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Cutting Soot and Methane Alone Won't Slow Down Global Warming

New research shows that the reducing short-lived climate pollutants will have minimal climate benefits.
Mat McDermott
8.13.13
Art

Solar Bell Is A Flying Sculpture Powered By The Wind

Tomas Saraceno's artwork floats across the land and is lighter than air.
Kevin Holmes
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

Cassette Tapes Are Almost Cool Again

And as the technology turns 50 this month, is anyone paying attention?
Zach Sokol
8.13.13
Music

In 1979, the Flying Lizards Recorded a Top Ten Hit for $30

David Cunningham is known to many as the creator of the Flying Lizards, a band whose bizarre and wonderful cover of "Money (That's What I Want)" became a weirdly gigantic hit in 1979. Today, Cunningham continues his work as a musician, artist, and...
Mark Allen
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

How to Cook on Mars

A NASA-backed study may have just taught humanity how to prepare food on Mars.
Brian Merchant
8.13.13
Listen

Thump x Lil Death Mix Series: Panteros666

Pure evil from the Parisian HD techno crusader and Internet wizard.
THUMP Staff
8.13.13
New music

Listen to Celestial Shore's "Swimmer's Sinking Feeling," Featuring Empress Of's Lorely Rodriguez

An opus in four acts.
Nick Harwood
8.13.13
Words

Download: The Aston Shuffle - Can't Stop Now (Stuck Note Remix)

Stuck Note remixes The Aston Shuffle's "Can't Stop Now" to bleed gauzy chords all over the place.
VICE Thump
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

Do Certain Mental Illnesses Have a Common Cause?

How's this for "nature": New research suggests that genetic variations of five common mental conditions account for 17 to 28 percent of the risk for developing the illnesses in question.
Andrew Overton
8.13.13
Art

Motion Bank Creates An Archive Of Dancer's Movements

Using motion tracking to capture movement, The Motion Bank is building an open-source repository of dance.
James Carter
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

Should We All Stop Taking Birth Control?

Are hormonal contraceptives actually a tool of a capitalist patriarchy intent on altering and suppressing femininity?
Kelly Bourdet
8.13.13
Motherboard Blog

To Make Fish Farming More Efficient, Carnivorous Fish May Become Vegetarians

It’s not just humans who are being encouraged to embrace a plant-based lifestyle anymore.
Lex Berko
8.13.13
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