The Alien Agenda

Source: After America's Blog

Are we alone in the universe? Of course not. We’re not even alone on earth. Even assuming that a finite 3D universe is all there is, calculations show a high probability that intelligent life exists elsewhere in this galaxy and that earth has s ...
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Review: How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

Source: Wired

In his first book Chad Orzel put quantum mechanics into terms even a German Shepherd mix (or English major) could understand by means of a dialectic with his pet Queen Emmy, whose interests run from chasing rabbits to virtual particles. Al ...
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The Week in iOS Apps: Come fly with me

Source: Macworld

This week’s roundup of iOS apps is another feast for the senses, with offerings that let you pretend to fly through the air, watch the latest shows, read the latest news, or plan that trip to the big city. The ...
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Animated "LED matrix shades" coming to an urban dystopia near you, July 2012

Source: Gizmag

The LED-meisters at macetech LLC seized upon this week's Maker Faire to unveil an eye-catching pair of prototype "LED matrix shades" that light up in a variety of dynamic patterns. When the shades hit the market i ...
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Terra Nova, Part 3

Source: Books and Culture: A Christian Review

Science fiction often operates on a simple principle familiar to fiction writers of all stripes: take a familiar character, drop him into an unfamiliar situation, and watch him go. It's just that in science fiction, the setti ...
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Tour Buzz

Source: Weekly Seven

NO LOVE YOU’D CALL REAL: The reviews for Van Halen’s current tour, which erupts into the MGM Grand on May 27 ($36-$163) are, ah, mixed. And it shouldn’t be too surprising that 57-year-old frontman David Lee Roth, the man who puts the “HUH!” in “hubris,” ...
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Elegant Wiggles: How the Universe Got Its Lumps

Source: The Huffington Post

Back in January the Edge (the website , not the guitarist ) posted almost 200 short essays in response to the question, "What is your favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanation?" Right away I knew wha ...
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Attract potential romantic partners with these animated LED glasses

Source: Boing Boing

[Video Link] I saw these glasses in action at the Maker Faire 2012 wrap dinner. The gents from macetech LLC who were wearing them were the life of the party. We at macetech LLC are proud of our existence ...
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Spacetime Studios Conjures Up Cross-Platform Action RPG Arcane Legends on iOS, Android and Chrome

Source: Business Wire

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The newest addition to Spacetime Studios’ mobile and desktop Legends franchise will deliver intense cross-platform, multiplayer combat with Arcane Legends. This new action R ...
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