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NASA Flies Mission to Map Ice Cover Across Antarctica, Live-Tweets the Whole Thing

Today, scientists from its IceBridge mission embarked on an 11-hour flight over West Antarctica, and they live-tweeted the whole thing. With pics and a Q+A session to boot.
Brian Merchant
11.1.12
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This Is What Lower Manhattan Looks Like Right Now

It’s a sight I’ve seen a million times before, but it’s hard to describe how eerie it is to see dozens of building standing silently in the dark.
Derek Mead
11.1.12
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M.C. Escher Predicted the Singularity

Artist Shane Willis brings us this transhumanist update to M.C. Escher’s “Hand Writing Hand.”
Brian Merchant
11.1.12
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What Would You Even Do with a 48-Core Smartphone?

Intel has been working on 48-core processors for a few years now, and now the firm is reportedly testing them for use in smartphones and tablets.
Derek Mead
11.1.12
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This Google Map Layer From 2007 Predicted Sandy-Like Flooding in New York City

In 2007, a group of architecture researchers released a report called Nation Under Siege that used that data to illustrate what surging floodwaters might look like, with a 3D Google Maps layer.
Brian Merchant
11.1.12
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Department of Homeland Security Wants Geeks for a New 'Cyber Reserve'

The government has decided it needs to beef up the ranks of its digital defenses. It’s assembling a league of extraordinary computer geeks for what will be known as the “Cyber Reserve.”
Greg Thomas
11.1.12
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Hurricane Sandy Could Boost the Economy, But It’s Not the Kind of Stimulus We Want

When all is said and done, Sandy could end up costing $50 billion, according to estimates by IHS Global Insight.
ALEC LIU
11.1.12
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Let's Clear Up This Confusion About Sandy and Global Warming

In its latest cover story, Bloomberg Businessweek is not shy about the cause of hurricane Sandy, titling it “It’s Global Warming, Stupid.”
Adam Clark Estes
11.1.12
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A Brief Tour of the SoCal Drone Zone

I got the chance to see all this first hand last summer while shooting Motherboard’s upcoming documentary, Drone On. It was eye-opening. I got to fly some of these things.
Brian Anderson
11.1.12
Motherboard Blog

Is Kodak Waiting to Die?

Compared to last year’s third quarter, revenue is down by 19 percent, and despite huge cost cutting measures, losses rose from $222 million.
Derek Mead
11.1.12
Motherboard Blog

Hunting the Universe's Dark Matter Ghost Particles with Good Ol' DNA

The idea is to get dark matter particles, or one theorized form of it, to leave a trail through a forest of DNA strands like big game tromping through underbrush.
Michael Byrne
11.1.12
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Crystal Castles: “Affection”

The Toronto duo release another taste of their third album.
Ryan Bassil
10.31.12
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