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'Doctor Who' montage recaps every story since 1963

By Ross Miller on January 29, 2012 02:01 pm + 12 comments

As Doctor Who has taught us, time isn't linear. And so it's quite appropriate that trying to Continue reading…
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Passwords don't work, and they never really have

By David Pierce on January 28, 2012 04:43 pm + 44 comments

Passwords clearly don't work all that well — everywhere we turn we hear stories from Sony, Zappos, Continue reading…
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New York Public Library lets you make '3D' GIFs from 100-year old stereoscopic photos

By Joseph Parish on January 27, 2012 12:03 pm + 9 comments

100 years ago, stereoscopic photos were a bit of a novelty, showing up in coin-operated viewers that Continue reading…
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Remembering Dick Tufeld, voice of the 'Lost in Space' Robot

By Adi Robertson on January 27, 2012 11:49 am + 2 comments

The man responsible for voicing such iconic phrases as "Danger, Will Robinson!" and "That does not Continue reading…
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Reaching out to Facebook spam subscribers

By Adi Robertson on January 27, 2012 10:32 am + 4 comments

Facebook says that the average journalist using its Subscribe feature has seen a "320 percent Continue reading…
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Jim Henson's Computer H14 foresaw the battle between man and machine back in 1963

By Jamie Keene on January 27, 2012 06:54 am + 8 comments

Although Jim Henson's best known for The Muppets and Sesame Street, a short film has been unearthed Continue reading…
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The art of science: 'Life' celebrates Fritz Goro's photography

By Jamie Keene on January 27, 2012 05:58 am

Fritz Goro's photography was regularly featured in Life magazine during the 1930s-60s, with his work Continue reading…
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What Chinese readers think of Apple and Foxconn

By Sam Byford on January 26, 2012 09:40 pm + 75 comments

The New York Times has posted a couple of articles recently that have gained a lot of traction: S Continue reading…
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The Gmail logo was designed the night before the service launched

By Sam Sheffer on January 26, 2012 07:42 pm + 46 comments

How many times have you been told not to leave something for the last minute, but when you did, it Continue reading…
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How technology hurts us — and how it can make us happier

By Adi Robertson on January 26, 2012 10:46 am + 13 comments

A new study of girls ages 8 to 12 has suggested that those who spend more time using multimedia Continue reading…