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The Defense Department Wants to Take Back the Internet

When the US Department of Defense created the infant network in the late 1950's that that would later become the mega web of cyberspace that we inhabit today, they envisioned it as a useful tool for the government to share information across small...
Lara Heintz
3.28.12
Film

DIY Tech Explored In Free The Network

Motherboard TV’s in-depth documentary on the future of the free web.
Kathleen Flood
3.28.12
Music

User Preferences: Tech Q&A With Mario Zoots

Each week we chat about the tools of the trade with one outstanding creative to find out exactly how they do what they do.
Kathleen Flood
3.28.12
Art

Lee Woo Recycles Computers To Reincarnate Hermaphroditic Cyborgs

Hybrids of human and animal, these sculptures imagine a new understanding of the technological body.
Kyuhee Baik
3.28.12
Motherboard Blog

If You Want to Map Every Connection in Your Brain You Have to Crack the Connectome

Small teams of neuroscientists at universities across the world have, of late, gravitated toward a young field of neuroscience called “connectomics.”
SAM MCDOUGLE
3.28.12
Art

3D Geometric Photographs Of Brazilian Landscapes

David Copithorne captures unusual scenes from Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, São Paulo, and the Amazon rainforest.
Fergs Heinzelmann
3.28.12
videos

Free the Network

You’re on the Internet. What does that mean?
Brian Anderson
3.28.12
Music

Nobody Beats The Drum Is Amsterdam's Most Mind-Altering Export

Nobody Beats the Drum use heavy bass beats and vivid lightshows to create a transporting audiovisual experience.
Parry Ernsberger
3.28.12
Art

Hidden Narrations in Photograph-Manipulated Cityscapes

Artist Xing Danwen puts role players in her urban models.
Xue Tan
3.28.12
Motherboard

The NYPD's Kevin O'Connor Is Now Following You on Twitter

Kevin O'Connor's official title is Assistant Commissioner - Juvenile Justice Division, which makes him head of the the NYPD’s "Social Media Unit." (Apparently stalking people on Facebook is associated with juveniles.) O’Connor’s new role "was announced...
Ana Tiwathia
3.28.12
Motherboard Blog

Could a Terrorist Hold the Internet for Ransom with a Pair of Scissors?

After the advent of wi-fi, web-enabled cellular networks, and cloud computing, I suppose it's not really a surprise that most of the populace thinks of the Internet as some sort of magic technology where your Google is beamed into your computer from a...
Derek Mead
3.28.12
Design

iPhone-Faced Robot Dog Is Man's Latest (Virtual) Best Friend

Japanese company Bandai teaches an old toy new tricks.
Kevin Holmes
3.28.12
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