Sociologist explains why we watch The Kardashians and other guilty pleasure TV
Many Americans have a conflicted relationship with the media they watch.In particular, those who think of themselves as "cultured" tend to have a negative view of certain "low-brow" contemporary...
View ArticleEverything we know about the new Apple TV that everyone expects to be...
It's been three whole years since Apple rolled out its last Apple TV. That was 2012, and consumers have been patiently waiting for the next iteration to hit the market, hopefully with some new...
View ArticleApple design head Jony Ive has DOUBLE the patents of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison is usually thought of as the greatest inventor ever, bringing the automatic telegraph, the phonograph, and alkaline battery into the world. His Menlo Park, New Jersey, lab was so...
View ArticleHundreds of thousands of teenagers spent the weekend on Instagram and Vine...
"Light as a feather, stiff as a board, light as a feather, stiff as a board." If you ever went to camp or had a slumber party, you might be familiar with that chant; the one that urban legend swears...
View ArticleWe'll finally have a better idea of what the 'Mad Max' director's abandoned...
In the lore of comic book movies that never made it out of development, director George Miller's planned "Justice League" is among the most buzzed about.After Miller's "Mad Max: Fury Road" became a...
View ArticleThe Rock listens to a Whitney Houston song when he needs to cry on camera
Hollywood professionals can take inspiration from a variety of sources, be they cartoons, consumer products, or even real life figures, there's always something to keep the creative wheels turning....
View ArticleMeet Jack & Jack — the massively Vine-famous teen heartthrobs with millions...
More and more social media celebrities are striving to break into the mainstream — some more successfully than others.But two best friends who found success online have seamlessly turned their Vine...
View ArticleHere's where those weird, dark lines on Jupiter's moon Europa come from
The reddish-brown lines that crisscross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa may be radiation-bombarded sea salt from an underground ocean, a new study suggests.Researchers probing the nature of...
View ArticleThis awesome graphic of all lifeforms will make you feel tiny
"LIFE ON EARTH IS ONE BIG EXTENDED FAMILY!" is the greatest lesson from evolution, Leonard Eisenberg shouts at the top of his website EvoGeneao.com, which he says stands for Evolutionary...
View ArticleWhy people say 'bless you' after sneezing
It's allergy season again, so there's a lot of sneezing going around.Sneezing can be caused by crazy things like being too full, seeing a bright light, or even orgasm. For how common sneezing is —...
View ArticleIt looks like Marvel is changing the gender of a big character in its...
With "Avengers: Age of Ultron" out of the way, "Ant-Man" almost ready to release, and "Captain America: Civil War" already in production, we're starting to hear the first rumors about Marvel's second...
View ArticleBill Gates just described his biggest fear — and it could kill 33 million...
You would think that Bill Gates, the ever-so-friendly richest man in the world, wouldn't be afraid of much. But as he recently told Ezra Klein at Vox, he does have some major fears for humanity. "I...
View Article8 things the new Pebble smartwatch can do that the Apple Watch can't do (AAPL)
Looks might be everything for some of you, in which case you'd probably automatically for go for the beautiful Apple Watch over the Pebble Time.But don't pull the trigger just yet, because the Pebble...
View ArticleArchaeologists discover the world's oldest known murder victim
In Northern Spain, the crumbling skeletons of 28 early humans who died approximately 430,000 years ago sit in an underground cave system. Their cause of death — and how they ended up in a pile at the...
View ArticleA Boston scientist created an online calculator that tells you when you will...
While there's no way to tell exactly how long you will live, scientists have already learned a lot about the factors that are most important to a long and healthy life."You don't need a genetic test to...
View ArticleOur bumble bees are under attack by European invaders
As global commerce grows, the movement of goods is occurring at ever-faster rates. And with increased global trade comes the spread of non-native species.This includes invasive insects that are making...
View ArticleBeing turned down by an attractive man makes women even LESS likely to settle...
It's every average-looking man's dream. After being rejected by that handsome hunk, that beautiful woman you've been admiring from afar will realize her error in judgment and finally notice you.A...
View ArticleFor the last 6 months I've used Pinterest like this — and it's saved me tons...
For the last six months, I've been using Pinterest nearly everyday. I don't use it to create boards (I currently have zero boards), but rather to look at my wardrobe differently. It may not be what...
View ArticleThis giant telescope has split the astronomy community in two
The 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the chosen home for what will be the world's largest telescope. The proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has become the center of a raging debate among...
View ArticleThis 'Game of Thrones' chart paints a disappointing picture for the show so...
Season five of "Game of Thrones" started with a record-breaking 8 million viewers when it premiered in April. Since then, the numbers for this season have been dropping steadily. After the premiere,...
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