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• These songs inspired by Trump's handwritten quid pro quo defense are peak Twitter

  The Twitter-verse is alive with the sound of music that was inspired by the most unusual of lyricists: US President Donald J. Trump. Earlier this week the embattled number 45 put on one of the strangest performances of his presidency as he spoke to media outside the White House. ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Celebrate 10 years of Angry Birds by beating the crap out of this vending machine

  In a recent NPR poll, 84 percent of respondents said that people were angrier today than they were a generation ago. And who can blame us? The idiots representing (insert political party you hate here) are full of crap and they don't know what they're doing. So many people are wrong ...

  • Tristan Greene

• AI creates the perfect(ish) Nike commercial after studying 7 years of ads

  Working in advertising can't be easy. For every “I'm lovin' it” or “Just Do It” there's thousands of crappy, forgettable slogans that never caught on. But it's nearly 2020 and that means the brave front-line marketers tasked with capturing our hearts, minds, and wallets have ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The Modern Warfare reboot is alright, but it's no Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

  A tiny speck of light reflects off the enemy's scope and flashes in my peripheral. I've got a few milliseconds to react before a projectile rips through my on-screen avatar's head. Exposed and unable to find cover, I try unsuccessfully to distract the sniper with hip-fire. I make ...

  • Tristan Greene

• [Best of 2019] Just putting it out there: I'm a sucker for influencer marketing

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Why this 2019 Nobel physics winner says we should stop calling it a 'Big Bang'

  The Big Bang Theory remains the most convincing and popular estimation on the origin of universe, but that doesn't mean it's true. James Peebles, a one-half winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics (he split the award with a duo comprised of Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz), is ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The Outer World will satiate your need for character-driven RPG experience

  This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. I have ...

  • Super Jump Magazine

• Three weird streaming services you should check out once your Netflix trial is over

  The holidays are quickly approaching and millions of students and families are about to embark on a season of travel. It's time to start thinking about what you're going to do with your pets, who's going to water your plants, and whether you should just cancel all your video streaming ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Aural sex: Tingly earhole sound porn is the next step in accessible erotica

  This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection ...

  • SEXTECHGUIDE

• This site dares you to literally 'give a shit for science'

  A pair of startups yesterday launched a campaign to convince people to send them pictures of their poop. We bet you didn't ...

  • Tristan Greene

• The science behind why no one laughs at our jokes

  How do you like the following joke from Sumeria in about 1900BC? “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; ...

  • The Conversation

• Just putting it out there: Please Netflix, don’t kill TV

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...

  • Már Másson Maack