• Science

    Mesmerizing, Isn't It?

    By John Mahoney Posted on 11.18.2009 12 Comments

    This is what goes on behind the scenes whenever you open your mouth to speak.

    11.19.2009 at 12:06am - Comment by John Mahoney

    @GTO thanks for some of my favorite comments on PopSci to date. The rest of you--take note!

  • Technology

    Video: The View From the Highest Man-Made Point on Earth

    By Posted on 11.13.2009 17 Comments

    There aren't too many YouTube videos capable of inducing measurable feelings of vertigo while you watch comfortable at your desk, but this is one of them. It was filmed by a brave, brave Scotsman standing on top of the world.

    11.13.2009 at 01:41pm - Comment by John Mahoney

    @Thefty Happy now?

  • Technology

    Dutch Hacker Holds Jail-Broken iPhones Hostage, Demands Ransom Or The Gadget Gets It

    By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.3.2009 13 Comments

    The media generally portrays hacker as criminals going after law-abiding computer users, but one Dutch hacker has turned his sights on more fertile prey: other less-skilled, or even aspirational hackers. Like a digital stickup boy, he has remotely kidnapped illegally (according to Apple) jailbroken iPhones in the Netherlands, holding them hostage for five Euros.

    11.3.2009 at 12:42pm - Comment by John Mahoney

    @skillet Agreed! Stu (pictured here) is apparently in one of his wacky authoritarian moods. I've cut that sentence. --Ed.

  • Announcements

    A Note on Our Site Changes Today

    By John Mahoney Posted on 10.7.2009 4 Comments

    As you can see, we've freshened things up a bit here today. We've tweaked the site's navigation a bit to make things clearer to read and easier to find the articles you seek. Here's what's new.

    10.8.2009 at 09:54am - Comment by John Mahoney

    @Absolute Guessing that's a problem with your machine. What you're describing happens just fine in all my browsers.

  • Announcements

    A Note on Our Site Changes Today

    By John Mahoney Posted on 10.7.2009 4 Comments

    As you can see, we've freshened things up a bit here today. We've tweaked the site's navigation a bit to make things clearer to read and easier to find the articles you seek. Here's what's new.

    10.7.2009 at 10:50pm - Comment by John Mahoney

    Our comments are not always great. Help us out and make some good ones--stay on topic, don't be a jerk, etc.

  • Gadgets

    As Your Children Grow, So Does Kilobike

    By Adrian Covert Posted on 9.4.2009 17 Comments

    The tricky thing about buying a bike (or anything else) for a kid is that there's a 99.9-percent certainty they'll outgrow it. The genius behind the Kilobike is that while they're between the ages of 6 and 12, the bike will grow with them.

    9.8.2009 at 09:28am - Comment by John Mahoney

    @podboq No, we don't. You're outta here.

  • Technology

    Germany Seeks the Reich Stuff for a Robotic Moon Landing

    By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 8.12.2009 10 Comments

    Germany no longer wants to sit on the sidelines of the recent rush back to the moon. A German official suggested that his country could aim for an unmanned lunar landing within the next decade around 2015, and also pushed for cooperation with Europe and the United States. Germans have so far only had a proxy taste of lunar glory through Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. The father of modern rocketry spearheaded U.S. development of the Saturn V rocket which helped land the first men on the moon.

    8.12.2009 at 03:41pm - Comment by John Mahoney

    Just so you guys know, the word "reich" has been in use well before the Nazis' time.

  • Technology

    Perseid Meteor Shower 2009: Don’t Miss Tonight’s Show

    By Molika Ashford Posted on 8.11.2009 10 Comments

    As tonight bleeds into tomorrow morning, the earth will be hurtling through a long skein of dust and rocks. Lucky for us, the result of our bombardment will not be annihilation, but rather one of the richest natural light shows of the year—the Perseid meteor shower. Here's how to watch.

    8.12.2009 at 09:04am - Comment by John Mahoney

    He/she/it has been banned.

  • Science

    August Issue Now Online

    By Posted on 7.17.2009 3 Comments

    Our August issue has now been posted in its entirety--you can check it out here. As always, we'll continue to highlight articles from the issue online throughout the month, enhanced here with plenty of online-exclusive extras. Enjoy!

    7.20.2009 at 09:12am - Comment by John Mahoney

    Sorry about that guys, a few of the articles didn't publish properly. All fixed now.

  • Science

    August 2009 Issue: Secrets of the Deep

    By Posted on 8.12.2009 6 Comments

    Features

    Another League Under the Sea

    A new generation of manned submersibles will soon open up 98 percent of the world’s oceans to human eyes by diving more than 20,000 feet into the ocean. Fresh energy sources, new species—who knows what we’ll find in Earth’s last unexplored frontier? By Abe Streep

    7.20.2009 at 09:11am - Comment by John Mahoney

    Sorry about that guys, a few of the articles didn't publish properly. All fixed now.

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