Legendary cryptids who turned out to be absolutely real
When we think of cryptozoology, we usually think of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, creatures that are – let’s face it – probably legendary. But some cryptids are real: just ask the platypus, okapi, and giant squid. Of course, all of those are former cryptids – they’ve long since been “officially” discovered.…
The Media’s Awkward Attempts Explaining What the Hell LulzSec Means
LulzSec’s recent chaos-spree has earned it a lot of press coverage, some of which is spent painfully attempting to explain just what in Internet God’s name LulzSec means. Here are a few (painfully struggling) highlights: “The group takes the name Lulz from 4chan slang derived from LOL, shorthand for laughing out loud, tweaked to refer…
The 500-Year History of Contact Lenses
Sticking glass in your eye is objectively a bad idea. And yet, in the 1800s, there were several highly educated individuals repeating that very action. If it weren’t for them, 120 million people worldwide, myself included, wouldn’t have this wonderfully engineered tool for clear vision, invisible to both wearer and admirer. The design of the…
Merry Miser: The Antidote to Impulse Spending
I don’t get it. These clothes looked great in the store and I was so excited to buy them but now, they’re just… meh. Sorcerers and Their Apprentices discusses the impulse spending epidemic and how one app may hold the cure. If you spend a few hours chatting with Charlie DeTar, a doctoral student in…