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Portrait of a Future City: 100,000 Tiny Cars Going 240 Miles Per Hour

03.03.14

By Ben Richmond
Tech

Endangered Animals Make Awesome Killer Robots

01.30.14

By Yannick LeJacq
Tech

Does Misery in Literature Really Follow Miserable Economics?

01.09.14

By Ben Richmond
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What a Bestseller About Vesuvius Does to Your Brain

12.31.13

By Ben Richmond
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Ranking the Arts By How Much They Contribute to America’s GDP

12.10.13

By Ben Richmond
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The British Library’s Wi-fi Blocked Hamlet, But These 14 Classics Are Way More Violent

08.14.13

By Ben Richmond
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Zombies, the Apocalypse, and Alton Brown: The Motherboard Guide to the Bay Area Science Festival

10.25.12

By Kerri Connolly
Tech

This Burlesque Movie by the ‘Reefer Madness’ Director Is Totally Nuts (NSFW)

10.24.12

By Mclean Gordon
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The Town Hall Presidential Debate in 10 GIFs

10.17.12

By Daniel Stuckey
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The Entire VP Debate in Seven GIFs

10.12.12

By Daniel Stuckey
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Resurrecting Atari’s Slyly Subversive TwiLight Screensavers as Digital Art Prehistory

10.11.12

By Michael Byrne
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Future Technologies That Will Not Kill You: The Most Mindbending Inventions at Ars Electronica

09.24.12

By Miriam Simun

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
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Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada