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Space

Japan Just Launched an Asteroid-Exploding Probe
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft will blast a hole in asteroid 1999 JU3 come 2018.
Becky Ferreira
12.3.14
Stuff

We Talked to a Scientist Who Gave LSD to Cats Back in the 70s
It was a different time back then—all you needed for a legitimate scientific study was a bunch of cats, a sheet of acid, and a can-do attitude.
Kyle Jaeger
12.3.14
Holy Shit

Austin Psych Fest Just Announced the Best 2015 Line Up of All Time
THE JESUS AND FUCKING MARY CHAIN will be performing Psychocandy in full. That alone is enough to go.
Kayla Monetta
12.3.14
nasa

After Nine Years in Space, NASA's Pluto Probe Is About to Wake Up
New Horizons won't actually reach the dwarf planet until July, but it has a lot of work to do before then.
Kaleigh Rogers
12.3.14
videos

The Fastest Bicycle on Earth
In this episode of Upgrade, we meet the Dutch team behind the VeloX3, which holds the world speed record for pedal-powered bikes.
Max Hoppenstedt
12.3.14
Rank Your Records

Rank Your Records: Say Anything's Max Bemis Explains Why '...Is a Real Boy' Is His Best Album
Welcome to the first installment of Rank Your Records, in which some of our favorite artists, uh, rank their records.
Eric Sundermann
12.3.14
we saw this

Can Christmas Music Made by Pornstars Change People’s Perception of British Porn?
I went to the launch of Pornhub’s festive single to find out.
Ryan Bassil
12.3.14
Trollstation

Idiots on the Field: A Debriefing
A crew of pitch invaders is learning that their pranks come with the kind of collateral damage they can do nothing about.
Brian Blickenstaff
12.3.14
robots

Your Lawyer May Soon Be an Algorithm
Algorithms can already do menial law tasks as well as a junior lawyer.
Victoria Turk
12.3.14
Interviews

Listen to Sibling Rivalry in Audio Form as L Ron Remixes Sea Oleena's "If I'm"
Charlotte and Luke Loseth, better known as Sea Oleena and L Ron, are a brother/sister music making team who have an almost frightening knack for completing each other’s artistic thoughts. Sea Oleena’s new LP, Shallow, has been getting praise
Greg Bouchard
12.3.14
Premieres

The Contortionist's New Video for "Primordial Sound" Will Hit You While You're Down
Their new video for "Primordial Sound" is really pretty
John Hill
12.3.14
Stuff

100 Pickled Brains Have 'Gone Missing' from the University of Texas
How do you steal 100 brains? The logistics alone boggle the mind.
VICE Staff
12.3.14
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