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Science And it flys: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-ingenuity-mars-helicopter-succeeds-in-historic-first-flight To the moon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/nasa-selects-spacex-as-its-sole-provider-for-a-lunar-lander/ Technology The internet loses the most valuable knowledge center: https://gizmodo.com/were-archiving-yahoo-answers-so-youll-always-know-how-b-1846643969 How to walk without running into things: https://www.engadget.com/android-heads-up-rollout-143602291.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Beer-piss bot: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2021/4/12/22379501/boston-dynamics-spot-pee-beer-michael-reeves How many energy drinks will it take you: https://gizmodo.com/21-year-old-man-nearly-dies-of-heart-failure-after-drin-1846699497

Science They said it was impossible: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a35991457/emdrive-thruster-fails-tests/ Nothing beats glass: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/31/22358313/spacex-crew-dragon-glass-dome-window-space-tourists Technology Do you even 2factor? https://www.engadget.com/dodge-muscle-car-pin-security-mode-022908065.html How many bitcoins can it mine: https://www.engadget.com/ib-ms-first-retail-quantum-computer-is-headed-to-the-cleveland-clinic-100152978.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Go big or go home: https://www.polygon.com/2021/4/5/22367979/worlds-largest-nintendo-switch-video-case-mod-casual-engineer-st-judes-childrens-hospital Go to hell: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/29/22357225/nike-sues-lil-nas-x-unauthorized-satan-shoes-mschf

Science Give these rabbits a hand: https://gizmodo.com/these-mutant-rabbits-walk-on-two-legs-and-geneticists-1846562358 Don't get caught in this windstorm: https://www.popsci.com/story/science/space-news-jupiter-stratosphere-winds/ Technology Facebook wants to control your mind: https://gizmodo.com/facebook-teases-futuristic-wrist-based-wearable-that-wi-1846508201 How metal is this: https://gizmodo.com/nasas-nearly-indestructible-airless-titanium-tires-migh-1846488605 Other Cool/Weird Shit Everything is better with a sword: https://www.engadget.com/lenovo-gaming-chair-built-in-katana-demon-slayer-142546594.html How do you slap your meat: https://gizmodo.com/how-many-slaps-does-it-take-to-cook-a-chicken-this-you-1846523469

Science In space there is no garbage man: https://gizmodo.com/iss-ditches-2-9-ton-pallet-of-batteries-creating-its-m-1846476992 No more body snatching: https://www.engadget.com/fast-3d-printing-for-organs-142203467.html Technology Coming to your neighborhood: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/11/22325004/new-3d-printed-homes-austin-price-icon-housing Apples do work better in space: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-perseverance-powerpc-750-171516292.html Other Cool/Weird Shit How to become an inanimate object: https://gizmodo.com/if-skynet-takes-over-try-writing-robot-on-your-shirt-1846433086 Who is your king now: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/03/elon-musk-formally-declares-himself-technoking-of-tesla/

Science First Civilian American Woman in Space - https://19thnews.org/2021/03/hayley-arceneaux-first-american-civilian-woman-in-space Do you wish you could get a new body: https://gizmodo.com/these-slugs-cut-off-their-own-heads-when-they-want-a-ne-1846428980 Technology Good bye imac pro: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/the-imac-pro-has-been-discontinued/ How long did it take you beat QWOP: https://gizmodo.com/40-hours-of-training-was-all-an-ai-needed-to-shatter-th-1846429002 Other Cool/Weird Shit Where did all the bands go? - https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/adam-levine-no-bands-anymore-controversy You might not shoot your eye out, but you may smell bad: https://gizmodo.com/a-boy-s-smelly-nose-was-caused-by-a-bb-pellet-stuck-ins-1846409160

Science We need more power: https://www.engadget.com/kstar-fusion-device-sets-record-210817623.html Lasers always make things better: https://www.engadget.com/laser-microrobot-harvard-minimally-invasive-surgery-081441342.html Technology You don't really need 5G: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/03/verizon-tells-users-to-disable-5g-to-preserve-battery-then-deletes-tweet/ You can now win a chance to buy something: https://www.engadget.com/newegg-scalpers-bots-ps5-xbox-series-x-gpus-162441880.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Clickwheel madness is back: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2021/2/1/22260540/ipod-mod-portable-spotify-player-click-wheel-project We've gone too far: https://gizmodo.com/plastic-surgeon-makes-court-appearance-over-zoom-with-p-1846378070

