Tesla CEO Elon Musk (who we could safely call a futurist at this, can’t we?) has more on his mind that just cars and 4,000 MPH Hyperloop transportation systems. He also tweeted his intention of developing a hand-manipulated hologram design engine and promised to post a video of designing a rocket part with only hand gestures and printing the part in titanium.
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NSA director Keith Alexander might be the most famous spy in America right now. Everyone wants to know who’s really behind the agency’s widespread snooping. And now, a lengthy profile of Alexander in Foreign Policy invites even more intrigue. It also reveals some of the general’s weird ways.

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It’s called MetroNap. New York-based Tobias Domhan, a Bitly alum, got the idea for the app after his girlfriend fell asleep on train and ended up on the city’s fringes. To use it, you start by putting in the name of your starting station and your destination. The app then uses your smartphone’s accelerometer to detect when when the train is moving … Read More → "This app wakes you up at your stop if you fall asleep on the subway"

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The British Library recently discovered a Fourteenth Century English cookbook written by Geoffrey Fule, a royal cook. Fule included a recipe for unicorn meat. 

The recipe calls for the beast to be marinaded in cloves and garlic, and then roasted on a griddle. The cookbook’s compiler, doubtless Geoffrey Fule himself, added pictures in its margins, depicting the unicorn being prepared and then served. Sarah J Biggs, a British Library expert on medieval decoration, commented that “the … Read More → "Medieval cookbook’s unicorn recipe begins with “Taketh one unicorne….”"

A baby boy was born outside the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (Cern) last month, the organisation has reported.

The baby’s parents were driving to hospital when they realised medical assistance would be required sooner rather than later.

So they pulled over outside the world’s largest physics laboratory.

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Dutch duo Daniel Venneman and Mark van der Net have created an open source home kit that allows DIY advocates to build and customize their own micro house. The Hermit House features a unique zigzag floor plan that aims to create a multipurpose interior with a spacious feel, despite its 14 square meter (150 sq. ft.) footprint.
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Other than a few models from Boston Dynamics, most robots don’t exactly leave us quaking in fear. That might be off the table soon, though, thanks to a breakthrough from researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS). They’ve developed polymer-derived artificial muscles that can stretch out up to five times in length, enabling them to lift 80 times their weight. That could one … Read More → "Artificial muscles lift 80 times their weight, pave the way for robot Superman"