Wednesday, November 30, 2016

This Specific Gene Could Determine How Much You Drink

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Do you tend to (stupidly) drink yourself into oblivion when you head out to the bar or hang out with friends? You might not just be making terrible choices. It might not be […]

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Is This Cheetos Store Real?! Did I Dream It?!

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Okay, let me preface this by saying it's 3:50 in the morning. I'm dealing with some insomnia and could be hallucinating this. I was scrolling through Facebook and found an ad for the […]

Monday, November 28, 2016

You Can Access NASA's Research Via New Searchable Database

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NASA has an enormous repository of research papers in its possession, but it's never exactly been easy to wade through all of them in the past few years. That's why NASA has gone […]

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Get Ready For the Virtual World With This PlayStation VR Gift Guide

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The PlayStation VR is one of the hottest items in gaming right now and is sure to be one of the most sought-after items this holiday season. For those looking to purchase the […]

Saturday, November 26, 2016

It Turns Out Your Dog Remembers Every Bad Thing You've Ever Done

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Remember that time you stepped on your dog's tail on accident? Unfortunately, she remembers too. In fact, a new study recently published in Current Biology states that dogs can actually recall events that […]

Friday, November 25, 2016

Doctor Who Gifts to Tickle Both Your Hearts

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Whether a Whovian of old or new to the man in the box….those dedicated to the Who crew are fierce and loyal to the beloved staple of British television. Doctor Who has enchanted us […]

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Geek deals roundup: Black Friday deals are now live

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Black Friday deals are flooding in from every corner of the web, we're sifting through it all, and compiling the very best discounts right here. Many retailers have already released their deals early, […]

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Stephen Hawking Says Life on Earth Has an Expiration Date

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It's been a rough year for life on Earth. The Arctic is a staggering 36 degrees hotter than it should be, we've had some of the largest storms on record (in part fueled […]

Sunday, November 20, 2016

The Best Side Characters from the World of Avatar

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Even without the spotlight, these Last Airbender and Legend of Korra characters still steal the show.

Panasonic Invents Multi-lingual Megaphone Translator

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Sometimes it's easy to forget that we really are living in the future. Star Trek communicators are basically dumbed down smartphones; we now have laser beams that sanitize skin for surgery, and… of […]

10 Essential Episodes of The Legend of Korra

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The best episodes of Nickelodeon's sophisticated Avatar sequel series.

The Exorcist Finally Gives Us a Full Exorcism… Kind Of

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This is it: The episode we've been waiting for since the beginning. We pick up right where last week's episode left off. Angela is understandably pissed that Father Marcus didn't tell her they'd […]

Pokemon Sun and Moon are Really Cute

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Pokémon Sun and Moon came out Friday, and people have already found some really… creepy things hidden in these games, particularly in the PokeDex entries. For example, Golduck's entry states: “It is said […]

Pokemon Sun and Moon Could Make It's Nintendo Switch Debut

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Pokemon Sun and Moon, excellent Pokemon journeys that they are, have just landed on the Nintendo 3DS. While you're enjoying your trip through Alola, keep one thing in mind: You might be seeing […]

How to Write and Publish a Novel: 5 Crossroads You'll Face

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Guest writer A.M. Justice brings us her top tips in becoming a successful publisher author like her. Her recent work A Wizard's Forge has been getting fantastic reviews. Here's what the sci-fi/fantasy maven has […]

Friday, November 18, 2016

How Companies are Building TV Sets in Virtual Reality

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Virtual reality isn't just for video games. The same technology that can help to create room-scale VR is being used in television and film production as a way to ease the burden of […]

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Roller Derby Comic SLAMs Into Shops This Week

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With so many great comic books coming out lately, the only way to pick and choose series to follow is by how much of an impact they leave on you. It takes the […]

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Geek deals roundup: Save on TVs, PCs, and more before Black Friday

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We're a little over a week away from Black Friday now, and the deals are really ramping up. If you're looking for a new TV, PC, or tablet, there's no reason to wait. […]