Science New clone wars with black footed ferrets: https://apple.news/ASguHgEQQRtS0epz3ITLZgg. Also herehttps://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-56132410 Can you hear me now?: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-find-a-way-to-communicate-with-dreaming-peop-1846292025 Technology Get your v-bucks: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/22/22295676/epic-games-fortnite-loot-box-lawsuit-settlement-rocket-league-v-bucks How to stop crypto-miners from stealing your stuff: https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/18/22289224/nvidia-rtx-3060-mining-cmp-ethereum Other Cool/Weird Shit How big would you go? https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/would-you-build-a-10ft-gaming-pc But can you beat it with fruit: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/streamer-beats-hades-using-an-actual-pomegranate

Follow up from last week: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/02/90-year-old-gets-att-300mbps-fiber-a-week-after-complaining-in-wsj-print-ad/ Science I'll meet you at Mars: https://mars.nasa.gov/news/8742/follow-nasas-perseverance-rover-in-real-time-on-its-way-to-mars/ How far is that: https://www.engadget.com/farfarout-most-distant-solar-system-object-confirmed-171513730.html Technology Your phone isn't safe anymore: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/10/22276183/us-appeals-court-first-circuit-border-phone-search-decision-fourth-amendment 4 legs is better than 2: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/9/22274297/hyundai-walking-car-tiger-umv-concept-autonomous Other Cool/Weird Shit What's better than wheels: https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/11/22278792/elon-musk-joe-rogan-tesla-roadster-spacex-hover-thrusters These pigs may beat you at pong: https://gizmodo.com/video-game-playing-pigs-stretch-our-concepts-of-animal-1846243273

Science Fish can grow arms now

Science How big is it: https://gizmodo.com/the-atlantic-ocean-is-getting-wider-thanks-to-upwelling-1846142411 Rockets powered by plants: https://www.engadget.com/blushift-aerospace-first-biofuel-rocket-launch-161359224.html Technology How far does your charger reach: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/xiaomi-long-range-wireless-charging/ No GPU for you: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22252534/intel-desktop-gpu-amd-support-systems-iris-xe Other Cool/Weird Shit Real life rocket league: https://gizmodo.com/someone-made-a-real-life-rocket-league-car-that-jumps-a-1846085109 Don't ask and bend over: https://gizmodo.com/china-deploys-anal-swabs-for-covid-19-testing-says-its-1846139690

Science Dune on Earth: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-say-theyve-found-the-ancient-dens-of-giant-1846099925 Does it also give you x-ray vision?: https://www.engadget.com/synthetic-cornea-helps-a-legally-blind-man-regain-his-sight-101057500.html Technology What will you do without Flash: https://jalopnik.com/when-adobe-stopped-flash-content-from-running-it-also-s-1846109630 It doesn't fold, it rolls: https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/12/22226532/lgs-rollable-phone-launch-release-date-ces-2021 Other Cool/Weird Shit World's fastest RC plane: https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-fastest-rc-plane-hit-548-mph-without-a-motor-1846109024 Elon Musk wants your ideas: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-announces-100-million-prize-for-new-carbon-capture-tech-001130681.html

Science Virgin Orbit goes to space: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/virgin-orbit-just-earned-the-orbit-part-of-its-name/ The bigger they are, the harder they fall: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/nasas-space-launch-system-rocket-shuts-down-after-just-67-seconds/ Technology Cardboard boxes are so old school: https://www.engadget.com/livingpackets-the-box-replacement-cardboard-trial-boulanger-france-122237753.html Take pictures from space: https://www.engadget.com/photos-of-earth-from-space-canon-satellite-5d-mark-iii-110335471.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Just don't eat anything: https://gizmodo.com/a-man-ate-a-toothpick-and-it-was-stuck-in-his-butt-for-1846011096 A console for your drinks: https://www.engadget.com/bud-light-bl6-game-console-projector-143514442.html

Science How fast does the Earth spin: https://gizmodo.com/the-rate-of-earth-s-spin-appears-to-be-accelerating-1846017758 A cure for scarlet fever, blue light: https://gizmodo.com/blue-light-and-essential-oil-compound-treat-antibiotic-1846000676 Technology Your iPhone 12 could kill you: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-find-that-the-iphone-12-can-deactivate-a-pa-1846036303 Samsung's Handy bot: https://www.engadget.com/samsung-home-robots-bot-handy-bot-care-151800168.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Hack 5G to build your own guitar pedal: https://gizmodo.com/viral-5g-conspiracy-diagram-actually-shows-how-to-build-1845990224 A bandaid you never needed: https://gizmodo.com/the-taint-bandaid-is-real-now-1846017893

