John Oliver Helps You Explain Cryptocurrencies
If you're unfamiliar with the show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver is great at making complex topics both humorous and easily digestible. In the…
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Star Wars: Episode IX Predictions
The latest trilogy in the Star Wars universe is about to come to a close, with the final episode to be released in December of 2019. Production has a h…
The Man-child’s Christmas Wish List
Living the beach life creates a lot of man-children. Top psychologists today would agree that the number one sign you are dating a man-child is that “y…
NVMe vs. M.2 vs. SATA — The Best SSD for You
So, you're finally tired of your computer throwing warning messages at you that your hard drive is full and you're ready to upgrade. A quick search on …
#1 Memes in the 904 — Bold Meme City of the South
A cultural phenomenon was born in 1976 when Richard Dawkins coined a term to describe the way cultural information spreads — a meme. Things have gone d…
Apparently Han Solo’s Name Isn’t Actually Han Solo
Any Star Wars fan, or even anyone who's not a Star Wars fan, knows who Han Solo is. But no fan knows his whole story. Apparently, that story will be re…
The Best iMessage Games You Didn’t Know About
iOS 10 released back in the summer of 2016, and while a lot of its new features were pretty useless (like the ability to add effects to your text messa…
An Outsider’s Experience with Pokemon Go
The initial Pokemon craze peaked in North America in 1998, while I was at the prime age for it. Eight-year-old me, however, was presumably too focused …
Mark Your Calendars for Towel Day
May 25 is a very important holiday in the land of the literary nerds, a day which honors the ancient intergalactic tradition of carrying a towel everyw…
Google Wants to Bring The World Internet With Drones
Future overlord of our post-apocalyptic world, Google (aka Skynet), is now testing a solar-powered drone designed to bring Internet connectivity to eve…
Hyperloop Aims to Make Supersonic Travel a Reality
Welcome to the future. Two separate startup companies based in Los Angeles are preparing to make all of our science fiction dreams come true with the w…
H&K Designs “Star Wars” Inspired Body Armor … And We Want It
Soak in the "GalacTac" project in all its glory. This "Star Wars" inspired body armor is modeled after everyone's favorite intergalactic bounty hunter,…
The First Space Flower Has Bloomed
Welcome to a future that sci-fi nerds have only dreamed of, until now. Humans are currently growing plants in space! It's a lot more exciting than it s…
This Roman Candle Minigun Changes the Game
Although it’s dangerous, it’s definitely awesome ... and we want one. Growing up, New Year's Eve and the Fourth of July were always (and still are) tw…
Stop Killing Your Plants With Help from Planty
If you're having trouble finding time taking care of your green friends, South Korean startup company Nthing has a solution. Planty is a self-su…
The Most Pointless Tech Innovations from CES 2016
This is a big week for tech geeks everywhere, as the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is underway in Las Vegas. For the unaware, CES is the biggest…
Disney Set To Launch Streaming Service
This month Disney is going to be launching a streaming service similar to Netflix or HBOGO called DisneyLife. Now before you pee your pants in e…
16 Bookish Tattoos We Love
Tattoos are something we all know well, but finding some that are outside the box is always a struggle. When seeking inspiration for a tattoo, why not …
Can Humans Be on Mars by 2030?
According to NASA, they are developing the capabilities needed to send humans to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s — goals outlined in the bipa…
TendedBar — Your Automatic Bartender
As a student at Purdue University in 2014, Jay Perkins was required to come up with a senior design project. The concept he created with was TendedBar,…
A Scientific Look At The Sight and Brain Skills of Surfers
Maybe you thought science and surfing were already well-acquainted. Sports are often stated in the same sentence as science, and surfing is a sport, bu…
For £1.85 Billion, The Fictional City of Minas Tirith May Become Reality
Fans of J.R.R Tolkien’s "Lord of the Rings" trilogy may one day be able to visit or even live and work in the fictional city of Minas Tirith. For a coo…
Pulse Laser Projects 3D Image In Thin Air
A Japanese company has created a pulse laser that requires no screen or surface to project an image upon. The display currently cannot create detailed …
The Future Is Now — Back To The Future Hoverbike
We are rapidly approaching a major date in history, guys and I am not talking about your Fourth of July bike ride down 1st street. No, the date I am ta…