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Drugs

​This Is What It's Like to Be Anesthetized by Virtual Reality

Doctors are calming pre-surgery nerves with soothing digital simulations.
Meghan Neal
8.8.14
Breaking News

Justin Bieber Hit the Shmoney Dance, the Singularity Is Upon Us

Justin Bieber: confirmed hipster rapper.
Drew Millard
8.8.14
Words

Catch TIEKS' Remix of MTA New Guy TCTS

Pretty much the entirety of the UK's acronym-based next wave got together on this track
Jemayel Khawaja
8.8.14
Health

The Spread of the Ebola Virus Is Officially an International Health Emergency

After an emergency meeting, global health officials agreed that the outbreak in West Africa presents a public health risks to other states.
Kayla Ruble
8.8.14
Design

This Shocking Metal Dress Can Withstand 500,000 Volts

Futurist designer Anouk Wipprecht designed an armored dress that withstood 500,000 volts (and looked fashionable while doing it).
Beckett Mufson
8.8.14
Holy Shit

Holy Shit, There's a New Vic Mensa Song Produced by Kaytranada, "Wimme Nah"

If you haven't noticed or heard, Vic Mensa is kind of a really big deal in Chicago right now.
Kyle Kramer
8.8.14
San Diego Padres

Routine Moments in Baseball History: The Worst Day a Pitcher Can Have

Dan Spillner wasn't a terrible pitcher in 1975, he just had one really really bad inning.
Harry Cheadle
8.8.14
Germany

From Bad to Wurst: The Real Story of German Deli Meats

If you do your meat shopping at supermarket deli counters, German food does look disgustingly sad. But the best Wurst is being made elsewhere in Berlin by small-scale producers that turn out blood sausage and head cheese to die for.
Giulia Pines
8.8.14
kevin durant

Is the Thunder's Championship Window Closing?

With Kevin Durant's contract expiring in two years, Oklahoma City has some tough decisions to make.
Alex Wong
8.8.14
videos

The Jellyfish That Holds a Key to Immortality

Motherboard paid a visit to Japan to visit a researcher who is studying the only known animal that has figured out how to defeat death.
Jason Koebler
8.8.14
Comics!

Gray's Vacation

Claire Milbrath is back with a new comic about trying to overcome the doldrums of summer with an adventure.
Claire Milbrath
8.8.14
iraq

The US Has Reluctantly Started Bombing Iraq Again

US jets bombed two Islamic State targets near Erbil — a first effort to stop what President Obama called the "genocide" of Iraqi minorities.
Alice Speri
8.8.14
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