Is a Real Lightsaber Possible? Science Offers a New Hope
A Fermilab senior scientist runs through a real-life Jedi’s (limited) options.

December 21, 2015 at 09:33AM
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One Woman’s Bizarre, Delightful Quest To Change Emojis Forever
Jennifer Lee wants you to be able to design the emoji of your dreams.

December 20, 2015 at 08:04PM
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Inside the Christian app boom
The American public is becoming less religious and less likely to attend church than in decades past. But for Christians looking to spread the faith, there’s been a recent bright spot: apps that can put the Bible in the pockets of millions, plus open the door for new and potentially more habitual forms of prayer and meditation.

December 20, 2015 at 07:00PM
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The CIA Secret to Cybersecurity That No One Seems to Get
The system is broken. It isn’t keeping us, our companies, or our government safe. Worse yet, no one seems to know how to fix it.

December 20, 2015 at 05:56PM
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How to Destroy a Hard Drive‑Permanently
Were the San Bernardino suspects smart to toss theirs into a local lake?

December 19, 2015 at 05:48PM
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Get Ready for the World’s First Cyborg Olympics
At the Zurich games, people with disabilities will use robotics to go for the gold.

December 19, 2015 at 12:12PM
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Kill Your Airbnb’s Hidden WiFi Cameras With This Script
While always-connected home devices may be en vogue, most sane people still believe that visiting someone’s house or staying at an AirBnB shouldn’t mean tacitly consenting to, say, having your every move recorded and broadcast over the internet by a WiFi camera.

December 19, 2015 at 10:36AM
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The Greatest Hits of Samy Kamkar, YouTube’s Favorite Hacker
In an age when hackers hire themselves out to organized crime schemes and sell secret intrusion techniques to spy agencies, Samy Kamkar takes a more fun-loving approach to dropping zero-day exploits: YouTube.

December 19, 2015 at 06:21AM
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How a Digital Guy Fell in Love with a Vintage Stereo Receiver — Cuepoint
To enjoy music like an audiophile, light up your living room with 1970s hardware.

December 19, 2015 at 02:15AM
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Six Months With A Dumbphone
Perhaps the search for a simple life is as easy as getting an old phone from Nokia.

December 18, 2015 at 04:13PM
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