Gadget Lab Podcast: Google I/O Was Fun, Freaky, and Very Warm
Something happened last week. Maybe it was a Google thing? We talk about it. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: Google…
Game of Thrones Recap: Learning the Beginnings of the End
It’s a week for origin stories—Hodor, White Walkers, the Faceless Men—though their motivations end up feeling more opaque than ever…
Bell’s Moto Helmet Fits All the Funny-Shaped Heads Out There
Bell Helmets takes data from customer head scans to offer better fitting helmets. The post Bell’s Moto Helmet Fits All…
Cantina Talk: The Dark Knights Might Return in Episode VIII
This week’s roundup of Star Wars news has a few great details about the eighth episode in the series—and some…
How Design Is Shaping the Future at Tech Giants Like Facebook
We asked seven leaders at some of the biggest companies how design impacts their business—here’s what they had to say.…
Absurd Creatures: Three-Foot-Wide Crab Will Eat Your Soul and Maybe Also Kittens
This crab has everything: wildly powerful claws, the ability to invade your nightmares, and a penchant for coconuts and sometimes…
A Huge Solar Plant Caught on Fire, and That’s the Least of Its Problems
Ivanpah, the world’s largest solar plant, is a glittering sea of mirrors that concentrate sunlight into three blindingly bright towers.…
America’s Heinous Commutes, Mapped in Pretty GIFs
Some commutes are hellish. Some are delightful. On this map, they’re all beautiful. The post America’s Heinous Commutes, Mapped in…
The Oracle-Google Case Will Decide the Future of Software
The legal battle between Oracle and Google is about to come to an end. And nothing less is as stake…
Against All Odds, Preacher Turns a ’90s Relic Into a Really Good Show
If you mix early Tarantino, Ken Starr, and Rage Against the Machine, you’d get the comic Preacher. Yet, 20 years…