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Werner Herzog Has Met The Internet and It Is Us
In his new documentary "Lo And Behold," Werner Herzog explores the cave of never-forgotten dreams.
The Hell Of Not Being Able to Leave the Internet, As Captured By Werner Herzog
A clip from his new documentary showcases the dark side of the cloud.
War As Easy As Typing: Alex Gibney Spills the Secrets of 'Zero Days'
A lesson in the dangers of cyber weapons—which, like so many modern tools, are the dangers of unintended consequences, and the dangers of going too far.
The Moon-Walking, Alien-Hunting, Psychic Astronaut Who Got Sued By NASA
A Radio Motherboard chat with the late astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth man on the moon and a connoisseur of consciousness, psychics, and aliens.
How The 'X Files' Composer Made TV's Creepiest Theme Song, Partly By Accident
Doo doo dooo doo doo doooo. The composer of 'The X Files' tells Radio Motherboard how he made that iconic theme—partly by accident, and with some accompaniment from his wife.
Beats to Sleep to: An Exclusive New Remix From Max Richter’s 8-Hour Lullaby
The composer shares a new remix by Digitonal and talks about the somnolent music of 'Sleep' and 'The Leftovers.'
The Strangest, Most Spectacular Bridge Collapse (And How We Got It Wrong)
How a textbook example of an engineering failure—and the famous video that captured it—got twisted.
Plutonium in the Hills: How Do You Keep Nuclear Secrets Buried Forever?
Decades after the fall of Soviet Union, scientists are working to determine the lasting environmental effects of Soviet nuclear testing in Kazakhstan.
Oliver Sacks on the Kind of Hallucination He Would Have Liked to Have
Oliver Sacks spoke to Motherboard in 2012 about monsters, aliens, devils, and other creepy hallucinations.
What’s a Science Film, Anyway?
The eight-day Imagine Science Film Festival, starting this weekend in New York, embraces experimentation in all senses of the word.
Can 'Good Kill' Make the Public Care About Drone Warfare?
Ethan Hawke and director Andrew Niccol—and a real drone pilot—discuss the new military drone movie "Good Kill."