The ProGo motor scooter promises two hours of riding time per 16.4oz propane canister. It has a 4-stroke engine and doesn't stink or make as much noise as a gasoline-powered scooter. It will soon meet its Kickstarter goal.
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Gina Sheridan's I Work at a Public Library is a collection of true, weird experiences that public librarians have had with patrons. I read parts of the book out loud to Carla last night and we both chuckled.
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Celebrate Neil Gaiman's Newbery Medal Winner The Graveyard Book with a Two-Volume Graphic Novel Adaptation.
Read the restThis Slender Man head-to-toe Morphsuit costume is now available in kids and adult sizes from Amazon.
DiscussFans of photojournalist Weegee will love this gritty collection of photographs, which was culled from the archives of William Randolph Hearst’s infamous tabloid newspaper.
Read the rest'Life: Magnified' is an exhibit of scientific images "showing cells and other scenes of life magnified by as much as 50,000 times."
Read the restThe international citizen journalism group Global Voices invites you to join a today's "worldwide, multilingual tweetathon in support of the ten bloggers and journalists facing terrorism charges in Ethiopia."
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The US space agency today revealed plans for a new rover: Mars 2020.
The rover "will carry seven carefully-selected instruments to conduct unprecedented science and exploration technology investigations on the Red Planet," NASA announced.
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Coping with autistic adult children who have limited socialization ability is a daily challenge for parents.
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A NSFW excerpt from "How To Have Cybersex On The Internet."
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Bill Nye on why we may be decades away from discovering life on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Play videoDrew Magary lead us on a wild chase, that doesn't end well, when The Rover crashes to earth. This Kindle Single is a fast paced adventure that had me to wondering what I'd do if an alien robot landed in my backyard.
Read the restAn internal investigation revealed that the officer "flipped a coin when contemplating which subject to cite," and that he called Washington's legal marijuana law "silly."
Read the restIn 2010, construction crews found the hull of a very old ship, buried at the site of the World Trade Center towers.
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He didn't choose the pug life.
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Dinosaur Comics examines love and virality. See the whole strip here.
Read the restIt's Las Vegas hacker convention season: Black Hat kicks off Aug. 2-7, and Def Con runs Aug. 7-10. This time around, National Security Agency leadership will be absent from the speaking rosters, in contrast with previous years.
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The Hakkaku Stable sumo wrestler organization tweeted these photos of wrestlers flying to a training camp in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture.
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An experiment on Earth suggests that it might be possible to find microscopic fossils on the Moon.
DiscussThe MicrobeWiki has a really detailed explanation of the biological mechanisms behind an Ebola infection. It gets a little technical in places, but it's a good read if you've ever wondered how the virus creates hemorrhaging and why it's hard to treat.
Read the restNever underestimate omnivores with a penchant for animal-based traditional medicine.
Read the restIf you liked learning about the science of Tatooine, you'll enjoy reading Dune with the Science Friday bookclub.
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"All in a Row," a lovely night shot by Diablo_119 of Tacoma, WA, shared in the Boing Boing Flickr Pool.
Read the rest"Apple will fire about 200 workers at Beats Electronics LLC following its $3 billion acquisition of the headphone and music company," reports Bloomberg, citing an anonymous source. "The jobs to be cut are in human resources, finance and other roles where there’s overlap between the two companies."
DiscussA White House staff member 'accidentally emailed' non-classified talking points about a classified torture report to an Associated Press reporter.
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"Make every day a humpday," reads the logo on Desert Farms camel's milk bottles.
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The US Army has developed a "pocket-sized aerial surveillance device" for combat troops operating in "challenging ground environments."
Read the restBülent Arinç, deputy prime minister of Turkey, told a good joke on Monday.
Read the restOn the latest episode of the Ask Cool Tools Show, Kevin Kelly and I interviewed Lloyd Kahn, editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications.
Read the restThe open source software group Open Whisper Systems has announced the release of Signal, "the first iOS app designed to enable easy, strongly encrypted voice calls for free."
Read the restThe viewpoint that humans in large groups are dangerous has informed the policies and tactics of governments and police forces for more than a century, and like many prescientific musings, much of it is wrong. David McRaney investigates in the latest episode of You AreNot So Smart. Read the rest
These monuments to Victorian decrepitude dot the shores of England. They go up in smoke with alarming regularity, writes Rob Beschizza. Read the rest
Fred Gambino has worked as a diverse illustrator and artist, providing sci-fi book covers for publishing houses and high-profile concept art for a wide array of television programs, films and video games. Read the rest
This episode of Gweek is brought to you by Bombfell, the glorious clothing service for men that sends handpicked outfits to your door. Go to bombfell.com/gweek to get $10 off your first purchase. And by Stamps.com — get a $110 sign-up bonus with the offer code GWEEK! Read the rest
As humans, we search for ways to escape reality. For centuries, magicians have fucked our minds in the blink of an eye. Magic experience designer Ferdinando Buscema tells us how. Read the rest
Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH the Smythes of Chagrin Falls worship the Corporate Sky-Deity on a typical Sunday. Read the rest
In 1944, fully a year before the first successful nuclear test, Astounding Science Fiction magazine published a remarkably detailed description of an atomic bomb in a story called Deadline. The story, by the otherwise undistinguished author Cleve Cartmill, sent military intelligence racing to discover the source of his information — and his motives for publishing it. Read the rest
Mark Frauenfelder returns from vacation with a substantially-enlarged collection of tiki photographs. Read the rest
With the completion of Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones, Ivan and Red dig back into the Boars, Gore, And Swords book club, where they cover the chapters of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series that correspond to the previous television season. No book spoilers past the TV show! Read the rest
Startling shots from Gaza, Israel, and elsewhere depict despair and outrage at a seemingly-intractable crisis. Read the rest
In honor of the centenary of World War One, we are proud to present Simon Gane's illustrated adaptation of Osbert Sitwell's haunting, classic poem The Next War. It appears, with many other beautiful and thoughtful adaptations, in the new book Above the Dreamless Dead: World War I in Poetry and Comics. Read the rest
Dani Tinker, with the National Wildlife Federation, on the wonderful weird things growing in that felled log out back. Read the rest
This episode of Apps for Kids is brought to you by Shoparoo - start earning for your school today. Read the rest
Unlike some of its stablemates, the Amazon-owned comics platform is to allow authors and publishers to distribute their work without the shackles of proprietary rights-management, writes Cory Doctorow Read the rest
Twenty years ago, William Barker's Schwa artwork revealed a world of alien abductions, stick figure insanity, conspiratorial crazy, and a hyper-branded surveillance state. It's now more relevant than ever. Read the rest
In episode 184 of the Sword and Laser, Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt talk of high fantasy, Neil Gaiman and saving humanity. Read the rest
In the latest episode of the RiYL podcast, Brian Heater interviews the author of multiple Kafka adaptations and a sketchbook diary chronicling his time in Mexico. Read the rest
