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io9How Mark Changizi conquered colorblindness with glasses
A pair of researchers from 2AI Labs have developed a wearable eyeglass device that effectively cures red-green color blindness. Called O2Amps, the technology works by leveraging our capacity to see the amount of oxygen in another person’s blood by simply looking at the hue of their skin. Developer Mark Changizi came up with the unorthodox … Continued
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An Amateur Astronomer Helped Hubble Snap This Galactic Monster
Hubble has joined forces with two amateur astronomers to capture a monster, and it may be one of the most beautiful four-armed giants ever seen. This colourful mosaic offers a highly detailed look at the spiral galaxy M106, which sits about 20 million light years away. The image was created by amateur astrophotographer Robert Gendler, … Continued
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Quick: Which is more terror-inducing, aliens or zombies?
Yesterday’s release of Dead Space 3, a co-op game about a once-reluctant hero now ready to kick ass all over a hostile frozen planet in the name of saving humanity (and his hot friend Ellie), spawned a debate about which would cause more terror: aliens or zombies. The hero, Isaac has to face not only … Continued
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Do You Ever Take Time Off From Facebook?
A new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that 61 percent of Facebook users voluntarily take breaks from using the site, for weeks at a time. Does that ring true for you? The users that were interviewed admitted that they step away from Facebook for a handful of reasons: Lack of time to dedicate … Continued
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The sinister Pauli Effect
Like branches of the military, branches of science are known to have a mostly good-natured rivalry with each other. Chemists will take jabs at physicists, who will scoff at biologists, who will laugh at chemists. Even different sectors of the same science will have a bit of an antagonist relationship, with physics especially being divided … Continued
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Tech NewsGadgetsYou’ll Soon Be Able To Roll Up Your Home Stereo Like a Newspaper
Looking to expand its expertise outside imaging products, Fujifilm researchers have developed what’s called an electroacoustic film—which is basically a fancy way of saying an ultra-flat speaker that’s flexible enough to roll up and stash in your jacket pocket. The film is made from a precise mixture of polymers and ceramics, and is actually able … Continued
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This is the most impressive Disney Princess wedding we’ve ever seen
Behold, the most detail-orientated Disney Princess wedding in the history of themed weddings. The bride was Ariel, and the groom dressed as Prince Eric (in their wedding attire naturally). The father of the bride dressed as King Triton (complete with shell crown), the bridesmaids were various Disney Princesses with coordinating bouquets (Snow White had apples … Continued
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BlackBerry’s Q10 QWERTY Hero Won’t Be in the US Until May—At the Earliest
The phone that could unexpectedly become BlackBerry’s saviour, the Q10, won’t hit US shores until May—at the earliest—according to CEO Thorsten Heins. Speaking to AP, Heins explained that the new keyboard-equipped phone will end up shipping in the US eight to ten weeks after its touchscreen sibling, the Z10. Currently, the Z10 is due to … Continued
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Why the @#$% hasn’t there been a live-action Batman TV show since the ‘60s?
In this week’s “Postal Apocalypse,” I explain why a Yoda-centric Star Wars movie is a terrible idea, why rebooting ’80s properties is a terrible idea, and why making a new Batman TV show is a good idea, but one that will never, ever happen. As always, email your questions to [email protected]. Now, on with your … Continued
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2,300 Year-Old Golden Wreath Found On Head Of Buried Body In Greek Subway Dig
Subway construction workers in Thessaloniki, Greece, have uncovered a golden olive branch that dates back approximately 2,300 years. Located at what will someday be the Republic Station stop, the wreath was found inside a large, box-like Macedonian tomb — and it was still on the head of a buried female body. The beautifully preserved wreath … Continued
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Can the FCC Create Public Super Wi-Fi Networks?
The Washington Post boldly led a front-page story last weekend with the claim: “The federal government wants to create super WiFi networks across the nation, so powerful and broad in reach that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cellphone bill every month.” Let’s get one thing straight: … Continued
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An exclusive first look at Saturday’s new My Little Pony, featuring the ultimate bad hair day!
You might think you’ve experienced some follicular challenges, or some events where you needed a fancy ‘do and weren’t sure if you could make it work. But your hair challenges are nothing — nothing, I say — compared to those faced by Princess Cadance in this new exclusive clip from Saturday’s episode of My Little … Continued
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Can you guess the subject of this photograph?
From an advertisement for Brown, Barnes & Bell (photographers in Liverpool, we presume) comes an optical illusion ca. 1890 that is half elephant man, half… well… something else. We don’t want to spoil it. Check below the fold for the big reveal. One more time. Here’s the original view: Aaaand the reveal (for those having … Continued
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Diet Mixers Get You Drunk Faster
You might think that if you’re mixing a cocktail it’s only the liquor you should worry about. But new research suggests that the type of mixer you use also plays a role in how the booze affects your body. A new study published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research shows that drinking diet soda with … Continued
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Equality in sexy book reading achieved with “Naked Dudes Reading Lovecraft”
It was three whole years ago we told you about the “Naked Girls Reading Science Fiction” event held by The Pinchbottom Burlesque, but now we’re happy to report those who prefer people of the penis-ed variety reading genre fiction aloud to them will finally have their chance, courtesy of Ham Pants Productions and Stage Werx … Continued
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The next big piece of Disney’s Star Wars masterplan is confirmed. Plus The Amazing Spider-Man 2 starts filming!
Lost’s Mr. Eko has some more Thor: The Dark World thoughts. At least one other Avenger is definitely going to be in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Brandon Cronenberg discusses his contagious satire Antiviral. Plus tons of Walking Dead hints! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Walking Dead. Star Wars Disney CEO … Continued
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The World’s Newest, Longest Prime Number Is Over 17 Million Digits Long
The world’s largest prime number just got much, much bigger. Say hello to 257,885,161-1, a prime number that is over 17 million characters long when written out in full—enough to fill 13,000 pages of A4 paper. According to New Scientist, it breaks a four-year dry spell which saw no new prime numbers being found. It … Continued
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The Day IBM Let Married Women Work
It seems utterly and incredibly sexist these days, but 60 years ago many companies required female employees to resign when they married. This internal memo marks the day that IBM decided that was a stupid idea. Dated January 10th 1951, the message describes a “temporary modification” on IBM’s personnel policy—one that finally allowed its female … Continued
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This Sofa Brings the Campsite Indoors
At this time of year, camping sucks. But if designer Stephanie Hornig had here way we’d all be snuggled up in sleeping bags every night—with the help of her wonderful campsite-inspired furniture. Hornig’s final-year project at the University of the Arts in Berlin let her explore the idea of bringing a life in the great … Continued
