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LAYERS: Deconstructing The Beat Of "El Salvador" With Spills
Each week we pick a beat apart into its various components. First up: producer Spills takes apart his song “El Salvador” off his new album Feel Free.
Abdullah Saeed
2.13.12
Motherboard Blog

NASA's Spinoff Showcases Decades of Trickle-Down Space Tech
Every year, technology from NASA trickles down to us civilians.
Amy Shira Teitel
2.13.12
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Recapping CPAC Through Christian Rock
The track listing of the Christian rock band Madison Rising's CD covers everything you need to know about CPAC. Listening along is not required and definitely not recommended.
Elizabeth Glover and Elizabeth Gorman
2.13.12
Motherboard Blog

Amazing Antarctic Anti-Freeze Fish are Under Threat from Warming Waters
In a great example of life's ability to flourish anywhere, a group of Antarctic fish evolved "anti-freeze" proteins that help them survive the frigid temperatures of the coldest continent's waters. Now those fish are under threat from a problem they've...
Derek Mead
2.13.12
Motherboard Blog

Flipping the Bird Takes More Brain Power than Pointing
Apparently, this is due to the simple fact that the middle finger is the finger in the middle.
SAM MCDOUGLE
2.13.12
Music

Experimental Imagery: Meet The Grandfathers Of VJing, Joshua Light Show
An influential project connects the forgotten past with the fast-paced present.
Kristin Trethewey
2.13.12
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Somehow Athens Just Got Worse
Thank God the hooligans and the looters are here to calm everything down.
Elektra Kotsoni
2.13.12
Motherboard

The Galactic Matter We Can't Find is Locked in a Dark Web
Researchers in Japan reckon they've pinpointed some of the missing dark matter that should be all over the universe. It turns out it's, uh, all over the universe – specifically in a massive web woven far out beyond the observable edge of each galaxy...
Chris Hatherill
2.13.12
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Three Epic New Tracks From Burial
At long last, the UK producer drops some new original work.
Abdullah Saeed
2.13.12
Music

Beat Makers Commemorate J Dilla With Beats
Disciples of the influential producer remix his greatest works.
Abdullah Saeed
2.13.12
Motherboard Blog

379 Years Ago, Galileo Went Before the Inquisition (and Science Is Still On Trial)
It started with the telescope --for Galileo, at least. A couple of lenses together in alignment -- an idea devised in the first years of the 16th century -- allowed the astronomer and mathematician Galileo to stare at the face of the Moon, noting that...
Michael Byrne
2.13.12
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The Last 24 Hours of Whitney Houston’s Life
In honor of Whitney Houston, this is a 100-percent true recollection of the last 24 hours of her life, as told to me via a dream I had after banging a couple grams of rock.
Kelly McClure
2.13.12
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