The U.S. military engages in some really weird science. (more)

The creative algorithms of ants are being used by transit companies to increase productivity and efficiency. (more)

New mind control tech unlocks the hidden potential of the brain, bringing us one step closer to Jedi-realization. (more)

What does it feel like to be mentally ill? A Virtual Hallucinations device is showing people just that. (more)

If you are a web guru, Reality Sandwich needs you! The site is taking off, and we have more work and opportunities than we know what to do with. (more)

Last month a handful of everyday people entered Tibet claiming to attend a wedding – and performed an act of non-violent civil disobedience. They broadcast a live speech in support of Tibetan independence from a remote mountain inside a country that rigorously prevents free speech and resolutely controls the movement of information. How did they reach a global audience using only consumer-grade hardware and software? Welcome to an an entirely new, technologically enabled form of protest. (more)

New York designers TeReForm are taking orders for the Fab Tree Hab, a home built of living trees. (more)

Brion Gysin's Dreamachine produces some interesting sensory stimulation in the human brain.
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Karl Sims got some amazing personality out of a bunch of random cubes back in '94. With that work, he opened many eyes to the power of artificial evolution by computer, and its potential to use Darwinian processes to solve problems and design solutions that are far too complex to be adequately addressed by mere humans. (more)

Witness Die Moto, a custom-built performance diesel motorcycle capable of running on diesel, biodiesel, or straight vegetable oil (SVO) fuels. (more)

Digital Identity technologies are about to impact your life, whether you like it or not. Here I will try to give you a balanced look at one of the first Digital Identity technologies that you are likely to encounter, if you haven’t already. Approximately 90 million people now have OpenIDs. But what can you do with them, and what should you know before using yours? (more)

Think $100 is too much to pay for a laptop? How about $10? (more)

Could this weird- looking microbe save the world? A biologist at the University of Hawai'i has harnessed the power of cyanobacteria to develop a technology that could turn harmful atmospheric carbon dioxide into ethanol for fuel. (more)

Lunar-resonant streetlights sense and respond to the moonlight. After all, moonlight is just more sunlight. (more)

Visionary new buildings embrace deeper shades of green and use brilliant organic forms. (more)

When I first read David Lazarus’s "Web 2.0 is all about the money," I was livid. I contemplated a scathing rebuttal refuting everything he said and adding some personal insults for good measure. This is really most unlike me. Generally speaking I am considered a pretty laid back mellow guy; so why did this spark such a response in me? (more)