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Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

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Your World This Week, May 1 – 7

This week in tech: Unbelievable new hoverboard record, Elon Musk’s “gym” for robots, drinking wine is actually good for your gut, and how a weasel managed to shut down the Large Hadron Collider. Astounding New World Record For Longest Hoverboard Flight Just Set In the three weeks since French company...

By All That's Interesting • May 2, 2016

Then And Now: The World’s First Cell Phone Looks A Lot Bulkier Than Today’s

On April 3, 1973, Motorola employee Martin Cooper made a very consequential phone call. Dialing up AT&T’s Joel Engel from midtown Manhattan, Cooper informed Engel that Motorola had beaten AT&T to the punch on a new project they’d both been trying to develop: The world’s very first cell phone. Cooper’s...

By John Kuroski • Apr 13, 2016

Then And Now: The World’s First Cell Phone Looks A Lot Bulkier Than Today’s

On April 3, 1973, Motorola employee Martin Cooper made a very consequential phone call. Dialing up AT&T’s Joel Engel from midtown Manhattan, Cooper informed Engel that Motorola had beaten AT&T to the punch on a new project they’d both been trying to develop: The world’s very first cell phone. Cooper’s...

By John Kuroski • April 13, 2016

Can People Actually Get Turned On By Robots?

Stanford researchers have just pushed knowledge on the relationship between humans and robots one step further. Is robot sex in our future?

By All That's Interesting • Apr 6, 2016

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Can People Actually Get Turned On By Robots?

Stanford researchers have just pushed knowledge on the relationship between humans and robots one step further. Is robot sex in our future?

By All That's Interesting • April 6, 2016

Airlander 10, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Is Almost Ready To Take Off

The Airlander 10, the long-awaited behemoth that is now the world's largest aircraft, has finally been unveiled. Join us in a first look.

By John Kuroski • Mar 27, 2016

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Airlander 10, The World’s Largest Aircraft, Is Almost Ready To Take Off

The Airlander 10, the long-awaited behemoth that is now the world's largest aircraft, has finally been unveiled. Join us in a first look.

By John Kuroski • March 27, 2016

The Peacekeeper Missile, The Nuclear Weapon So Deadly It Had To Be Banned

While this ultra powerful nuclear weapon was too deadly to stay in use, here's your one chance to see the peacekeeper missile in action.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 22, 2016

The Peacekeeper Missile, The Nuclear Weapon So Deadly It Had To Be Banned

While this ultra powerful nuclear weapon was too deadly to stay in use, here's your one chance to see the peacekeeper missile in action.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 22, 2016

New NASA Image Reveals The Universe’s Biggest Cluster Of Monster Stars In The Tarantula Nebula

See the new pictures from Hubble that reveal the Tarantula Nebula's enormous star cluster containing the largest known star in the universe.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 18, 2016

New NASA Image Reveals The Universe’s Biggest Cluster Of Monster Stars In The Tarantula Nebula

See the new pictures from Hubble that reveal the Tarantula Nebula's enormous star cluster containing the largest known star in the universe.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 18, 2016

Three Reasons The Billions-In-Debt Post Office Is Dying (That Have Nothing To Do With Email)

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hurting. Badly. But you already knew that — and you probably thought you knew why. However, that’s where you’re wrong, and where the story gets interesting. In short, the USPS isn’t in a death spiral because of email, mobile phones, or any other...

By Callie Stewart • Mar 11, 2016

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Three Reasons The Billions-In-Debt Post Office Is Dying (That Have Nothing To Do With Email)

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hurting. Badly. But you already knew that — and you probably thought you knew why. However, that’s where you’re wrong, and where the story gets interesting. In short, the USPS isn’t in a death spiral because of email, mobile phones, or any other...

By Callie Stewart • March 11, 2016

Audio Of The Day: Hear The Famous Voice That Made The First Phone Call Ever, 130 Years Ago

Listen to this rare, 130-year-old recording of the famous voice that made the first phone call ever, recently restored by the Smithsonian.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 10, 2016

Audio Of The Day: Hear The Famous Voice That Made The First Phone Call Ever, 130 Years Ago

Listen to this rare, 130-year-old recording of the famous voice that made the first phone call ever, recently restored by the Smithsonian.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 10, 2016

Then And Now: The World’s Very First Computer Vs. Today’s Supercomputers

See the world's very first computer and compare its now laughably limited capabilities with those of the amazing supercomputers of today.

By Nickolaus Hines • Mar 9, 2016

Then And Now: The World’s Very First Computer Vs. Today’s Supercomputers

See the world's very first computer and compare its now laughably limited capabilities with those of the amazing supercomputers of today.

By Nickolaus Hines • March 9, 2016

Famous Inventors Who Don’t Deserve Credit For Their Most Well-Known Creation

These famous inventors don't actually deserve credit for the inventions that made them famous. Here's who we should be remembering instead.

By John Kuroski • Mar 7, 2016

Famous Inventors Who Don’t Deserve Credit For Their Most Well-Known Creation

These famous inventors don't actually deserve credit for the inventions that made them famous. Here's who we should be remembering instead.

By John Kuroski • March 7, 2016