Science We can rebuild it: https://www.engadget.com/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html Before we can fly we must land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/spacex-may-try-to-catch-a-falling-rocket-with-a-launch-tower/ Technology Arm CPU's are the future: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22189450/microsoft-arm-processors-chips-servers-surface-report O-Doh, it's that simple: https://gizmodo.com/cloudflare-and-apples-new-oblivious-protocol-could-mean-1845837280 Other Cool/Weird Shit To infinity and beyond: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/12/30/22207108/built-irl-maker-batman-style-grappling-hook-gun-diy Does anyone still have a floppy drive around: https://www.engadget.com/reddit-movie-floppy-disk-vcr-180230744.html

Science Aliens might be right next door: https://www.engadget.com/proxima-centauri-strange-radio-signal-164510331.html Bring on the heat: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-approves-blue-origin-for-future-uncrewed-missions-105530293.html Technology Next breakthrough in storage technology: https://gizmodo.com/a-new-breakthrough-in-tape-storage-could-squeeze-580-tb-1845851499 Stop paying your internet provider: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/12/law-banning-rental-fees-for-customer-owned-routers-takes-effect-sunday/ Other Cool/Weird Shit America's favorite: https://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-china-has-a-spam-and-oreos-burger-it-seems-1845910426 But can it run Crysis? https://www.engadget.com/kfcs-viral-marketing-gets-real-with-a-chickenwarming-gaming-pc-112558482.html

Science If being in space wasn't creepy enough: https://gizmodo.com/space-station-spiders-found-a-hack-to-build-webs-withou-1845851520 SpaceX flies again, but doesn't land: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/starship-rises-high-performs-a-flawless-flip-but-doesnt-quite-stick-the-landing/ Technology First (and maybe only) winner: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/12/we-have-a-winner-in-the-worlds-first-quantum-chess-tournament/ Most secure password ever: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/12/default-password-in-radiology-devices-leaves-healthcare-networks-open-to-attack/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Who else are they working with: https://www.cultofweird.com/ufo-sightings/galactic-federation-on-mars/ Too hot to handle: https://gizmodo.com/candles-recalled-for-presenting-fire-hazard-1845865359

Science Ride to space in a balloon: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/space-balloon-company-raises-funds-will-conduct-first-test-flight-next-year/ In space you may age faster: https://gizmodo.com/exposure-to-outer-space-may-accelerate-aging-new-evide-1845754948 Technology How many cores do you need: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/7/22158264/apple-32-core-processor-arm-mac-macbook-pro How to make your laptop faster: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/11/amd-laptops-have-a-hidden-10-second-performance-delay-heres-why/ Other Cool/Weird Shit Not Half Life 3, in space: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/11/20/gabe-newell-has-blasted-gnome-chompski-into-space/ Best way to protect yourself from being hacked: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a34874489/faraday-cage-5g-shield-conspiracy-theory/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&utm_content=algorithm

Science How to cut your self free in a frozen net: https://www.livescience.com/frozen-poop-knife.html When will this show up on HGTV: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/mighty-3d-printed-houses/ Technology Can I get a side of MegaPixels please: https://www.engadget.com/fujifilm-gfx100-pixel-shift-210839408.html Is this what it's like in robot jail: https://gizmodo.com/computer-controlled-shackles-hold-you-prisoner-until-yo-1845754324 Other Cool/Weird Shit Not your father's nerf gun: https://gizmodo.com/the-only-thing-you-have-to-pump-on-a-gas-engine-powered-1845762143 Is this God's USB drive: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/29/21725295/mysterious-utah-monolith-disappeared

Science The James Bond telescope is being decommissioned: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/famed-arecibo-observatory-to-be-decommissioned-in-wake-of-cable-breaks/ Space isn't really all black: https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936219170/scientists-discover-outer-space-isnt-pitch-black-after-all Technology Robots, Beets, Bears, Battlestar Galactica: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL4N2HX2PU Apple goes all in on custom: https://www.engadget.com/apple-silicon-m1-mac-181040846.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Can you record player play this: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/11/23/running-dos-off-a-vinyl-record-is-wildly-impractical-but-deeply-hip/ This week in "will it run doom": https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/23/21611884/nintendo-game-and-watch-doom-port-hack-homebrew-games

Science SpaceX sends more men to space: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasas-big-bet-on-spacex-and-commercial-space-pays-off/ Who swiped right for this hookup?: https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-apophis-could-one-day-hit-earth-heres-how-we-1845667626 Technology Convert your Chevy to an EV: https://www.engadget.com/chevy-ecrate-2021-174002305.html Making it real: https://www.engadget.com/cornell-stretchable-skin-sensor-for-vr-robots-155317989.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Sober up faster: https://gizmodo.com/simple-invention-helps-you-sober-up-by-exhaling-alcohol-1845655018 Gamestop, where winning means more work: https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21549850/gamestop-tiktok-contest-prize-work-hours

