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Adios, Cooling Towers: The Energy Department Wants Plug-and-Play Nuclear Reactors

You want energy independence? What if you could group together with your neighbors to buy a small nuclear reactor? It doesn't sound as sci-fi as it used to, thanks to an "Energy Department announcement":http://www.ne.doe.gov/newsroom/2012PRs/nePR01201...
Derek Mead
1.23.12
News

Republicantics - Newt's Needs

After his surprise win this weekend, it is clear that the liberal media didn't realize that America loves us some Newt so much that we recognize his needs as a male!
Sara Benincasa
1.23.12
Film

Original Creators: Man Ray

We take a look at some iconic artists from numerous disciplines who have left an enduring and indelible mark on today’s creators.
Kevin Holmes
1.23.12
Motherboard Blog

The Other Reason Your iPhone Isn't Made in the U.S.

This past Saturday the New York Times dropped what amounts to a _tsar bomba_ onto the already-volatile environment currently enveloping the tech industry and the contentious debate about jobs, the American middle class, and globalization. "The piece...
Derek Mead
1.23.12
Music

Jeff Mangum Makes a Scary Face at BAM

Here's a firsthand account of Jeff's BAM show, copied directly from a friend's private Facebook message. He probably won't be too psyched about me throwing it up on the web.
Kelly McClure
1.23.12
Motherboard Blog

This is Quite Possibly the Most Beautiful Yosemite Time Lapse Ever

This is the product of "Project Yosemite":http://projectyose.com/ by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, a pair of time lapse enthusiasts who apparently met through Vimeo. What started off as one trip into the park turned into a whole series of...
Derek Mead
1.23.12
Music

Gorgeous Stop-Motion iPhone Film Shot Using Hipstamatic

Hipstamatic isn’t just for making you and your friends look like the cast of Dazed and Confused.
Kevin Holmes
1.23.12
Motherboard Blog

Weird Fishes Like It When the Earth Blows Off Some Steam

As you may have heard, unless you are living in an underwater habitat, a team of British marine geochemists have discovered the world's deepest known hydrothermal venting system, once again reminding us things like global warming.
Lara Heintz
1.23.12
Motherboard Blog

Don't Even Think About Stealing Oman's Moon Rocks

How's this for a treasure hunt? Deep in the heart of the deserts of Oman, scientists and prospectors are on the hunt for meteorites worth millions of dollars. It's a hell of a job wandering through the desert in search of specific rocks amidst a sea of...
Videodrome
1.23.12
Design

Augmented Reality App Helps The Lonely Get Virtual Dates

Finally, AR gets put to some good use.
Kevin Holmes
1.23.12
News

We Interviewed the Inventor of Roflcoptr, the New Drug Britain Is Panicking About

Or "Mket," if you're not a politician, teacher, or humiliating old person.
Alex Miller
1.23.12
Kill the Engine

I Pierced My Nose

I left with a beard and had somehow joined a drum circle and a vegan dreamcatcher appreciation group. Strange times.
Michael Sieben
1.23.12
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