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What Are GMO Foods, And Are They Okay To Eat?
Feb 19, 8:00PM
The advent of genetically modified crops has promised heartier food and higher yields that could potentially reduce poverty and malnutrition rates the world over. Two decades later, they're also broadly maligned and mistrusted. But is it finally time to put down the pitchforks?
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The Best of Toy Fair 2014
Feb 19, 7:40PM
Imagine walking into the world's biggest toy store except that everything you see is completely brand new—and you can't buy any of it just yet. That's exactly what covering Toy Fair—the toy industry's annual tradeshow—is like. It's a tantalizing glimpse into what kids will be begging their parents for over the upcoming year, and we've sifted through all the hoopla to bring you the best of the best.
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Step Inside A Giant Kaleidoscope in Iowa
Feb 19, 7:20PM
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is a master of light and color, creating trippy experiential works that mess with our perception. The artist's latest piece, recently installed at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines, Iowa, is like walking inside a human-scaled spectrograph.
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Landmines Warmed By Chickens and Other Tales of Animal Warfare
Feb 19, 7:00PM
During the Cold War, the British military proposed placing nuclear land mines throughout the North German Plain to ensnare Soviet troops if they invaded. But how could they keep the bombs at the right temperature underground? Enter the idea of live chickens, which, if supplied with feed, could warm mines for about a week at a time. The project was scrapped—but the proposal was very real.
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Blu-ray Collection In A Box, JBL Lightning Docks, Kindle Fire [Deals]
Feb 19, 6:45PM
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The Best of Warner Bros. 50 Film Blu-ray Collection is one of the most popular entertainment items we've ever listed, and today it's down to its lowest price of $179. This set includes digital copies in addition to the blu-rays, and features films like Inception, The Matrix, Lord of the Rings, and The Dark Knight, along with classics like 2001 and A Clockwork Orange. The Blind Side is in there, but I think the Mythbusters said it was safe to put discs in the microwave. [Amazon]
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The new version of Google Maps for desktop that was introduced at last year's I/O is finally coming
Feb 19, 6:43PM
The new version of Google Maps for desktop that was introduced at last year's I/O is finally coming out of preview and into just plain old "view" today. Welcome to the future.
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The DohVinci Is the First Handheld 3D Play-Doh Printer For Kids
Feb 19, 6:40PM
The 3Doodler was the first handheld 3D printer to hit the market, but its use of heating elements and hot plastic meant that it couldn't be used by kids—arguably one of its main demographics—without parental supervision. So Hasbro's come up with a much safer alernative called the DohVinci that uses a new kind of Play-Doh that hardens overnight.
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Google Wants to Bring Fiber to 34 More US Cities
Feb 19, 6:22PM
It's finally time! Google just announced that it's "exploring" the idea of bringing Fiber to nine more metropolitan areas across the country—34 cities in total. And based on the map Google made to show what the expansion would look like, you're in luck if you live in the South.
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Redesigning New Orleans for flooding, new buildings in Williamsburg that don't suck, and a skyscrape
Feb 19, 6:20PM
Redesigning New Orleans for flooding, new buildings in Williamsburg that don't suck, and a skyscraper in L.A. that will soon be the tallest west of Chicago. Plus: Google's urban expansion and dying department stores, all in this week's Urban Reads.
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A Family of Singing Time-Travelers Drive the Highways of Tomorrow
Feb 19, 6:00PM
Tired of sitting in traffic? Just take the completely automated, high-speed safety lane! At least that's what the singing, time-traveling family of the 1950s did in this amazing film from General Motors.
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This Simple App Can Train Your Brain to Have 20/7.5 Vision
Feb 19, 6:00PM
Everybody wishes they had super powers. The big problem with that shared ambition, however, is that super powers do not exist. Not unless you count super human vision. That does exist, and a new app promises to help you attain it.
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Who Needs UAVs When You've Got Surveillance Munitions?
Feb 19, 5:40PM
The US military has poured millions upon millions of dollars into squad-based tactical UAVs—the kind deployed by troops for close-range ASAP reconnaissance—over the past few years, developing the likes of the Puma AE and Black Hornet. But ST Kinetics has just unveiled a clever surveillance system that uses modified 40 mm rounds—and it could do the job of those micro-UAVs at a fraction of the cost.
