Back in the 18th century, this automaton called ‘The Writer’ was built by Jaquet Droz. After more than 200 years, the robot has been reanimated and it’s way creepier than any robot made today. More »
If you haven’t read Wool, I’m jealous of you—I wish I could read it again for the first time. Hugh Howley’s series of self-published scifi novelas is one of the best works of fiction I’ve ever read. More »
Joseph Garner, a 29-year-old man, decided to see if he could remove himself from his normal life and just live completely off Craigslist. So he cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned to see if the community Craigslist could take care of him. More »
We’re not ones to hold back the march of technology, even when it comes to our beloved comic books. Having them electronically delivered to our beautiful retina display devices is a dream come true. But we can’t help but raise an eyebrow at Valiant Entertainment’s new talking comic book cover. More »
You know what’s better than an evening bar crawl where you drink yourself silly? An evening bar crawl where you recoup every last penny you spent on booze with this series of nine pub bets you’re always guaranteed to win. More »
While KA-BAR was made famous in 1941 by its Fighting Utility Knives, which were carried by Allied armed forces in WWII, it has actually been making edged tools for over a century. Common Machine takes a brief, albeit insightful, look at the history and production techniques of America’s most famed knife maker. [Gear Patrol] More »
How do babies learn to walk? And how to victims of spinal cord injuries regain the ability to do so? We might soon have a bit more insight into these phenomena, because researchers at the University of Arizona have created the first pair of legs that can walk in in a biologically accurate way. More »
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