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An Autonomous Starfish Terminator Could Help Save the Great Barrier Reef

A small yellow submarine will be the harbinger of doom for crown-of-thorn starfish in the Great Barrier Reef.
Emiko Jozuka
9.3.15
first chinese born player drafted to nhl

Andong Song Is Powering China's Growing Interest in Hockey

Andong Song, 18, became the first Chinese-born player to be drafted to the NHL this past June when the Islanders selected him in the sixth round.
Joe Pack
9.3.15
drexciya

Delving Into The Drexciyan Deep: The Essential James Stinson

One half of Drexciya passed away 13 years ago today. Join us in a celebration of his life and his work.
Antoin Lindsay
9.3.15
Business

Uber Lawsuit May Signal Big Changes in the 'Gig Economy'

A class-action lawsuit in California could force Uber to reclassify some of its workforce as employees instead of contractors, which may in turn send a ripple felt by other businesses.
Olivia Becker
9.3.15
Open Water

Hungary Forces Migrants Off Train Near Detention Center

Hundreds of bewildered migrants were allowed to cram onto a train heading for Western Europe on Hungary on Thursday — but an hour later they were forced to disembark near a detention center.
VICE News
9.3.15
NSFW

Meet the Artist Teaching Happy Ending Massages in an Australian Pub

Adam Seymour is an artist, a published author, a Rentboy.com pinup, and an instructor in Taoist genital massage.
Annabel Ross
9.3.15
Festivals

​Burning Man Officials Censor Masturbating Nun Art on the Playa

Is the festival giving up its "radical self-reliance" to keep law enforcement happy?
Caitlin Donohue
9.3.15
ON DECK

Aero Chord Goes ON DECK with 45 Minutes of WTF

The 23 Grecian success story doesn't need sub-genres—just give him your brain and he'll do the rest.
David Garber
9.3.15
Design

Artists-in-Residence: The Textile Arts Center’s Fiber-Filled Program

The Textile Arts Center’s ongoing program pushes fiber artists in new directions.
Giaco Furino
9.3.15
security

Why You Can't Buy Ashley Madison Credit Card Data on the Dark Web

A cybersecurity company is making some wrong claims.
Joseph Cox
9.3.15
News

The NSW Police Have Seized a Light Plane Loaded with Weed and Meth Precursors

Ten people have also been arrested, along with a seizure of 38 firearms and unknown quantities of ecstasy and ice.
Max Rann
9.3.15
Twitter

Twitter Is Using Machine Learning to Improve Its Machine Learning

Instead of having an engineer spend weeks or months configuring an algorithm, why not have another algorithm do the work instead?
Matthew Braga
9.3.15
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