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Science or Art: Which Can Tell You More About Your Sex Life?

A new exhibition at the UK's Wellcome Collection juxtaposes the research of sexologists with X-rated art in order to ask if science or art has more to say about the beast with two backs.
Rachel Segal Hamilton
11.17.14
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Plump DJs Filmed the Video for Their Sinisterly Titled New Single from a Drone

“U Belong 2 Us” is an anthem for our surveillance society.
THUMP Staff
11.17.14
FRANCE

France Opens a New Ebola Treatment Center in Guinea’s Forest Region

The first of three French-funded facilities will be run by Doctors Without Borders and have the capacity for 70 patients in the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak.
Virgile Dall’Armellina
11.17.14
Premieres

Listen to Daktyl's "Stay," Featuring Dive Deep

Something the whole family, or at least about five different types of electronic music fan, can enjoy.
Noisey Staff
11.17.14
Science

How an Algorithm Learned to Do Magic Tricks

Researchers designed an algorithm that can design better magic tricks than human magicians, and you can use it at home.
Jordan Pearson
11.17.14
Islamic State

Islamic State Killed Family That Wouldn’t Allow Daughter to Marry Fighter

Islamic State militants kidnapped girl after killing her family because they wouldn't let her marry former commander of Free Syrian Army.
Payton Guion
11.17.14
Basketball

Back & Forth: Kevin Durant and Steve Nash, Part 1

An all-time great and a current superstar sit down for a revealing chat that gets into their childhood ambitions and how they became so dedicated to greatness.
VICE Sports
11.17.14
Culture

​The Brain Molds to Language Early and Permanently

Researchers found the brains of Chinese children adopted by French parents maintain “neural representations of their birth language” long after the kids have forgetten even hearing Mandarin.
Ben Richmond
11.17.14
machines

Big Tobacco's Attempt to Cash In on the Custom Vaping Craze is a Drag

The Blu Plus+ is nothing but a pale imitation of other, superior products.
Jason Koebler
11.17.14
Recipe

Crispy Brussels Sprouts Recipe

How to make the crispiest Brussels sprouts you've ever had without burning the house down.
James Mark
11.17.14
Culture

#Shirtgate Was About More Than a Tacky Shirt

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is the latest to weigh in on #ShirtGate, and to miss the point.
Victoria Turk
11.17.14
earth

Scientists Discover the Reason Starfish Are Ripping Themselves Apart

Sea Star Wasting Disease is a hell of a way to go.
Kaleigh Rogers
11.17.14
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