Science Is it still alive: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasa-calls-voyager-2-and-the-spacecraft-answers-from-interstellar-space/ No more emissions: https://www.engadget.com/google-eliminates-carbon-legacy-161544433.html Technology AI isn't very smart: https://gizmodo.com/ai-camera-mistakenly-tracks-referee-s-bald-head-instead-1845548314 Kill it with fire: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-internet-explorer-edge-migration-172121994.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Fish can play games too: https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/9/21556590/fish-pokemon-sapphire-stream-twitch Underwater museum: https://gizmodo.com/tourists-will-soon-be-able-to-visit-the-titanic-wreck-f-1845581670

Science Where did life come from: https://gizmodo.com/meteorite-that-crashed-into-michigan-contains-pristine-1845493603 Time for a swim: https://www.engadget.com/scientists-underground-lakes-mars-092555621.html Technology Meet your new butler: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/1/21496692/toyota-robots-tri-research-institute-home-helping-gantry-ceiling-machine Don't delete your facebook account: https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/27/21536142/deleting-your-facebook-oculus-games-deleted Other Cool/Weird Shit How to improve a sculpture: https://jalopnik.com/dutch-train-wreck-ends-up-becoming-part-of-huge-sculptu-1845549059 Do you think you are allergic to the cold? https://gizmodo.com/a-man-with-an-allergy-to-cold-nearly-died-after-steppin-1845550555

Science We have touchdown: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-spacecraft-successfully-touches-asteroid Super is always better: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/10/high-pressure-superconductors-reach-room-temperature/ Technology How many pixels do you have? https://www.engadget.com/samsung-stanford-10000-ppi-oled-display-200949600.html Top off your camera with water: https://www.engadget.com/lomography-panoramic-35mm-camera-lens-liquid-hydrochrome-suttons-panoramic-belair-160453246.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Time to change your twitter password: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/10/hacker-says-he-correctly-guessed-trumps-twitter-password-it-was-maga2020/ For when you get that craving: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/10/is-mcdonalds-ice-cream-machine-working-near-you-theres-a-bot-for-that/

Science That's a big boom: https://gizmodo.com/beirut-blast-ranks-among-history-s-most-powerful-accide-1845287564 NASA's first crew Dragon launch: https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/nasa-delays-launch-of-crew-dragons-crew-1-mission/ Technology Enter a new challenger: https://www.engadget.com/intel-xe-gpu-gamers-130000411.html A faster way to buy stuff from Amazon: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/amazon-gets-fcc-approval-to-launch-3236-low-earth-broadband-satellites/ Other Cool/Weird Shit I guess Subway is now selling candy subs: https://gizmodo.com/irish-supreme-court-says-subway-bread-cant-legally-be-c-1845237048 Free flights for life: https://gizmodo.com/baby-born-on-flight-to-london-gets-lifetime-ticket-from-1845128450

Science What did you do before breakfast: https://www.npr.org/2020/10/09/922065766/tennessee-teen-becomes-youngest-person-to-achieve-nuclear-fusion?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science Let's start smashing things: https://www.engadget.com/us-brookhaven-electron-ion-collider-134040524.html Technology Look mom, no batteries: https://gizmodo.com/these-plastic-objects-can-talk-to-computers-without-ele-1845324111 Time to buy more storage: https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-project-hsd-holographic-cloud-storage-165242130.html Other Cool/Weird Shit I need more potatoes: https://gizmodo.com/doom-runs-on-anything-including-rotting-potatoes-1845345618 Today's lesson in where not to put your junk: https://www.engadget.com/qiui-chastity-sex-toy-security-flaws-132501037.html

Science It is possible to go back in time to meet yourself: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917556254/paradox-free-time-travel-is-theoretically-possible-researchers-say?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=science It came come back to get us: https://gizmodo.com/new-mini-moon-might-actually-be-old-space-junk-coming-b-1845179504 Technology Computers powered by light: https://gizmodo.com/this-new-quantum-processor-is-made-of-light-1845158108 Faster internet coming to a town far away from you: https://www.engadget.com/google-fiber-starts-testing-2-gbps-speeds-123513626.html Other Cool/Weird Shit When was the last time this guy bought a new TV: https://gizmodo.com/18-months-of-mysterious-internet-outages-traced-to-vill-1845139844 Black licorice killed a man: https://gizmodo.com/too-much-licorice-stopped-man-s-heart-and-killed-him-d-1845168547

