Twitter Users Can Be Grouped Into Tribes Based on Word Choice
Researchers at Princeton University and the University of London analyzed 75 million tweets from 189,000 users, and found that they could use specific words to group…
Close-Up Photography of the Periodic Table’s Elements
Crossrail Archaeologists Discover 14th Century Bubonic Plague Victims Buried in Central London
Archaeologists working for England’s Crossrail project have discovered a burial ground at Farringdon in central London believed to date back to the time of the Black…
Interactive Map of the Internet App by Peer 1
Peer 1 Hosting has created an interactive Map of the Internet app that lets users explore the internet’s infrastructure. The app displays a global view,…
How the Video Game ‘Portal’ Should Have Ended
How It Should Have Ended (HISHE) has released another amusing animated short that reimagines the conclusion of Valve’s popular video game Portal.
14 Adults Have Now Been ‘Functionally Cured’ of HIV
Following the news that a child had been “functionally cured” of HIV, a new study from the Pasteur Institute’s unit for regulation of retroviral infections in…
The Freeman Chronicles, Six-Episode Fan-Made ‘Half-Life’ Web Series
Chariotdrive and Infectious Designer — creators of fan-made shorts like Enter the Freeman and Beyond Black Mesa — are looking to take on an even bigger…
Massive Cosplay Titan Sword
The Massive Cosplay Titan Sword from ThinkGeek is a gargantuan, 5-foot long foam sword with built-in blue LEDs that splits into two pieces for easy…
Remote Control Japanese Style Toilet
But really, it’s probably not best to do your business in this. The Remote Control Japanese Style Toilet is an amusing remote-controlled toy from Japan, and…
Internet Censorship in Iran Explained in an Infographic
Working with the Iran Media Program, Deroy Peraza, Eric Fensterheim, and Ambika Roos of Hyperakt created Internet Censorship in Iran, a detailed infographic explaining the bodies of…