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The Gemini Observatory's New Infrared Instrument Is Finally Ready to Stare

Brace yourself for stunning images of space, taken in Chile.
Ben Richmond
8.9.13
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Science Fiction Tricked Hollywood Into Making the Year's Most Radical Film

Sure, it's a dumb, big budget sci-fi film. But there's a reason conservatives hate Elysium so much.
Brian Merchant
8.9.13
we saw this

Searching for Music at the X Games

When we didn't get let into the one concert at the X Games, we looked for music elsewhere.
Philip Cosores
8.9.13
Motherboard Blog

Dolphins Are Dying off the East Coast and No One Knows Why

Scientists are wondering if its another outbreak of the morbillivirus, which killed 740 dolphins in the late '80s.
Ben Richmond
8.9.13
thump video

Into The Night Part 2: Duke Dumont

We tag along with house don Duke Dumont in Barcelona as he hangs out in an honest-to-god castle with Hot Chip.
THUMP Staff
8.9.13
Motherboard Blog

I Breathed the Most Polluted Air in Canada

Leaving my lungs in Aamjiwnaang.
Patrick McGuire
8.9.13
Features

Vektor's David DiSanto on Religious Protesters and His Arrest

Two wrongs don't make a right, but dousing some nutjobs in beer must feel pretty good.
Robert Ham
8.9.13
Motherboard Blog

This Ghostly Blob of Light Is a Star Being Born

Incredible stuff, isn't it?
Derek Mead
8.9.13
Øya Festival 2013

Øya Festival: Days One and Two

They say that love is the international language, but really it’s brutal, hardcore rap music. If you don't agree with me, I've got 4,000 Nordics throwing bat-wings in the air and yelling “Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to fuck with!” to back me up.
Melissa Locker
8.9.13
Question Of The Day

Is It OK to Steal from Rich People?

We were all brought up to understand that stealing is wrong. But is stealing really that wrong when the person you're taking stuff from has a tons of stuff left over? Like, would Kim Kardashian really notice if one of her lip glosses went missing? Or...
Beth Woodbridge
8.9.13
Tech

London's New Recycling Bins Will Watch Every Step You Take

Once a bin recognizes your phone, it begins collecting demographic information about you. As you approach other bins of the same ilk, it will target appropriate marketing materials to you based on the acquired data. Cyberpunk? Maybe. Weird and creepy...
Lex Berko
8.9.13
Art

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Turns Park Avenue Tunnel Into An Audiovisual Party

Rafael Lozano-Hemmer lines NYC's Park Avenue Tunnel with hundreds of lights and speakers to create an interactive public artwork.
The Creators Project
8.9.13
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