Science There may be life in our solar system: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/unexpected-chemical-found-in-venus-upper-atmosphere/ NASA will pay you to collect moon rocks: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/nasa-says-it-will-pay-private-companies-to-gather-moon-rocks/ Technology World's largest picture frame: https://www.engadget.com/worlds-first-3200-megapixel-digital-photo-185553820.html Apple fakes are better than this: https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/14/21436760/us-customs-statement-oneplus-buds-seized-apple-airpod-trademarks Other Cool/Weird Shit Chew while you game: https://www.engadget.com/razer-respawn-gum-202130103.html What's more popular, vinyl or cd's: https://www.engadget.com/riaa-streaming-vinyl-cds-mid-year-report-153215821.html

Science But who's controlling it: https://www.engadget.com/rocket-lab-secretly-launched-its-own-satellite-that-could-one-day-go-to-the-moon-122013065.html Thunderstorms, more than just a light show: https://gizmodo.com/thunderstorms-linked-to-breathing-trouble-for-older-peo-1844673835 Technology Move over solar power: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/09/first-modular-nuclear-reactor-design-certified-in-the-us/ The glass wars heat up? https://www.engadget.com/corning-gorilla-glass-victus-152221345.html Other Cool/Weird Shit How long have you held onto balloons: https://www.polygon.com/entertainment/2020/9/2/21418182/watch-david-blaine-balloons-stunt-stream-ascension How long until it can run Crysis: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/09/07/yup-a-pregnancy-test-is-the-weirdest-device-ive-seen-running-doom/

Science SpaceX makes history...again: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/nearby-storms-do-not-prevent-spacex-from-launching-its-100th-mission/ Cyberbrains are real: https://www.engadget.com/elon-musk-unveils-v-2-of-the-neuralink-brainmachine-interface-surgery-bot-231559145.html Technology Flying cars are a thing of the past - https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/29/us/flying-car-successful-test-in-japan-trnd/index.html?utm_term=15988690267715c66f548d096&utm_source=Five+Things+for+Monday%2C+August+31%2C+2020+NEW&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=239633_1598869026772&bt_ee=DKbPtsQ1cinP1MMtgc1Od0QSlaqg5Bg063UAKkXuaWd5gFzVCMNzvvJgc0UIJS51&bt_ts=1598869026772 If it's too hot in the kitchen, get out: https://www.engadget.com/toshiba-sells-laptop-business-to-sharp-192023877.html Other Cool/Weird Shit A weird game just got a weird soundtrack: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/07/20/untitled-goose-games-vinyl-soundtrack-is-double-grooved-for-random-tracks/ Sanitizer for your beer: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/fda-please-dont-drink-hand-sanitizer-even-if-its-sold-in-a-beer-can/

Science Will we even make it to election day: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/24/21398868/nasa-asteroid-election-day-2018vp1-danger-hit-chance Let's use lasers to destroy space junk: https://gizmodo.com/scientists-spot-space-junk-with-lasers-in-broad-dayligh-1844623499 Technology AI is coming for us all: https://www.engadget.com/alphadogfight-ai-f-16-pilot-025617519.html This will make it happen even faster: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-at-university-college-london-set-a-new-worl-1844789699 Other Cool/Weird Shit It's Shredding time: https://www.engadget.com/circle-guitar-electric-motorized-171537722.html Must pitch come to life: https://www.engadget.com/covid-19-youtube-diy-mask-launcher-154046116.html

Science How long since you pooped? https://gizmodo.com/14-000-year-old-poop-found-in-oregon-cave-turns-out-to-1844389785 The real power brick: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/how-to-turn-regular-bricks-into-electricity-storying-supercapacitors/ Technology Did you feel that? https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/android-is-now-the-worlds-largest-earthquake-detection-network/ Will these shoes make you believe in VR: https://gizmodo.com/these-motorized-shoes-could-be-the-key-to-making-virtua-1844623221 Other Cool/Weird Shit Let's Have A Slumber Party At The Last Blockbuster Video On Earth! https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/blockbuster-airbnb-bend-oregon/index.html Just in time for baseball: https://gizmodo.com/an-explosive-piston-inside-this-baseball-bat-means-anyo-1844674691

Science Man returns to the ocean: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/2/21350663/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-bob-behnken-doug-hurley-splash-down Breath more, live longer: https://www.popsci.com/story/health/anti-aging-treatment-oxygen/ Technology One device to rule them all: https://www.engadget.com/south-koreans-can-now-store-their-driving-license-on-their-smartphones-094503272.html Google will backup your phone for free: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21347769/google-one-phone-backups-ios-android-free-account Other Cool/Weird Shit How to shoot a gun behind you: https://gizmodo.com/cartoons-were-right-bending-a-rifles-barrel-backwards-1844557686 Use more tongue: https://gizmodo.com/i-guess-a-joystick-for-your-tongue-is-better-than-licki-1844544921

