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Design

Lucy McRae At TED: A Body Architect Explains Herself

Lucy McRae explores the potential of biological transformations in this TED video.
Alexander Pack
4.6.12
Music

Get A Free Copy Of Mike Gao's Music Theory-bending iPad App Polyplayground

The producer simplifies the concept behind melody and harmony into a colorful app.
Abdullah Saeed
4.6.12
Art

In Response To Bruce Sterling's "Essay On The New Aesthetic"

We asked a selection of writers, artists and technologists to weigh in on Bruce Sterling’s incisive appraisal of The New Aesthetic.
The Creators Project Staff
4.6.12
Motherboard Blog

The Essential Memes of the New York Auto Show

The big difference between the New York International Auto Show and a regular old car show is that the whole point of the NYIAS is to sell journalists on new cars so that they can sell the public.
Derek Mead
4.6.12
Stuff

Question of the Day - Are Your Eggs for Sale?

Trying to buy ovaries on the streets of Sweden is surprisingly easy.
Caisa Ederyd
4.6.12
Motherboard Blog

The Future Repeats Itself: What Science Fiction Has to Say About Google's Fancy Glasses

When science fiction foretells science fact, it helps prepare us for the future’s arrival, if it comes at all. Thanks to George Orwell, society is on guard against "Big Brother." Thanks to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and _Harrison Bergeron_, we have a general...
Sean Yeaton
4.6.12
Music

5 Sites Taking Steps Towards User Collaboration

Sick of being a passive spectator? Participate and collaborate with some dope websites and applications.
Alexander Pack
4.6.12
Film

A Sobering Perspective On The Japan Tsunami

Hugo Arcier’s animation puts you right in the middle of the disaster.
Abdullah Saeed
4.6.12
Motherboard Blog

The Withering Indignity of Being a Peep

As if mastication and digestion wasn’t enough, Peeps are degraded and mocked while they are alive, often the subjects of violent Peep bashing smut on Youtube. Humans commonly find it amusing to smash Peeps with hammers, light them on fire, flush them...
Ana Tiwathia
4.6.12
Girl News

Girls and Giving Up

Giving up and giving in to just being regular is like finding a new continent made of fleece.
Kate Carraway
4.6.12
Art

Faith Condition Links Science And Religion Through Technology

Lukas Franciszkiewicz creates objects that put faith into perspective.
Abdullah Saeed
4.6.12
Motherboard Blog

Watch: The World's Most Prolific Inventor

If you've ever used a weaponized wig, a magnetic condom or "PyonPyon" spring shoes, you've got Yoshiro Nakamatsu to thank for making your life a little, well, "easier" might not be the right word. How about the karaoke machine, a digital watch, floppy...
Sean Yeaton
4.6.12
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