Saturday, September 30, 2017

Motherboy MCMXXI

After 13 years of planning, the team behind OSIRIS-REx's recent flyby of Earth faced the first real test of their research equipment.
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IT'S A WILD WORLD OUT THERE
THE DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
In The Control Room When A NASA Spacecraft Goes Silent
theatlantic.com
After 13 years of planning, the team behind OSIRIS-REx's recent flyby of Earth faced the first real test of their research equipment.
A TECHNOLOGY IN ITS INFANCY
The Real Science Behind The Artificial Womb
undark.org
An innovation aimed at helping premature babies survive spurred wild, dystopian speculation — and left both physiology and technology in the dust.
LAME IMPALA
WATCH: The Incredible Speed With Which A Leopard Can Take Down An Animal
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This stealthy leopard ambushed the weakest member of an unsuspecting group of impala in Kruger National Park, South Africa. RIP little guy.
WHERE HOBBITS WOULD LIVE IN JAPAN
The Fairytale Forests Of Yakushima
atlasobscura.com
The island features deer, monkeys, and thousand-year old trees.
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Where To Get Furniture When You've Outgrown IKEA
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THE WEEK IN PHOTOS
CURATED BY VIEWFIND
The Best Photography Of The Week
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The seven men claiming to be Jesus, quirky photos of US culture in Europe, and the wild life of Hugh Hefner.
A COOL GALAXY WITH A HOT CORONA
The Week's Coolest Space Photos
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Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
GRAMMER SLAMMER
What The Heck Is Up With All These Frasier Memes
digg.com
I think I'm going insane.
THE GRAVE OF THE UNNAMED SON
The Mystery Of 'Some Mother's Boy'
magazine.atavist.com
In 1921, a teenager died alone in rural Kentucky and was buried without a name. A century later, a team of sleuths set out to find his identity. This is the story of Some Mother's Boy.
SOMEBODY KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU NOW
The Inside Story Of Equifax's Massive Data Breach
bloomberg.com
Investigations into the massive breach aren't complete, but the intruders used techniques that have been linked to nation-state hackers in the past.
WHERE YOUR OLD EMAILS ARE
A Eulogy For Eudora
tedium.co
The early graphical client Eudora was how people checked their email in the '90s. But in the end, only the power users stuck around. Here's what you missed.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
FUNNY, CREEPY FACES
This Unreal Engine Generated Face Almost Escapes The Uncanny Valley And It's Freaking Us Out
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Escaping the uncanny valley is the holy grail for human animation in video games, and this new Unreal Engine demo gets pretty damn close.
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Your Apartment Could Look Like This
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Enjoy your weekend, just like you enjoyed season 4 (the best season) of 'Frasier'