From ofabeautifulnight on tumblr come these maps of the United Kingdom and London, pinpointing the exact locations of many of the places mentioned in Harry Potter. If you were wondering just how far Harry had to go to get from Little Whinging to Hogwarts, this is your reference guide. Read more…
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Where in the UK is the world of Harry Potter?
Biologists have discovered a rare mutation that kills off the gene responsible for Type 2 diabetes . The mutation, which reduces risk by up to two-thirds (even in obese people), destroys a gene used by pancreas cells where insulin is made . It’s a promising discovery that could result a drug that mimics the mutation’s effect. Read more…
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Biologists have discovered a rare mutation that kills off the gene responsible for Type 2 diabetes.
We still know almost nothing about the first live-action Star Wars movie in a decade, but now we may have gotten a glimpse at one of the movie’s big special-effects sequences. A redesigned Lucasfilm website includes a photo of a production meeting, where you can glimpse some concept art. Read more…
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First Concept Art of the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode VII?
J.R.R. Tolkien’s hand-drawn maps of Middle Earth have long fueled readers’ imaginations about the land of Hobbits, wizards, and Elves, and a group of fantasy cartographers are imagining what the world’s terrain might look like in 3D. Read more…
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What would Middle Earth look like from space?
Just when you think that sex ed in high school and posters at clinics have covered all the times it is necessary to use protection, the human body (and various microbes) throw yet another horrifying sex scenario at you. We now suspect that people can get sexually transmitted food poisoning. Read more…
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There is such a thing as sexually transmitted food poisoning
A law in Norway has their National Library scanning all literature and then making it publicly available to anyone to anyone coming in under a Norwegian IP address. Pretty cool, if you’re in Norway now or in the near-ish future. But it’s also pretty awesome for the much more distant future. Read more…
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In Norway, all library books must be digitized — by law
Researchers from MIT have developed a camera that can take pictures in almost total darkness . It works by mathematically reconstructing 3D images from single photons reflected from dimly lit objects. The achievement could result in stealthy spy cameras, or treat eyes that are easily damaged by excess light. Read more…
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Researchers from MIT have developed a camera that can take pictures in almost total darkness.
So long, jetpacks! Our self-driving car has arrived. Burkhard Bilger has a rundown of the fascinating build-up to the self-driving car and its future in the New Yorker — and in this case the future is now. Now, the question is, are we really ready to start using it? Read more…
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Here Is Your Self-Driving Car! But Do You Want It?
Take this with a reasonably sized grain of salt, but Sky News Entertainment reporter Joe Michalczuk says that Star Trek movie co-writer and producer Roberto Orci has discussed bringing the franchise back to TV with CBS. Read more…
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Bob Orci is reportedly talking to CBS about a new Star Trek TV series
Occasionally, lobsters turn up with malformed claws due to a genetic mutation—but even among those lobsters, Lola is an oddity. On one side, she has a perfectly normal claw, and on the other, five mini-claws. Read more…
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This rare mutant lobster has six claws