You Can’t Ride A Hoverboard Without Einstein’s Theory Of General Relativity
People call them hoverboards, but they clearly don’t hover. Riding one requires some physics. In this case, Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.
December 15, 2015 at 08:16PM
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The Inventor of Auto-Tune
Auto-Tune — one of modern history’s most reviled inventions — was an act of mathematical genius. For inventor Andy Hildebrand, it was the result of years of rigorous study, statistical computation, and the creation of algorithms previously deemed to be impossible.
December 15, 2015 at 02:52PM
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The Internet Is Coming To An Ocean Near You
Air-connected wireless networks work by sending and receiving data via radio waves. But these waves don’t travel well through salt water. Researchers have been working for years to fix this problem — although not because they are eager to enable you to Instagram a fish.
December 15, 2015 at 01:36PM
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I’ll Register My Drone When You Have to Register Your Gun
“That’s because I live in the United States, a country that will soon have a national registry for toy helicopters, but not for deadly machines used to commit horrifying mass-murder on a near-daily basis.”
December 15, 2015 at 12:15PM
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Why we’re going back to the Moon-with or without NASA
The discovery of lunar water has changed everything for human exploration.
December 15, 2015 at 11:41AM
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5 Reasons ‘Star Wars’ Spaceships Make Absolutely No Sense
The “Star Wars” films are great escapist fantasies, and like all escapist fiction, it’s best not to think about it too much. The films take place, as the saying goes, “a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away,” where apparently almost everything is possible.
December 15, 2015 at 08:36AM
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Your mouse moves differently when you’re upset, study suggests
People take out anger on their computers in all kind of ways, but new study suggests that the movements of your mouse might even change when you’re upset.
December 15, 2015 at 08:36AM
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The internet isn’t making us stupid. It’s making us humble.
With our smartphones by our sides at all times, we can offload our responsibility to understand the world to the Internet.
December 15, 2015 at 07:39AM
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Netflix’s New Tech Makes for Better-Looking, Lower-Bandwidth Streams
The company is on a quest to re-encode its entire catalog.
December 15, 2015 at 05:15AM
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Taser Takes Aim At Europe
Taser, the billion-dollar weapons behemoth, has captured the US market. Now, they want to conquer Europe.
December 15, 2015 at 04:15AM
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