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Nespresso VertuoLine: Like Keurig Coffee, But With Style
Feb 19, 5:09PM
Say what you will about Keurig-style pod coffee machines, but they are a godsend for lazy people. And now Nespresso—purveyor of pod-based espresso—is selling a machine called the VertuoLine that makes you a full cup o' joe.
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200-Year Old Douche Discovered Under NYC City Hall
Feb 19, 5:00PM
This mystery artifact unearthed during a rehabilitation project at New York City Hall had archaeologists puzzled. Was it a spice grinder? Maybe a needle case? Nope. It's a 19th-century feminine hygiene product: that's right, a 200-year-old douche.
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The first official Ubuntu hardware partners have been announced and companies you've never heard of!
Feb 19, 4:59PM
The first official Ubuntu hardware partners have been announced and companies you've never heard of! Expect the phones later this year, but don't set your heart on US availability you crazy Linux junkie.
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Stop Carrying Credit Cards With This Fob That Can Fake Them
Feb 19, 4:40PM
George Costanza would love the Loop: it's a tiny device that stores all of your credit card information, lets you pay at any terminal, and guarantees you'll never live with the threat of your wallet exploding again. And you can buy it right now.
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The FCC Is Going to Write All New Net Neutrality Rules
Feb 19, 4:23PM
It's official: The FCC isn't going to appeal the net neutrality ruling. Instead, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is just going to be writing a whole new set of rules. Supposedly, the new regulations would still ensure that that Internet service providers wouldn't be able to charge companies an additional fee to reach customers at faster speeds.
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I stumbled on this photo while writing last night's post about the East Side Access Project in New Y
Feb 19, 4:19PM
I stumbled on this photo while writing last night's post about the East Side Access Project in New York and just couldn't resist: like some underground rail gun or a particle accelerator whirring to life, this is part of the Second Avenue Subway, the so-called "86th Street Cavern," a subterranean wonder that will soon be indistinguishable from mere infrastructure, captured by MTA photographer Rehema Trimiew. [MTA]
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Homeland Security Wants To Build a System To Track Every License Plate
Feb 19, 4:04PM
Coming not even a month after the official implementation of the Real ID program (which some have likened to a National ID card), The Washington Post has discovered that the Department of Homeland Security is currently working on a National License Plate Recognition (NLPR) database. Although from the looks of it, this isn't just a database—we're looking at a full fledged tracking system.
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This Ring Scans Text And Reads It Aloud For Visually Impaired People
Feb 19, 3:40PM
No braille? No problem! This FingerReader by the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab is a high-tech way to help visually impaired people read; it actually scans printed text and narrates it aloud.
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Science Reveals Everything You've Ever Wondered About Cursing on Twitter
Feb 19, 3:20PM
It feels like people are always swearing on Twitter, huh? FastCo reports the work of a team of researchers from Wright State University in Ohio which analyzed 51 million tweets by 14 million english language users to figure out the dynamics of how exactly people use profanity on the social network.
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Tank-Powered Sledding Is Now Officially the Best Winter Sport
Feb 19, 3:00PM
It may never one day become an official Olympic sport, but it's hard to argue that riding in a sled while being dragged around by a tiny electric tank doesn't look far more exciting than skiing, snowboarding, and skating combined.
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The Dancing Robot That Took Over San Francisco
Feb 19, 2:40PM
This is the story of how Robot Dance Party came to be—how it was born, how it went through "robot puberty," and how it became the unwitting sex symbol of Dolores Park.
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Improved Gaskets Let You Store This Mower Upright Without Fuel Leaks
Feb 19, 2:20PM
For homeowners making do with a cramped backyard shed instead of a spacious garage, Toro's new SmartStow mower can be folded down and stored vertically so it takes up about 70 percent less space. And it's made possible by a new Briggs & Stratton engine featuring leak proof Mow 'n' Stow technology.
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19 More Beautiful Structures That Are Now Lost Forever
Feb 19, 2:00PM
All good things end—architecture included. Yesterday, we showed you nine buildings lost to the sands of time. You—hundreds of you—responded with your own contributions to the list. Who knew there were so many mourned buildings?
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