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Technology can be rad: 3-D printed bald eagle beak! Maybe levitating drugs in zero-g will make them more effective (tell me something I don’t know, scientists). The best way to deal with noisy movie theater patrons is to attack them…

Oh hello, new monkey. Here are some soviet schoolbooks for you. It begins: scientists implant false short-term memory into rodents. Lightning-caused hallucinations are the worst kinds of hallucinations. As always, hurrah for bioluminescence.

Way to have the best color in the world, tiny African berry. Maybe you’d like to have a bacteria portrait. Have I linked to this before? I am linking to it again: the cephalopoda! Worthless animals need love too. It…

This week in ephemera: monocle hats, Titanic ads, and the Dunkley Pramotor. In the future airplanes will fly in flocks. Meanwhile, today, grandmothers are giving birth to their own grandchildren. It is very important to acknowledge how adorable Curiosity is…

Asking the important questions: why do hurricanes look alike from space? Basket-making and other 19th century British terms for sex. Uh, good news? We can use goats to make breast milk now. Hubble has discovered an impossible galaxy. Quantum teleportation…

It’s time to meet SETI’s first artist in residence. Holy cow, look at this sting-ray x-ray. Let’s celebrate the John Cage centennial (uh, a couple days ago) with edible drawings. Evidently people are happier when they are underpaid, so that’s…

So you want to be an hivernaut. I’m sorry you guys but here are some baby hedgehogs. LASERS!!! You should not call 911 to tell them about your dreams. The Big Picture takes you to the paralympics.

Mid-century political prisoner’s last letter to her daughter. 19th Century professional mourners. 18th Century brains. 50,000 year old genomes. Jurassic era previously unknown pterosaurs.

Hey dudes, want to pour some lava on some ice? In the (near) future you won’t have to touch anything. Sometimes it is important to read one star reviews of undeniably great movies. Evidently bird funerals are a thing. A…

Today I’m pretty hypnotized by this US wind map. Long story short, it’s pretty easy to manipulate people into doing the right thing. The Lowline is (still) coming. Illustrating Aesop through the ages. And a bit of inspiration: what’s it…

Of course you would like to read Zizek’s thoughts on The Dark Knight Rises (via Saramago and the French Terror). It’s been a while since we’ve linked to anything World’s Fair related. Here are some Soviet-era board games. Here are…

There should be some big black hole information coming in a couple hours. This week’s ephemera: Victorian teens, the legs of the Paris opera, and early 20th century bathing machines. Important news: it is good when things look nice. Let’s…