Monday, November 14, 2016

Mr. Robot Creator May Have Leaked A Bit of the Show's Third Season

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Could we have seen a glimpse of what we might expect from the next season of Mr. Robot? Maybe, if you count one line of dialogue. Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail took to […]

Sunday, November 13, 2016

15 Unanswered Questions We Still Have About Twin Peaks

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We can't think of a TV show that's had a bigger gap between seasons than Twin Peaks. David Lynch's breakthrough 1991 series brought his unique sensibility to the American airwaves and, it can […]

It Turns Out Rats Are Actually Ticklish, But Scientists Aren't Sure Why

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It's tough enough for scientists to determine why, exactly, humans are ticklish. Now you can add rats to that list because the adorable little rodents enjoy being tickled too. They like it! The […]

Mars Shows Us How Hard It Will Be to Go Where No One Has Gone Before

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National Geographic's documentary/drama hybrid Mars premieres tomorrow night, and if the pilot episode is any indication, fans of hard sci-fi will find a lot to like about it. The show begins with the […]

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Facebook Apologizes For Killing Everyone

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Hey, Geek readers! You're all looking really great today. Especially, you know, since you were all dead yesterday. At least according to your Facebook pages. In case you didn't happen to see it, […]

Friday, November 11, 2016

Gear Up For Final Fantasy XV With This Final Fantasy Gift Guide

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Final Fantasy XV is launching in just a few short weeks. After years in development fans are geared up to finally get their hands on what could be one of the greatest and […]

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Mondo Teams With Marvel Studios to Fulfill Your Vinyl Needs

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If you're one to drool over Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones media or merchandise of any kind, you may want to place a bowl beneath that gaping jaw right now, because you're […]

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Rock the Dragon With This Dragon Ball Z Gift Guide

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Summoned all seven Dragon Balls to wish for holiday gift ideas for the Dragon Ball Z fans on your list? Don't waste that wish or chance annoying Shenron when we've got some killer […]

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

YouTube Now Supports HDR Videos

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YouTube has announced that it now supports HDR videos. HDR (or High Dynamic Range) has been getting a lot of attention lately since both the Xbox One S and the upcoming PlayStation 4 […]

Monday, November 7, 2016

Netflix Adds Some Big Names to the Cast of Stranger Things' Second Season

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The first season of Stranger Things had a largely unknown cast, but some famous faces, such as Matthew Modine and Winona Ryder, were peppered in to add even more to the 1980s nostalgia […]

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Futurama's 10 Best Background Characters

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Futurama is all about its characters, right? The whole 1,000-years-in-the-future thing is just a backdrop for playing character archetypes and dialogue off one another. It allows the writers to tackle social issues or […]

Saturday, November 5, 2016

The Exorcist Returns to the Rance House

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It's been two weeks since the attempted exorcism of Casey Rance and two weeks since The Exorcist revealed its big twist. This week, we got to see how both events have affected the […]

Friday, November 4, 2016

Catch These Perfect Pokemon Gifts

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Let's be honest. From the beginning, Pokémon's mostly been about the merchandise. Nintendo and the Pokémon Company have been all about the toys and the accessories and how those tie into the games […]

Thursday, November 3, 2016

This Is What Three Years of Loot Crate Looks Like

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We dig Loot Crate. It's like a grab bag of nerdy stuff delivered to your door every month. Even before they started sending crates to us for unboxing, I was a subscriber and […]

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Netflix Reveals The Defenders Supporting Cast, Including Misty Knight, Foggy Nelson

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In the spirit of The Avengers before it, Marvel's The Defenders is seeking to bring the heroes from its four Netflix franchises into one big superhero team-up. Also like its predecessor, some of […]

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Android Phone Users Can Now Cast (Some) Harry Potter Spells

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The need for Harry Potter fans to cast spells is strong, as evidenced by the apps that can help to simulate the craft. Now you can add another one to the list, and […]