Do you want to go to Mars? Of course you do. Assuming it was relatively safe, who wouldn’t jump at the chance to visit the Red Planet? Are you willing to spend the rest of your life there, never seeing your friends, family, or home planet again? Yeah, that’s a …
One of the things I find myself doing on a somewhat regular basis is taking pictures of food just before I eat it. The difference between me and the 847 of your friends who also post food pictures is that mine are 99% food I have cooked and plated myself …
One of the things you may not know about me is that I am a fairly serious cook. I mean, sure, I’m not above opening a package of noodles and eating them for lunch, but as a rule my dinners are planned out and I’ve got around a hundred original …
Nobody would disagree that ants have their stuff together when it comes to efficiency; they’re models for success. One of their more remarkable traits is the ability to choose the most efficient route to their food, even when the route is far from obvious. In order to find out how …
The zombie menace might be finally be among us – and it might not be a menace at all. A team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico have created near-perfect replica “zombie” cells by coating mammalian cells in silica. The replica cells can withstand …
Science fiction has long been the precursor to ancient science and that relationship has changed this world dramatically. While I was about to write that this year has been no different, the truth is that it has been different. We’re seeing more scientific breakthroughs than even before and that exponential …
When you think about an oil company like Shell, you immediately assume that they’re only about the stuff that you pump into your car. Of course, that’s a big part of their business, but they also have to think about the future. We also have to realize that any one …
Technology is not so much moving as galloping forward these days. In the field of IT and computers, in particular, new technologies are emerging like flowers in springtime. One of the trendiest developments is that of 3D printing, which may just become the next everyday appliance in the near future. …
If you’re any kind of science fiction fan, then you know about warp drive and Star Trek. As one of the most compelling pieces of technology inspired by the show, the concept has eluded us due to the massive amounts of energy thought to have been needed to drive such …
We’re in a unique position as far as generations go. Many of the people who grew up with video games in the 70s, 80s and into the 90s are now having children of their own. Even so, there is still a stigma that surrounds children and video games. That’s why …
Despite the massive shift to e-books and e-readers, books made of paper will always be rad. The feel, the smell, and overall experience can’t be recreated electronically and there are many who don’t want to see that go away. One of those many is Ash Kaib, who co-founded the Singularity …
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are upon us and are taking place in London, England. The Olympics are and always have been an amazing showcase of human skill and potential. Men and women from around the world come together and compete in some of the most brutal competition that one …
