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Deep Ass Questions

Are All of These People Going to Die When Beyoncé Releases a New Album?
RIP, Beyhive.
Eric Sundermann
11.3.14
Science

Undercover Robot Baby Penguins Are the Future of Ecology
Or, in other words, somebody give this baby penguin rover a Nobel Prize.
Becky Ferreira
11.3.14
Music

Introducing the Yaybahar: an Acoustic Instrument that Makes Space Age Sounds
Musician Görkem Şen brings us a giant acoustic instrument made of springs and strings.
The Creators Project
11.3.14
crime & drugs

Audio That Gets You 'High' Is Alarming Authorities in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon
Officials in the two countries are concerned about binaural beat audio files, which are purportedly psychoactive, but there’s little science to back up claims that they're dangerous.
Colleen Curry
11.3.14
asia & pacific

China Has Unveiled a New Laser System to Shoot Down Drones
Scientists at the China Academy of Engineering Physics announced they had perfected a laser gun that shot down drones flying 112 miles per hour at altitudes of 1,600 feet.
John Dyer
11.3.14
Politics

Florida Governor's Race: Dispatch from a Battleground State Headed Underwater
The outcome of Tuesday's contest between Rick Scott and Charlie Crist will likely play a key role in how the state — and perhaps the entire country — responds to the looming climate change crisis.
Ari Ratner
11.3.14
americas

We Know What Happened in the SpaceShipTwo Crash, Just Not Why
Investigators have a pretty good idea what happened in the Virgin Galactic crash but not why, exactly. That difference is very important.
Ryan Faith
11.3.14
Film

Timelapse Meets Animation in This Nature-Loving Short Film
Filmmaker Filippo Rivetti and animator Tatiana Poliektova joined forces to create 'Cinema Dehors,' a timelapse with a touching story to tell.
Beckett Mufson
11.3.14
News

Your Brain’s Reaction to Gross Stuff Predicts How You Vote
According to scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, there's a strong link between personality traits like being disgusted by maggots and voting Republican.
Joel Golby
11.3.14
Words

Loom's Debut EP is Like a Pirate Radio Broadcast from Outer Space
The London producer has turned in a stellar EP for his debut on Gobstopper records.
THUMP Staff
11.3.14
Sex

This Guy With 62 Wives Lives on a Diet of Glass, Raw Meat, and Coal
Haider Abu Shadeed has had 62 wives, and attributes his sexual prowess to a diet of broken glass, raw meat, whole fish, and an occasional treat of hot coal. Well, aren't we special.
Hilary Pollack
11.3.14
Highlights

Frantic Sequence Ends With Sunderland Own Goal
Crystal Palace equalized on a frantic scene in front of the goal, ending in a backheel attempt redirected by a Sunderland player on his own goal.
Sean Newell
11.3.14
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