Category Archives: Episodes

Han Solo in Carbonite ice-molds ThinkGeek has added to the vast canon of housewares and edibles that pay homage to Han Solo in Carbonite with varisized hancarbonite silicone ice-molds. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] – Direct MP3 Download … Continue reading →

Logan’s Run origami BB contributor Jess Hemerly turned 30 last weekend, so she had a Logan’s Run themed birthday party! She made this fantastic origami Carrousel centerpiece, complete with a blinking LED in the center, and sewed her own “Jessica … Continue reading →

Is the five second rule too strict? Are you questioning the five second rule for how long food can stay on the floor before it’s inedible? Well, don’t. That’s disgusting. But the important thing is that science has put the … Continue reading →

Electric motor made from a single molecule The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology. The minuscule motor could have applications in both nanotechnology and in medicine, where tiny … Continue reading →

Hitchhikers App coming to the iPad Canadian indie developer Hothead Games is producing a Hitchhikers Guide app, aiming to replicate the titular guide itself (rather than the novels). When it arrives this fall, we can expect beautifully animated sequences describing … Continue reading →

The Taxonomy of wrestling names You guys need to see this chart. Especially if you’re a wrestling fan of any sort. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] – Direct MP3 Download – iTunes Subscription – RSS Feed – The … Continue reading →

Falcon Coffee Table In the market for a Star Wars-themed coffee table, but concerned a giant Yoda head might not match the couch? Fear not, nerdy home decorator, because the Millennium Falcon coffee table might just be the perfect solution. … Continue reading →

World’s First Cybernetic Athlete To Compete The world’s first mechanically augmented athlete, Oscar Pistorius, will now compete against unaugmented peers on behalf of South Africa. He’ll be running in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the World Athletics 2011 Championships. … Continue reading →

A geek’s journal, 1976 “What if there had been blogs in 1976? I would most definitely have had one and this might well have been it. This blog is based on my actual journal kept in 1976.” [Audio clip: view … Continue reading →

Windows XP In a Browser An anonymous reader writes “JPC — the pure java PC emulator — has now been upgraded to JPC2, and can run WindowsXP inside the Java Applet sandbox.” [Audio clip: view full post to listen] – … Continue reading →