• Entertainment & Gaming

    How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People

    By Tom Conlon Posted on 4.2.2009 13 Comments

    Whether you want to call it “2.0” or not, the fact is that a better, stronger, faster Web experience is quickly replacing the old one, and there’s a lot out there to be psyched about. But, for every Google Maps, Facebook and Flickr that does (most) everything right, there are a thousand more Web sites out there still clinging to archaic, annoying and even deceptive practices. What the operators of these sites fail to understand is that forcing me to endure these “experiences” is worse than not having a Web site at all.

    1.23.2009 at 10:49pm - Comment by Chibi

    Referring to your comment on searching "Major League Baseball 2K9" - the first five entries are presently relevant.

  • Gadgets

    PopSci.com Giveaway: Win Advanced Lithium Batteries from Energizer

    By Posted on 1.21.2009 135 Comments

    Leave a comment (any comment) for a chance to win a pack of Advanced Lithium batteries from Energizer. 20 lucky winners will be chosen randomly on January 31, 2009.

    1.21.2009 at 10:59pm - Comment by Chibi

    Goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on... plug me in! :D

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    PopSci.com Giveaway: Win a Copy of Eagle Eye on Blu-Ray!

    By Posted on 4.2.2009 64 Comments

    From executive producer Steven Spielberg, Eagle Eye delivers everything PopSci.com fans could want in a cyber-thriller: unexpected plot twists and action sequences, two of Hollywood’s hottest young actors (the film stars Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monoghan), and a plot that is inextricably hinged on the use of cell phones, LED signs, and television screens. Leave a comment (any comment) below for a chance to win one of seven copies of Eagle Eye. The film, on Blu-Ray, is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1

    1.14.2009 at 07:25pm - Comment by Chibi

    The trailer looked interesting ... not bad for an matrix / bourne identity-style action movie.

  • Science

    Bush's Tropical Paradise

    By Posted on 11.26.2008 5 Comments

    In his eight years as president, George W. Bush has done little to win the hearts of conservationists. Opponents criticize his backing of widespread drilling and mining projects, lax oversight of industrial pollution, and recent attempts to dismantle the 36-year-old Endangered Species Act. But now, as he’s leaving office, the 43rd president is attempting to “blue” his legacy by granting national-monument status to a string of pristine islands, atolls and coral reefs in the center of the Pacific Ocean.

    11.26.2008 at 10:46pm - Comment by Chibi

    Ye gods! This is pitiful. I sincerely hope Bush's motive wasn't to make sure he is remembered for that action instead of his previous mistakes. It is an effective move towards conserving the ocean, but the apparent motives behind are sickening.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Real Danger of Violent Video Games

    By Posted on 4.2.2009 22 Comments

    Everyone knows Halo gamers don't sleep. But now a group of scientists in Sweden have published new research linking violent video games to increased heart rate variability and sleep disruptions.

    11.26.2008 at 10:42pm - Comment by Chibi

    I agree with the preceding posters: the study lacks credibility. I suspect the maker of the study is a mild Jack Thompson.

  • Science

    Explaining Why It's Not Just Déjà Vu (All Over Again)

    By Rachel Durfee Posted on 11.24.2008 8 Comments

    No matter how many times you experience déjà vu in your life, it never ceases to be a bizarre occurrence. While science has pretty much explained all the mystery out of awesome and strange things like the Northern Lights, eclipses, and those Magic Eye posters, it has failed to come up with a thorough explanation for déjà vu. Anne Cleary, a psychologist at Colorado State University, decided to put to the test that strange feeling where you could swear you had already experienced a present situation.

    11.25.2008 at 06:58pm - Comment by Chibi

    I'm afraid that the "we use only a small part of our mind" theory has been long refuted. If you concentrate on more than one thing, the quality of those activities suffers. Madame Rosa Cafe: We already knew you were coming: here's your favorite table. Your meal is prepared, and thanks in advance for the large tip. She would make a fortune if she was real. /End strange but titillating post

  • Gadgets

    Megagoods and Beyond

    By PopSci Staff Posted on 10.31.2008 3 Comments

    10.31.2008 at 05:44pm - Comment by Chibi

    I don't know why, but it suddenly started working today. I'm pleased, but Popsci ought to check the site before posting. BTW, the gadgets are very neat.

  • Gadgets

    Megagoods and Beyond

    By PopSci Staff Posted on 10.31.2008 3 Comments

    10.29.2008 at 10:09pm - Comment by Chibi

    This would be a great photo gallery... if it worked for me. When I click on either link, a message appears under the title saying that "No Item Was Found." I love the roundup as much as any geek-at-heart, and wish it would work.

  • Technology

    FusionMan Makes Historic Jet-Propelled Flight

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 9.26.2008 8 Comments

    Following in the vapor trail of aviator Louis Bleriot, Yves Rossy made a historic flight of his own across the English Channel this morning. After yesterday's poor weather delayed his planned passage, Rossy—also known as FusionMan—became the first human to cross using jet propulsion.

    9.28.2008 at 12:03am - Comment by Chibi

    People like those are the self-proclaimed guinea pigs of science, doing it not for the money (although there is quite a lot of money involved) but for the fame and prestige it brings to their name.



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