The Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde On Running for European Parliament and Innovating Past Democracy
"Even though I'm a candidate for the Pirate Party, I'm not actually a member."
An Electro-Undertaker Explains America's E-Waste Problem
Photo via. E-waste remains a heaping problem. Just last week the…
DARPA Is Building an Autonomous Robot Hand That Can Open Locked Doors
It can also lift 50 lbs weights and grab pretty much anything.
Inside Strongbox, the Hyper-Secure Inbox Built by Aaron Swartz
The technology powering Strongbox is called DeadDrop—a free, open-source web application built by Swartz. It launched one month before he died.
How Did The Internet Miss This Seapunk Image of NASCAR-Loving, Skeet-Shooting Obama?
Seriously, how did this not go viral?
The Scourge of the Internet: A Chat With Two Hackers on the Stress of DDoS
In 2012, DDoS attacks increased by a pretty ridiculous 200 percent, and 35 percent of businesses experienced some kind of disruptive DDoS attack.
Oh, Crap: Science Says Your Public Swim Spot Is Likely Contaminated
Are you really sure you want to take that dip?
Drone Fear: A Playlist
Eight tracks about being watched (or stalking, depending where you fall) to see you through today's congressional hearing on the privacy implications of domestic drone use.
The World's Next Tallest Buildings Will Be Mass-Produced in a Chinese Factory
The planet's next biggest skyscraper breaks ground in June. It may be finished by December.
Keyboard Cats: The Dream of the Katzenklavier, a Piano Made of Meows
If only 19th Century German psychiatrist Johann Christian Reil was still around to treat today's hyperactive youth.
111 Years Ago, an Archaeologist Realized He Had Discovered the World's Oldest Known Computer
'Computer' in one of the older senses of the word. The Antikythera Mechanism is thought to be an astronomical mechanism, capable of predicting both solar eclipses and the Olympiad, which makes it sort of like NBC, but with solar eclipses and no Bob C…
The World's Biggest Flower Just Bloomed in Ohio and It Smells Like a Corpse
A very rare and very smelly Sumatran "corpse flower" just smothered Ohio in stink.
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Chemists Grew Microscopic Crystal Flowers on a Razor Blade
'Crystal Violets' isn't just a stripper name anymore.
Random Access Criticism: The Internet Pundits Are Ruining Daft Punk, Music
Hours after a highly-anticipated album gets leaked online, what can possibly be said about it?
Kai, the Internet's Favorite Hatchet-Wielding Hobo, Is Wanted for Murder
But he says he was drugged and raped. What the fuck?
Building a Great Great Great Great Great Grandson Clock in the Texas Desert, for 10,000 Years in the Future
A long-term project to promote long-term thinking.
I/O Shows That Google's Ultimate Search Is for Artificial Intelligence
Search is dying. Maps reads your mind now. And Google's foray into music depends on predicting your tastes. The tech giant's annual conference is really all about building a better AI.
Get Ready For Digitalized Medieval Parchments
Thanks to British researchers, too-fragile-to-touch no longer means too-fragile-to-read.
The Motherboard Guide to Spy Kits
Evade the watchers like a pro--not that bumbling, wigged US spy just detained by Russian security forces.
Kepler Gave Us the Best Evidence Yet That We Are Not Alone
NASA's planet-finding telescope is now on life support: Here's why it mattered.
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This Is Life in a 400 PPM World
Life in a world where carbon accounts for 400 parts per million is going to be quite different from the old 280 ppm world. The climate is now fundamentally different than it was 40, 30, even 20 years ago.
What the First Legit Study of Illegal BitTorrent Downloading Means for Stealing
An academic study out this month is a good first whack aimed to chip away at the glaring absence of data on illegal file-sharing.
