BLOG VIEW | HEADLINE VIEW

ALL

GEEK

Fun with Cephalopods

MONDAY APRIL 7 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by Flux. Edited By erin_broadley.

Cephalopods are awesome. They are incredibly sexy and the most intelligent class of invertebrates.

93 Comments

Sagittarius Wants to Kill You

WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 2008 6:00 AM

Submitted by Flux. Edited By erin_broadley.

One of the reasons why I’ve had a hard time completely rejecting astrology is the fact that I’m such a stereotypical Sagittarius: the optimistic, free-spirited...

71 Comments

How Gaia Got Her Groove Back

MONDAY JANUARY 14 2008 9:30 AM

Submitted by Flux. Edited By erin_broadley.

While sitting in JFK last month reading Green Hermeticism,...

63 Comments

Animals: Richer, Smarter And More Smokable Than You

MONDAY DECEMBER 10 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Uncognitive. Edited By Uncognitive.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been watching too much VH1, but when during the course of my scanning the Internet for the...

17 Comments

The Upside Of Extinction

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Uncognitive. Edited By Uncognitive.

At this point I think we all agree that the extinction of the entire human race would...

36 Comments

Tunguska: Curiosity Satisfied?

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14 2007 12:00 AM

Submitted by Flux. Edited By erin_broadley.

Imagine yourself in Siberia almost one hundred years ago. On a summer morning at 7:15 AM, you see a blue light screaming...

58 Comments

Earth Is Stupid, Throw Rocks At It

FRIDAY OCTOBER 12 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Uncognitive. Edited By erin_broadley.

With all the press that unknowable...

55 Comments

Being Too Much Of A Rock Star Can Kill You, FYI

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Uncognitive. Edited By erin_broadley.

At this point, I think we all have to admit that science is pretty awesome.

I mean, it’s brought us the electric...

27 Comments

Excuse Me Waiter, But There's Something In My DNA

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2007 12:00 PM

Submitted by Flux. Edited By erin_broadley.

Long before fly DNA became inextricable from that of Jeff Goldblum, there was Wolbachia.

On Thursday, the...

41 Comments

Wil Wheaton's Geek in Review: Reach Out to the Stars

WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 2007 12:00 PM

Submitted by WilWheaton. Edited By WilWheaton.

Last night, my wife and I walked our dogs though our neighborhood shortly after dusk. While we walked up our street, I gasped and pointed at the sky.

“Yeah,”...

34 Comments

Finally! Actual, Real, Live Super-Heroes

MONDAY JUNE 18 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by TheCoolerKing. Edited By erin_broadley.

I have been waiting for this day my entire...

30 Comments

La Brea Tar Pits is ALIVE!

MONDAY MAY 14 2007 12:00 PM

Submitted by _DictionaryGirl_. Edited By Rahodeb.

"The La Brea Tar Pits is nothing but tar and bones," our parents used to tell us. But we knew better. When we thought...

48 Comments

The Five-Second Rule is Bullshit

FRIDAY MAY 11 2007 11:00 AM

Submitted by Subrosa. Edited By Subrosa.

We all know about the five-second rule, right? You’re eating popcorn, and you drop a kernel on the floor. If you pick...

124 Comments

If You are an Aries, You are a Dumbass

TUESDAY MAY 8 2007 9:00 PM

Submitted by Subrosa. Edited By erin_broadley.

That’s not all! If you’re an Aquarius, Pisces, or (and this one hurts) Taurus, you’re also a total idiot. You can’t...

553 Comments

Things You Didn't Know: Ducks Have Giant Spiraling Dicks

THURSDAY MAY 3 2007 10:00 AM

Submitted by PointBlank. Edited By erin_broadley.

If there were a Pulitzer category for “Unintentional Humor in Bird Phallus Stories,” The New York Times would have...

56 Comments

Kryptonite Real, Nerds Rejoice

TUESDAY APRIL 24 2007 11:00 PM

Submitted by johnnyfu. Edited By Rahodeb.

Maybe this explains why Superman Returns flopped so hard. Scientists in Serbia have discovered...

20 Comments

Now Everyone's a Universal Donor

MONDAY APRIL 16 2007 11:00 AM

Submitted by almostfamous. Edited By erin_broadley.

Do you know your blood type? In an emergency knowing could save your life. Of the four blood types, only one can be...

30 Comments

Men May Soon be Completely Obsolete

SATURDAY APRIL 14 2007 4:00 PM

Submitted by Rush. Edited By Subrosa.

Scientists are researching methods of producing sperm cells from bone marrow.

125 Comments

International Drug Company Caught in a Lie

SATURDAY MARCH 31 2007 1:00 PM

Submitted by Marian_Librarian. Edited By Marian_Librarian.

File this under 'don't believe everything you read,' and also 'little people CAN make a difference.'

The international...

44 Comments

University of Nevada Gives Rise to Mutant Sheep People

MONDAY MARCH 26 2007 11:00 AM

Submitted by _DictionaryGirl_. Edited By Rahodeb.

Oh god. They’ve finally gone and done...

26 Comments

Easy is Good

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 2007 6:00 PM

Submitted by Bitch_PhD. Edited By Bitch_PhD.

No, I don't mean "easy" in that way. I'm talking ease-of-use here: according to Feministing,...

17 Comments

How Does This Plan Work?

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 2007 6:30 PM

Submitted by Bitch_PhD. Edited By Rahodeb.

Anybody who follows reproductive rights news (and if you ever have sex, or plan to, you should) knows that Plan...

26 Comments

Exciting New Think Tank Comes 6 Years Too Late

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 15 2006 4:00 PM

Submitted by legionnaire. Edited By legionnaire.

The first hint of trouble should have been the President's directive to create an Office of Faith Based...

8 Comments

Stephen Hawking is Looking for a Graduate Assistant

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7 2006 5:00 PM

Submitted by WilWheaton. Edited By WilWheaton.

Stephen Hawking, the legendary author of A Brief History of Time is looking for a graduate assistant, according...

13 Comments

Scientists Confirm Existence of Dark Matter

TUESDAY AUGUST 22 2006 12:30 PM

Submitted by WilWheaton. Edited By WilWheaton.

For years, scientists have theorized that Dark Matter and Dark Energy play a fundamental role in the construction of our universe, but they've had a really...

32 Comments