days of food…
Drinking Doubles Your Lifespan and Makes You Impervious to Stress*
*Restrictions may apply. Someone get me my whiskey-drinking cap, I'm gonna live forever! Wait, whaddya mean it only…
Love Is The Ultimate Painkiller
Don't bother with morphine the next time you are in pain. All you need is a healthy dose of love to make yourself feel…
Saliva Test Can Tell if You Are Lying About Your Age
Just when I thought I could get away with saying I was 25 and holding, scientists from UCLA had to design a test that…
UCLA Thinks Their Faculty Could Have Helped Expedite the Hunt for Osama bin Laden. They're Wrong.
Those Angeleno academics over at UCLA (along with a few others) were smug enough to suggest on Twitter that some…