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Kuwait Just Made DNA Tests Mandatory For All Residents

In a move that will make privacy advocates cringe, Kuwait passed a law yesterday making DNA tests mandatory for all residents. According to the AFP, people who refuse testing will face a year in prison and a hefty fine. The draconian law will establish a comprehensive database of all residents in Kuwait, presumably making it…

Tech News Matt Novak

RIP Donald Wexler: The Midcentury Architect Who Made Palm Springs Cool

The city of Palm Springs, California, wasn’t always known for its sleek, spare residential design. During the 1950s and 60s, architect Donald Wexler designed a particular style of building for the growing town that became known as Palm Springs Modernism—a look that’s become synonymous with the desert region and that’s seeing a resurgence today. Wexler,…

Tech News Alissa Walker

Video breaks down why special effects in movies peaked in the 90’s

Here’s an interesting video explainer that details why special effects and fancy CGI has ruined movies (or at least, made them less enjoyable). It all feels too fake! Story Brain breaks down how as technology for CGI improved and allowed movie makers to do more with visual effects, our brains interpret it negatively. It’s a…

Sploid Casey Chan

You Get to Choose the Next Star Wars Black Series Figure

For many years, Hasbro has polled its Star Wars fanbase to create special “Fan Choice” figures—usually for characters who wouldn’t be considered for figures. For the first time this year they’re bringing the concept to their 6-inch Black Series line, and voting is now open for you to decide who gets immortalised in plastic. After…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Have You Ever Lived A Lie Online?

Lies! On the internet?! Believe it or not, it happens. Come unburden yourself in Chatroom—make a burner account if need be. Of course we’ve all probably stretched the truth online. We might post a blissful picture from a beach vacation that implies we’re having the time of our lives when the reality of the trip…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern

The Beautiful Secrets of Tears, Revealed By a Microscope

What does a tear look like at the microscopic level? It’s more interesting—and beautiful—than you might expect. Dutch photographer Maurice Mikkers recently captured a few really amazing close-up images of the most precious human body fluid: tears. The project is a lovely illustration of how our emotions, from pain to joy, are reflected in the…

Tech News Attila Nagy

This photo of F-15 fighter jets looks more like an oil painting

Because of the heat and haze and jet fuel power, the left side of this photo of F-15 Eagles on a runway looks more like an oil painting than a photo. It’s like an artist added some visual style and flair to the image. I like it. The US Air Force: Several F-15 Eagles from…

Sploid Casey Chan

These Ghoulish Crimes Inspired Ultra-Scary Aussie Horror Film Wolf Creek

Lots of horror films carry the not-so-subtle message that city slickers, especially good-looking youths thirsting for adventure, shouldn’t linger in the backwoods—including 2005 Australian entry Wolf Creek. It’s a gruesomely scary flick. And it was inspired by genuinely frightening real-life killers. First was the case of Ivan Milat, said to be one of Australia’s most…

Tech News Cheryl Eddy

Solar Impulse Broke the Nonstop Solo Flight Record Today

Earlier today, pilot André Borschberg set the record for the longest nonstop solo flight, while completing the ambitious Pacific leg of the Solar Impulse’s journey around the world. On Monday, the sun-powered Solar Impulse plane set off on what would become a 120 hour-plus flight from Nagoya, Japan, to Hawaii. Now, over 76 hours into…

Tech News Maddie Stone

This Action Figure Finally Gives the Venus de Milo Her Arms Back

Have you ever wondered what the Venus de Milo looked like before the sculpture’s arms were broken off? Besides offering a version of the famous piece for your own private gallery, this six-inch figure includes a set of articulated arms letting her point, scratch her head, and even hold things again. The second figure in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

4 Droughts Happening Right Now That Are Worse Than California’s

California and the American West are not the only places suffering from drought—in fact, there are several places in the world right now where overtaxed aquifers, severe pollution, and lack of rainfall are creating extreme water insecurity for residents. In some places, water is so scarce that municipal supplies are being rationed or shut off…

Tech News Alissa Walker

This Little Seahorse Will Teach Us How To Build Better Robots

It’s hip to be square if you’re a seahorse—or rather, it has certain adaptive advantages. Cylindrical tails may be much more popular in the animal kingdom, but the seahorse’s bizarre square-prism tail has far better mechanical properties. “Almost all animal tails have circular or oval cross-sections—but not the seahorse’s. We wondered why,” said Clemson University…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Paddling The Mississippi During Flood Season