Science https://www.labmanager.com/news/wireless-aquatic-robot-could-clean-water-and-transport-cells-23343 Chernobyl mold might help us get to Mars: https://www.engadget.com/international-space-station-radiation-mold-chernobyl-121856835.html Technology A Remote Control Commercial Jet!! Just What I Wanted For Christmas - https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2020/06/airbus-concludes-attol-with-fully-autonomous-flight-tests.html Inception-doom: https://www.engadget.com/play-doom-inside-windows-95-inside-minecraft-005937078.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Build your own spaceship: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/27/21340481/snap-ships-lego-creativity-space-ships-augmented-reality Sexy librarian puzzles: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/15/21324558/google-forms-virtual-escape-rooms-librarians-games-puzzles-homeschooling

Science The toughest stuff around: https://gizmodo.com/watch-this-non-cuttable-metal-destroy-saws-before-they-1844439584 ET phone home: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-spacex-crew-dragon-demo-2-return-161350834.html Technology How to install MS Flight Sim, only 10 easy to use discs: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/16/21326943/microsoft-flight-simulator-box-discs Use your phone to unlock your car: https://www.engadget.com/apples-digital-car-key-arrives-on-i-os-175707750.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Scream all you want, nobody will hear you: https://lifehacker.com/scream-into-your-phone-and-have-it-played-on-a-speaker-1844417386 But how accurate are they: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/poopy-projectiles-penguins-can-fling-their-feces-over-four-feet-study-finds/

Science How many colors can you see: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/experiments-show-hummingbirds-see-colors-youve-never-dreamed-of/ How to hide your satellites: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/spacex-will-try-to-launch-starlink-satellites-with-visors-on-tuesday/ Technology How fast can you read hands: https://www.engadget.com/ucla-glove-sign-language-translator-134846711.html You can now enhance in real life: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-have-created-a-tool-that-can-perfectly-depi-1844051752 Other Cool/Weird Shit Mow your lawn in a tank: https://gizmodo.com/youll-look-forward-to-cutting-the-lawn-when-you-turn-yo-1844260096 Life sized robots: https://www.engadget.com/gundam-lifesize-statue-for-shanghai-in-2021-205958942.html

Science The history of Mars: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/how-nasa-s-new-rover-will-search-signs-ancient-life-mars Drones Help Plants Have Sex: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bubble-blowing-drones-may-one-day-aid-artificial-pollination Technology Apple plans to make new keyboard out glass, so you can: https://gizmodo.com/apple-might-make-future-mac-keyboards-out-of-glass-and-1844284515 Losing The Toilet Race: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2020/02/25/808791622/why-america-is-losing-the-toilet-race Other Cool/Weird Shit Smells like teen space: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/28/us/eau-de-space-fragrance-scn-trnd/index.html Best Women's Razors of 2020: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/26/cnn-underscored/best-razors-for-women/index.html

Science How to improve your vision with 1 payment: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200629/Study-Staring-at-deep-red-light-can-significantly-improve-declining-eyesight.aspx Who's up for a walk: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/25/21302941/roscosmos-space-adventures-tourists-spacewalk-2023-iss Technology Video games make you healthier: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/06/22/fda-approves-marketing-a-videogame-as-medicine-for-the-first-time/ No long on the top of mount olympus: https://www.engadget.com/olympus-selling-consumer-camera-business-093750446.html?guccounter=1 Other Cool/Weird Shit How much space does a tv take up: https://jalopnik.com/if-youve-ever-wondered-how-much-room-the-u-s-saved-by-1844119348 Can you make a better toilet: https://www.engadget.com/nasa-wants-your-help-designing-future-moon-toilets-130012151.html

Science CERN is planning a larger and harder collider: https://www.engadget.com/cern-super-collider-higgs-boson-particle-092412017.html Signup for (hopefully) better internet: https://www.starlink.com/ Technology World's most expensive dog: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/06/boston-dynamics-robot-dog-can-be-yours-for-the-low-low-price-of-74500/ Apple transitions yet again: https://9to5mac.com/2020/06/22/arm-mac-apple/ Other Cool/Weird Shit The brain is weird: https://gizmodo.com/this-man-sees-numbers-as-squiggles-1844119329 Will polaroids ever go away: https://gizmodo.com/new-polaroid-prints-photos-off-your-smartphones-screen-1837992722

