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According to Google, the Epicenter of America is Independence, Kansas
Ever ask Google for directions to America? Then you know that the search giant considers a small Kansas town on the border of Oklahoma to be the heart of the United States.
These Videos Will Make You a Better Designer
How one automaker commissioned trippy visuals to design cooler cars.
Scientists Create Best Fake Brain Ever, Name It 'Spaun'
It's not how fast you are, but how you think.
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Future Sex: Nasal Spray for Lady Boners
The path to a female Viagra has been fraught with misconceptions.
Surprisingly, There's Water on Mercury
But that doesn't mean anything will be living there any time soon.
When Flesh and Sweat Meet Future-Music: Holly Herndon, "Movement"
We’re lucky enough to have Herndon at Motherboard’s relaunch party tonight, along with the RZA, Large Professor, Mas Ysa, Driphouse, and Forma. Nuts, eh?
The News Drones On: Tabloids, J-School, and Public Radio are Getting Flying Robots
In our brave new drone world, UAVs aren’t just raining hellfire on Afghanistan, even today: they’re assisting humanfolk with a wide range of tasks that go by “the three D’s”—dull, dirty, and dangerous.
A Brief, Poetic Statement on Transhumanism via Elijah Wood and Flying Lotus
“Tiny Tortures,” directed by David Lewandowski and starring Frodo himself (sorry bud), is expectantly sad and beautiful.

