This year marks the coming of age for the God particle, that elusive entity whose awkward nickname has guaranteed more media coverage of particle physics than its formal name, the Higgs boson, might ever have managed. It was 18 years ago that Leon Lederman, a Nobel prize...
This short CGI film created by design studio Charlex is a work of beauty on its own. But when you add Gabriel Byrne's narration of the poem Dreams—by Fitzgerald Scott—to Peter Lauridsen's score, it becomes Watch-It-Thrice material. [Thanks Laura!] Send an email to Jesus...
Published on: Dec 29, 2010 2:50:22 CST Hey folks, Harry here… and I’ve had a lot of reader mail about a recent article that Patton Oswalt wrote about “GEEK CULTURE coming to an end?” due to the lack of exclusivity and how now that anyone can be a geek if they dedicate...
I’m not a nerd. I used to be one, back 30 years ago when nerd meant something. I entered the ’80s immersed, variously, in science fiction, Dungeons & Dragons, and Stephen King. Except for the multiple-player aspect of D&D, these pursuits were not “passions...
Centuries before black holes became accepted science, a fat little man in 1780s Yorkshire imagined stars so massive that even light could not escape. He predicted black holes. This is the incredible story of John Michell and his "dark stars." The Fat Little Country Reverend...
John Graham-Cumming, an Oxford-trained computer programmer and mathematician with a doctorate in computer security, shares why he prefers writing his passwords down, and how he uses an old-school cipher technique to keep his wallet-friendly passwords secure. Image by...
iOS: Syncing contacts to your iOS device can get annoying if you store your contacts in multiple places on the web. AllSync is an app that pulls and syncs contacts from multiple sources so you always have the right data. What Does It Do? AllSync lets you choose contact...
The federal government has approved Apple's iBookstore Canada after the company made several promises, including the promotion of titles by Canadian authors. "Apple has demonstrated how iBookstore Canada represents new opportunities for Canadian authors and publishers...
More than quick sketches and drawings, Moleskine art can encompass mixed media and even digital art. The imperfect lines, smudges and wrinkles give it dimension and raw honesty that more than ever are sought by digital artists and implemented in software. Regardless...
