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This Trippy New Headband Supposedly Allows Wearers to Take Control of Their Dreams
A startup called iWinks is attempting to commercialize lucid dreaming, or dreams in which the dreamer realizes she's dreaming
Victorians Made Jewelry Out of Human Hair
Hair work went out of fashion around 1925, but it was popular for hundreds of years before that
We've Done So Well by Chesapeake Oysters, We Can Start Eating Them Again
Perhaps this time we can keep ourselves from eating them to oblivion
How the North American Aerospace Defense Command Got Into the Business of Tracking Santa
It all began in 1955 with Sears, a wrong number and a very confused Colonel
See Every One of Santa's International Guises
An entrepreneurial kid could potentially rack up on the gifts by traveling around the world, hitting three Christmas jackpots in one short month
The Gift Card Was Invented by Blockbuster in 1994
So the next time you buy a little piece of plastic with money on it for someone, you can thank Blockbuster
Look Closely, And You Can Find New Species—Even in Well-Explored Countries Like Norway
Determination is all that's needed to discover new species
What Does Sociology Teach Us About Gift Giving?
Not only do gifts make or break relationships, they also tell scientists about society as a whole. No pressure.
Everything's Bigger in America, Especially Urban Sprawl
Eight other cities (total population: 100 million) fit into the footprint of Atlanta (population: 5 million)
The Best of the British Medical Journal's Goofy Christmas Papers
This year, for example, we learned about just how much James Bond actually drank. Last year we learned just why Rudolph's nose was red
The Terrible Twos Are Actually the Worst
Toddlers are brats. It's science
Doomed Species May Be Saved—A Global Search Locates a Female
With this little fish facing down extinction, a global hunt turned up a few remaining wild individuals
This Sea Slug Was Just Named After a Game of Thrones Character
There's a Stephen Colbert beetle, a Lady Gaga genus of plant, and a Beyonce bee. And now, a Game of Thrones slug
In Germany, Santa’s Sidekick Is a Cloven-Hooved, Child-Whipping Demon
The Krampus is even gaining a following on this side of the pond, with Krampus art shows, Krampus beer crawls and Krampus rock shows
Can You Make Medical Devices Out of LEGOs?
Using ribbons, buttons, LEGOs and 3D printing, this scientist is trying to make it easier and cheaper for doctors and nurses to create medical devices
A Game Designer Thinks He Can Improve on Chess’ 1,500-Year-Old Rules
A young MIT-grad and game designer named David Sirlin says he's come up with something better than the timeless board game
The Scientific Reason Super-Villains Always Lose
Evil isn't the only culprit
The British Library Just Put More Than a Million Images in the Public Domain
From the largest library in the world, more than a million images free to download and use
Watch How the Wind Moves Around the Earth—It's Hypnotic
This mesmerizing tool helps visualize the winds all over the globe and is known simply as “Earth"
StarCraft II Player Is Now Officially an Athlete, According to the U.S. Government
Kim Dong-hwan, a competitive StarCraft player, was just issued a P-1A visa—the type that's usually given to athletes
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