Science Go further, faster: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/the-us-military-is-getting-serious-about-nuclear-thermal-propulsion/ The greatest technology: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-is-using-red-and-blue-3d-glasses-to-safely-drive-t-1842878893 Technology For the love of all things digital, turn of UPnP: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/06/upnp-flaw-exposes-millions-of-network-devices-to-attacks-over-the-internet/ Was this created on the PS5: https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/12/21289100/ps5-console-reveal-conspiracy-cgi-presenters-sony-playstation Other Cool/Weird Shit Won't reduce distracted driving: https://gizmodo.com/youll-soon-be-able-to-buy-that-distraction-free-rotary-1843903183 Cool kid: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/11/boy-5-steals-family-car-attempt-buy-lamborghini-then-man-with-lamborghini-shows-up-his-house/

Science What's older than the Mayan's? Other Mayan's: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/archaeologists-discover-the-largest-and-oldest-maya-monument-ever/ Put a ring on it: https://gizmodo.com/more-evidence-that-mars-once-had-a-ring-and-will-again-1843888169 Technology Quibi is getting even smaller: https://gizmodo.com/quibi-qui-boned-1843905756 Improve your golf swing without the practice: https://gizmodo.com/engineer-builds-auto-adjusting-club-that-compensates-fo-1843861933 Other Cool/Weird Shit Pirate Treasure: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/06/decoding-the-clues-after-10-years-the-fenn-treasure-has-finally-been-found/ Space farce: https://gizmodo.com/the-u-s-space-force-is-losing-a-trademark-battle-with-1843958035

Science To infinity and beyond: https://www.engadget.com/spacex-crew-dragon-astronauts-board-iss-082743475.html Can your heart think: https://www.engadget.com/first-3d-map-heart-neurons-153000974.html Technology Gimbal this: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/1/21276646/vivo-x50-pro-plus-flagship-phone-announced-gimbal-camera Texas instruments is killing the smart calculator: https://gizmodo.com/texas-instruments-is-nerfing-the-best-part-about-graphi-1843702096 Other Cool/Weird Shit Play games and get a real workout: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/05/27/ride-your-gta-bike-by-pedalling-your-real-bike-with-this-mod/ Nuclear reactor for sale: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/5/28/21273482/decommisioned-nuclear-reactor-control-panel-auction

Science Who needs eyes anymore: https://www.engadget.com/biomimetic-cyborg-eye-022130469.html Houston, we're ready for launch: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/nasa-declares-that-spacex-is-ready-to-fly-its-first-crewed-mission/ Technology When you just can't stop licking things: https://gizmodo.com/this-lickable-screen-can-recreate-almost-any-taste-or-f-1843609903 Man's best friend? https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/22/21267379/robot-dog-rocos-boston-dynamics-video-spot-shepherd-reaction Other Cool/Weird Shit Huffin' Poo: https://gizmodo.com/researchers-accidentally-got-high-on-laughing-gas-from-1843481214 Giant Elon Musk: https://jalopnik.com/tusla-dresses-up-their-big-creepy-statue-to-look-like-b-1843569380

Science Time to plug those holes: https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/arctic-ozone-hole-climate-change/ Try your hand at docking at the ISS: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/12/21256210/spacex-crew-dragon-docking-simulator-iss-international-space-station Technology Inflate and go: https://gizmodo.com/you-can-carry-this-inflatable-electric-bike-in-a-backpa-1843421635 Is this the end of theaters: https://www.engadget.com/trolls-word-tour-pvod-amc-062745004.html Other Cool/Weird Shit The best calculator to take into your test: https://gizmodo.com/calculator-hacked-for-cheating-includes-a-secret-oled-s-1843314318 How to make money by ordering pizzas: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/18/21262316/doordash-pizza-profits-venture-capital-the-margins-ranjan-roy

Science Closer than ever imagined: https://www.popsci.com/story/space/closest-black-hole/ Engines powered by microwaves: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/05/microwave-thruster-makes-for-clean-burning-jet/ Technology Thunderbolt flaw allows your data to get stolen even faster: https://www.engadget.com/thunderbolt-flaw-access-data-theft-075856181.html Hack me bro: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/6/21249038/microsoft-azure-sphere-bug-bounty-security-hacking Other Cool/Weird Shit Oops, didn't see you there: https://gizmodo.com/19-dead-after-iranian-navy-accidentally-hits-own-ship-d-1843386483 Elon Musk threatens to get arrested: https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-to-county-health-officials-arrest-me-1843403845

Science How to go farther while flying: https://www.popsci.com/story/technology/aircraft-automatic-air-refueling/ They're real!: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/navy-releases-three-videos-that-showcase-unidentified-objects/ Technology No patent for you: https://www.engadget.com/us-patent-office-artificial-intelligence-inventor-patent-221309654.html PC version of the nintendo switch: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/04/23/gpd-win-max-gaming-laptop-is-proper-bonkers/ Other Cool/Weird Shit The phone to save us all from ourselves: https://gizmodo.com/this-japanese-smartphone-uses-ai-to-prevent-users-from-1841790248 When it gets hot in the operating room: https://gizmodo.com/doctors-had-to-put-out-a-fire-in-patients-chest-during-1835159922

