Lex Berko
The First New Sandman Story in 10 Years Is an Explosion of Hallucinogenic Artwork
Expectations were pretty high, but after finishing the first installment of Neil Gaiman's new Sandman series I feel both relieved and satisfied.
Is Door-Clamping Tech a Dead Stop or Stop Gap to School Shootings?
Either way, the high schoolers who've designed such a device just got a grant from MIT.
A Century of Finding Awesome Dead Things at the La Brea Tar Pits
Dire wolves, saber-tooth cats, and mammoths, oh my.
Only 20 Percent of the Top Tweets During the Boston Bombing Were True
But even false information was outweighed by sentiment and opinion.
New Crowdfunding Rules Would Allow Non-Rich People to Invest in Startups
A new proposal from the SEC seeks to allow a greater segment of the population to get involved in crowdfunding.
Humans Are Slow to Protect the Environment Because the Benefits Aren't Immediate
If we can't see the benefits, we don't feel the motivation.
Your Smartphone Has Free Will
According to an MIT professor, we can use a Turing test to check in on our free will and the possible free will of our smartphones.
Your Brain Enjoys Watching Your Enemies Suffer
Researchers discover that people aren't as empathetic as they are wrathful.
How Hurricane Sandy Pulled the Plug on Landlines
Storm battered Mantoloking, New Jersey, and Fire Island, New York, might very well see the death of the landline sooner than the rest of us.
Spying on Dogs Over the Internet Could Make Healthier Humans
If you haven't heard from grandma in a while, maybe it's time to check her dog's stats.
The Surprise Discovery of a Blood-Filled Fossil Shows Mosquitoes Have Been Jerks for Millions of Years
A highly improbable fossil extends the fossil record of blood-sucking insects by 46 million years.