Why Kids Can Kick Your Ass At Videogames

from WIRED Kids Are Master Manipulators. So Use Game Theory Against Them Kids are master manipulators. They play up their charms, pit adults against one another, and engage in loud, public wailing. So it’s your job to keep up with them. by CHELSEA LEU RAMI NIEMI KIDS...

Ancient Bungee Art

from artnet More Photos Have Emerged from the Massive Rock Art Discovery in the Amazon, and They’re Amazing—See Them Here Who knew that ancient Amazonians bungee jumped? Well, now you do! by Brian Boucher A member of the Colombian-English research team that made the...

Botanical Fractals

from Smithsonian Magazine Decoding the Mathematical Secrets of Plants’ Stunning Leaf Patterns A Japanese shrub’s unique foliage arrangement leads botanists to rethink plant growth models By Maddie Burakoff The spiral pattern of an Aloe polyphylla plant at the...

Arecibo Gone

from CBS News Iconic Arecibo Observatory radio telescope collapses after cable broke A huge radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has long played a key role in astronomical discoveries collapsed on Tuesday, officials said. The Arecibo Observatory, made famous as the...

Darth Vader Gone

from The Verge Darth Vader actor David Prowse has died at 85 The 6-foot-6 former bodybuilder played the Star Wars villain in the original trilogy By Kim Lyons David Prowse as the Green Cross Code Man in 1981 Photo by PA Images via Getty Images David Prowse, the actor...

Monolith Returned

from artnet A Mysterious Steel Monolith Was Discovered in the Utah Desert. Is It a Work of Art—or the Work of Aliens? Theories about who or what is behind the object have started circulating online. Cue Also sprach Zarathustra.  A mysterious steel monolith has been...