Science Destroy it with plasma: https://www.engadget.com/university-of-michigan-plasma-disinfectant-224810558.html Spying on the moon: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-funds-proposal-to-build-a-gigantic-telescope-on-th-1842880061 Technology Did it really happen if nobody was there: https://www.polygon.com/fortnite/2020/4/24/21235017/fortnite-travis-scott-event-concert-astronomical-12-3-million-concurrent-players-record No more double spacing for you: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21234170/microsoft-word-two-spaces-period-error-correction-great-space-debate Other Cool/Weird Shit This message will self-destruct: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/21/21229499/this-website-will-self-destruct-femmeandroid-ludum-dare Old school drum machine: https://gizmodo.com/this-guy-turned-a-90-year-old-typewriter-into-a-drum-ma-1843027228

Science Einstein can't stop being right: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/star-dancing-around-a-supermassive-black-hole-confirms-einstein-yet-again/ We're going to space!: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/spacexs-crew-dragon-gets-a-launch-date-may-27th/ Technology Just take it and run: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-11-amazon-just-walk-out-cashier-less-newark.html I thought facebook gaming died: https://www.engadget.com/facebook-gaming-now-available-android-144721937.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Check yourself before you post yourself: https://gizmodo.com/couple-fined-for-violating-lockdown-after-posting-old-v-1842855076 Faster than a speeding bullet: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/04/dutch-f-16-takes-cannon-fire-from-itself/

Science Awesome comet is no more: https://gizmodo.com/oh-crap-a-really-promising-comet-just-fell-to-pieces-1842841439 Landing a rocket is so last year: https://www.engadget.com/rocket-lab-helicopter-catches-electron-stage-195637764.html Technology Old computers are preventing you from getting your government check: https://gizmodo.com/an-old-computer-system-is-keeping-many-americans-from-g-1842839527 So long firefox, here comes Chr-edge: https://www.engadget.com/2020-04-05-microsoft-edge-second-most-popular-desktop-browser.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Better video calls with AI: https://gizmodo.com/man-who-made-a-digital-ai-powered-twin-for-video-calls-1842705724 Rage quitting gone bad: https://www.engadget.com/bubba-wallace-iracing-nascar-024507464.html

Science What's the matter: https://gizmodo.com/why-do-physicists-keep-finding-new-states-of-matter-1842558070 KABOOM: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/spacex-loses-its-third-starship-prototype-during-a-cryogenic-test/ Technology No digital sharing for you: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/authors-fume-as-online-library-lends-unlimited-free-books/ You only have 40,000 hours to live: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-25-hpe-ssd-bricked-firmware-flaw.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Ramming speed: https://gizmodo.com/man-tries-to-ram-train-into-u-s-navy-hospital-ship-do-1842645529 Stop setting the world on fire: https://www.engadget.com/uk-carriers-urge-stop-to-5g-tower-attacks-133411510.html

Science And then there was one: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/03/oneweb-goes-bankrupt-wont-challenge-spacex-in-satellite-broadband-race/ Never replace your tires again: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-03-goodyears-smart-tire-concept-prints-its-own-treads.html Technology No global roaming on this phone: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/18/21184126/lynk-mega-constellation-text-message-android-smartphone-cell-towers-space Apple makes the ipad more like a laptop: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-18-apple-ipad-os-trackpad-mouse-support.html Other Cool/Weird Shit Magnets gone wrong: https://gizmodo.com/astrophysicist-gets-magnets-stuck-in-his-nose-while-try-1842560576 The Great British Horror Off: https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-30-ai-transforms-the-great-british-bakeoff-into-a-horror-show.html

Science Airplanes with lasers: https://gizmodo.com/blasting-airplanes-with-lasers-makes-it-much-harder-for-1842247129 3D printing in seconds: https://www.engadget.com/2020-02-13-3d-print-whole-objects-seconds-resin.html Technology Free wireless power: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/03/7-5-inch-e-ink-display-is-powered-completely-by-nfc/ Amazon orders might be delayed: https://gizmodo.com/non-essential-amazon-prime-orders-now-facing-shipping-d-1842453414 Other Cool/Weird Shit Do they make you better than a noob: https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/18/21028669/puma-active-gaming-footwear-gamer-shoes-socks Graduation has been moved to...Minecraft: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/03/16/a-bunch-of-kids-in-japan-held-their-graduation-ceremony-in-minecraft/