Bookworms: Dueling Neurosurgeons (2014) by Sam Kean

| February 17, 2015

Dueling Neurosurgeons

The human brain is a fascinating, seldom understood organ of enormous complexity. Sometimes it teaches us the most when it goes wrong, whether due to illness or injury.

Key Issues: A Review of Scribd, the New “Netflix for Comics”

| February 14, 2015

Scribd

On Tuesday, Scribd—once dubbed the “Netflix for e-books” by Wired—added to its vast book library 10,000 comic books from the publishers Marvel, Archie, IDW, Top Shelf, BOOM! Studios, Valiant, and others.  The creation of a relatively comprehensive digital subscription service was a long time in coming, but it was foreshadowed when publishers created their own services, […]

Bookworms: Magnificent Desolation (2009) by Buzz Aldrin

| February 10, 2015

Magnificent Desolation

NASA trained him to be an astronaut. They didn’t train the astronaut to be a hero. Inside, a dark secret lay, waiting to destroy the hero and disgrace the astronaut.

NerdSpan Pop Quiz: Best Ways to Bust Your Boob Tube?

| January 20, 2013

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Pop quiz, hotshot: What’s the best way to bust your boob tube? We asked NerdSpan friends, fans, and followers on Facebook and Twitter to name the most entertaining ways to demolish their television sets. Answers included a lot of weapons, more than a few mentions of the motion picture Office Space, and many more creative suggestions.

Not a Real Article

| September 22, 2012

Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far. Not a real article of any kind – just need something for categories that are empty so far.

Not a Real Science Article

| January 22, 2012

This is not an ad for http://wearscience.com. It’s a practice article so we can test how things look. This is not an ad for http://wearscience.com. It’s a practice article so we can test how things look. This is not an ad for http://wearscience.com. It’s a practice article so we can test how things look. This […]