My boyfriend and I are paddling all 2,552 miles of the Mississippi River in a pair of kayaks. And the near-constant rain is creating some serious flooding. That makes the paddling difficult and dangerous, sure, but there’s other hazards too. Since our departure from Minnesota’s beautiful Twin Cities 20-odd days ago, the Mississippi — a…

Tech News Alex Woodford

Amazon Might Pay Self-Published Authors Less Than a Cent Per Page Read

So, remember that new Amazon payment scheme that’s going to revolutionize self-publishing by dolling out royalties based on pages read rather than copies sold? Remember how that was going to reward authors who can keep readers hooked rather than folks who can crank out 500 page-tomes that nobody has the gusto to finish? There’s one…

Commerce Maddie Stone

Bubble Wrap’s New Design Is Unpoppable And It’s All Our Fault

Our ruthless new era of super-efficient global shipping has made it irrelevant. The new product is called—hold your boos until the end, please—iBubble Wrap. It’s a version of an unpoppable wrap that’s been around for a few years, but as an interesting story by the Wall Street Journal’s Loretta Chao explains today, now it’s being…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

This french fry burger taco proves that happiness comes in many forms

This is probably an unnecessary use of genius but I won’t deny the awesomeness of turning a taco into a vehicle for hamburgers and fries. That is, the fries become the taco shell that holds the burger food together. The form of a taco is nearly perfect and the taste of a hamburger is unbeatable…

Sploid Casey Chan

Glowing Eyes and Tiny Cloaks Make These Detailed Jawa Figures Perfect

They may not have muttered a single word we can understand, but with a spirited “ootini!” the Jawas in Star Wars instantly endeared themselves to audiences. And since they’re so tiny, barely taller than R2-D2, Sideshow Collectibles is actually including a pair of them in this new sixth-scale set. Like with past collectibles from Sideshow,…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The Most Dangerous Motorcycle Race In The World Meets The Drone Master

Over 200 people have been killed racing the Isle of Man TT. Who are they and why do they do that? A new film from the world’s top aerial cinematographers seeks to answer that question. Click here to watch the trailer and order the movie. Its makers, Berlin’s Studio Kippenberger say In Loving Memory is,…

Tech News Wes Siler

Where’s My Hoverboard?

Is the hoverboard just over the horizon? Not quite. But you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise! You can’t open a newspaper, turn on the radio, or bathe in the ones and zeroes of the internet without getting inundated with promises that the world of hoverboards is upon us. So where in the kickflipping heck is…

Tech News Matt Novak

The Death Star Crashing Through Your Wall Makes For a Great Night Light

3DlightFX has a new series of Star Wars-themed 3D Deco Lights enroute including this tiny glowing version of the Death Star that appears to be smashing its way through your wall thanks to an included decal surrounding its mount. Other new versions of the lights include R2-D2, C-3PO, and Vader’s hand holding a red glowing…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Kuwait Just Made DNA Tests Mandatory For All Residents

RIP Donald Wexler: The Midcentury Architect Who Made Palm Springs Cool

Video breaks down why special effects in movies peaked in the 90’s

You Get to Choose the Next Star Wars Black Series Figure

Have You Ever Lived A Lie Online?

The Beautiful Secrets of Tears, Revealed By a Microscope

This photo of F-15 fighter jets looks more like an oil painting

These Ghoulish Crimes Inspired Ultra-Scary Aussie Horror Film Wolf Creek

Solar Impulse Broke the Nonstop Solo Flight Record Today

This Action Figure Finally Gives the Venus de Milo Her Arms Back

4 Droughts Happening Right Now That Are Worse Than California’s

This Little Seahorse Will Teach Us How To Build Better Robots

Paddling The Mississippi During Flood Season

Amazon Might Pay Self-Published Authors Less Than a Cent Per Page Read

Bubble Wrap’s New Design Is Unpoppable And It’s All Our Fault

This french fry burger taco proves that happiness comes in many forms

Glowing Eyes and Tiny Cloaks Make These Detailed Jawa Figures Perfect

The Most Dangerous Motorcycle Race In The World Meets The Drone Master

Where’s My Hoverboard?

The Death Star Crashing Through Your Wall Makes For a Great Night Light

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

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