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This Week In the Future: Spice Up Your Turtle's Coffee

In the future, origami pets will need love, too.

By Baarbarian Posted 02.01.2013 at 6:00 pm 1 Comment

This Week In The Future, January 28-February 1, 2013

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A Shark In The Hallway And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Including a solar-powered balloon, a storm on Saturn, how NASA watches the Super Bowl and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 02.01.2013 at 4:00 pm 1 Comment

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Mapping The Birth Of An Art Movement [Infographic]

Visualizing who knew who when abstract art was invented

By Emily Elert Posted 01.31.2013 at 6:00 pm 6 Comments

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Crazy Art Piece Commemorates The First Russian Cosmonauts

And particle accelerators, and four-dimensional space, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Just watch these videos.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.28.2013 at 4:00 pm 4 Comments

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A Robot Lumberjack And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a beautiful photo made by a beer can, BMW's slick new bobsled, and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.25.2013 at 5:30 pm 2 Comments

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GameSci: How To Preserve A Game You Can't Pick Up And Hold

The hardware will die so the software can live.

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.25.2013 at 1:00 pm 5 Comments

The Art Of Videogames Exhibit At The Smithsonian American Art Museum

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This Week In The Future: So Hungry You Could Eat A Horse

In the future, Paleo's, with its retro sensibilities, will trounce other fast-food chains.

By Baarbarian Posted 01.18.2013 at 6:30 pm 1 Comment

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NASA Sends Mona Lisa To The Moon Via Laser

A new way of communicating with far-away objects

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.18.2013 at 9:06 am 3 Comments

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This Week In The Future: Mr. Peanut Trains Hyenas To Win Gameshows

In the future, hyenas are going to dominate "The Price Is Right."

By Baarbarian Posted 01.11.2013 at 6:01 pm 3 Comments

This Week In The Future, January 7-11, 2013

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Self-Portraits In Mid-Fall And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a shark in utero, the videogame memorabilia world record holder, and more

By Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.11.2013 at 5:10 pm 2 Comments

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This Week In The Future: Panda Versus Robot

In the future, a robot still won't be able to eat like a panda.

By Baarbarian Posted 01.04.2013 at 6:00 pm 4 Comments

This Week In The Future, December 31-January 1, 2013

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Mathematical Snow Art And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a gigantic airship, an abandoned Soviet theme park, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.04.2013 at 5:04 pm 1 Comment

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The Greatest Science Photos Of The Year

From an explosion on the sun to creatures from the depths of the ocean, we assemble our favorite pics from 2012.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.28.2012 at 4:00 pm 7 Comments

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The 6 Best Video-Game Experiments Of 2012

A spin through the weird, wonderful ways people experimented with video games, creating everything from glitch art to a virtual Lego builder to a psychedelic look at relativity

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.28.2012 at 2:05 pm 5 Comments

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Say Goodbye To Christmas By Watching This Giant Tree Explode

Take care, Christmas. Until next year.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.26.2012 at 3:00 pm 10 Comments

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