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- Toto’s ‘Africa’ Will Play Forever on Loop in the Namib Desert (2019) https://nerdist.com/article/totos-africa-will-play-forever-in-namib-desert 6 comments
- Let’s sit down and have a fireside chat. Roosevelt used these to calm a nation. https://nerdist.com/article/nasa-studying-goldmine-asteroid-700-quintillion-dollars/ 13 comments bitcoin
- Stop the full page animation overlay at nerdist.com https://nerdist.com/article/dc-comics-themed-wedding-rings-justice-league-manly-bands/ 3 comments firefox
- Telescope Nabs Astonishing Image of Planet Orbiting Star Pair - Nerdist https://nerdist.com/article/planet-orbiting-star-pair-image-european-southern-observatory-telescope/ 6 comments space
- World's Most Expensive Chess Set Costs $4 Million https://nerdist.com/article/most-expensive-chess-set-4-million-dollars-diamonds-gold-pearls-sapphires/ 2 comments chess
- First-Ever Planet in a Triple Star System Possibly Detected https://nerdist.com/article/astronomers-possibly-detect-first-ever-planet-in-a-triple-star-system-tatooine-batuu/ 434 comments space
- Now You Can Download the Entire Universe... All 3000 TB of It https://nerdist.com/article/download-the-universe-uchuu-space-simulation/ 50 comments space
- New App Transforms Your Cat’s Meows into Actual Words https://nerdist.com/article/new-app-turns-cat-meows-into-words/?amp 11 comments technology
- Mike Mignola’s Art for Neil Gaiman’s NORSE MYTHOLOGY Is Truly Mythic https://nerdist.com/article/mike-mignola-art-neil-gaiman-norse-mythology-comic-exclusive-preview 11 comments books
- World’s Largest Camera Snaps First 3,200 Megapixel Image https://nerdist.com/article/worlds-largest-camera-snaps-3200-megapixel-image/ 3 comments worldnews
- These Tiny Larvae Grow Into Some of the Biggest Fish Ever https://nerdist.com/article/larvae-bump-head-sunfish-genetic-match/ 4 comments science
- NASA Wants You to Design a Toilet for the Moon https://nerdist.com/article/nasa-toilet-design-for-moon-challenge/ 8 comments space
- 89,000°F Wall of Plasma Surrounds Our Solar System - Nerdist https://nerdist.com/article/89000f-wall-of-plasma-solar-system/ 21 comments space
- Tamora Pierce's Tortall Universe Novels To Become Television Series https://nerdist.com/article/tortall-universe-novels-to-become-tv-series/ 5 comments books
- Scientists Briefly Reactivated the Cells of a 28,000-Year-Old Woolly Mammoth - Nerdist https://nerdist.com/article/scientists-briefly-reactivated-the-cells-of-a-28000-year-old-woolly-mammoth/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=nerdist&utm_content=scientists%20briefly%20reactivated%20the%20cells%20of%20a%2028,000-year-old%20woolly%20mammoth&fbclid=iwar2ai3k9xvqtbw_knrhjfdkrn5mbmap46ukeya8nsu-ue266asq6ijydano 6 comments science
- Iconic Roald Dahl Stories Are Coming To Netflix As Animated Series https://nerdist.com/roald-dahl-netflix-matilda-charlie-bfg-animated-series/ 697 comments books
- UK Government Outlines Isaac Asimov-Style Rules to Protect Us from Artificial Intelligence https://nerdist.com/uk-rules-artificial-intelligence-isaac-asimov/ 3 comments technology
- The Internet’s best reactions to the Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook senate hearing https://nerdist.com/zuckerberg-facebook-senate-hearing-best-reactions/ 5 comments technology
- Did Benny "The Jet" actually steal home at the end of The Sandlot? An in-depth look https://nerdist.com/benny-the-jet-steal-home-the-sandlot-25/ 41 comments baseball
- Drizzt Do’Urden Returns in an All-New Trilogy (Exclusive) https://nerdist.com/drizzt-dourden-return-new-trilogy-ra-salvatore-timeless-exclusive/ 74 comments books
- A study has speculated that Pokemon go caused 145,000 traffic accidents in the U.S. The mobile game may have been responsible for up to 145,632 vehicular accidents, and up to $7.3 billion in damages across the U.S. over the first 148 days after its release https://nerdist.com/pokemon-go-traffic-accidents/ 10 comments science
- LeVar Burton’s New Podcast is Like READING RAINBOW for Adults. http://nerdist.com/levar-burtons-new-podcast-is-like-reading-rainbow-for-adults/ 10 comments books
- Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale re-released with an extended last chapter, in audio format only. Thoughts? http://nerdist.com/the-handmaids-tale-extended-version-audiobook/ 32 comments books
- Was The Simpsons' "Homer At The Bat" Lineup Really That Good? - Nerdist http://nerdist.com/was-the-simpsons-homer-at-the-bat-lineup-really-that-good/ 25 comments baseball
- The Jonah Keri Podcast #85 with Scott Boras http://nerdist.com/the-jonah-keri-podcast-85-scott-boras/ 4 comments baseball
- Puck Soup 34: Confessions of a Puck Bunny http://nerdist.com/puck-soup-34-confessions-of-a-puck-bunny/ 7 comments hockey
- Jonah Keri podcast: Kenny Lofton. Incredible interview. http://nerdist.com/the-jonah-keri-podcast-67-kenny-lofton/ 5 comments baseball
- Watch the Speed of Sound Ripple Through Queen Fans at Live Aid 1985 http://nerdist.com/watch-the-speed-of-sound-ripple-through-queen-fans-at-live-aid-1985/ 4 comments science
- Drone shot down by a spear at a Renaissance Fair http://nerdist.com/drone-over-a-middle-ages-festival-taken-down-by-a-spear/ 12 comments nottheonion
- Jonah Keri podcast with recently retired Cubs pitcher Dan Haren. Talks about facing Barry Bonds, being teammates with Zack Greinke and Kershaw, and hitting as a pitcher. Really interesting. http://nerdist.com/the-jonah-keri-podcast-6-dan-haren/ 21 comments baseball
- FCC rules you can get cable trough Apple TV! http://nerdist.com/fcc-ruling-cable-apple-tv-android-tv-google-amazon/ 27 comments apple
- [The Jonah Keri Podcast] A great conversation with Keith Olbermann covering a range of topics including his love of baseball as a child, "Baseball cards taught me math, photography, geography, and history" http://nerdist.com/the-jonah-keri-podcast-2-keith-olbermann-part-1/ 11 comments baseball
- Christopher Walken Reads Poe's 'The Raven' http://nerdist.com/christopher-walken-releases-the-raven-for-your-imagination/ 289 comments books
- Windows 10 can disable pirated Microsoft games remotely. http://nerdist.com/windows-10-can-disable-pirated-microsoft-games-remotely/ 5 comments technology
- READY PLAYER ONE SEQUEL RUMORED TO BE IN THE WORKS http://www.nerdist.com/2015/01/ready-player-one-sequel-rumored-to-be-in-the-works/ 9 comments books
- Bryan Fuller Talks Neil Gaiman, chance for "American Gods" TV series http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/bryan-fuller-talks-neil-gaiman-american-gods-and-its-game-of-thrones-connection/ 8 comments books
- Nerdist interview with David J. Peterson: Linguist and creator of languages for film and TV such as Dothraki for Game of Thrones http://www.nerdist.com/2014/04/nerdist-podcast-david-j-peterson/ 2 comments linguistics
- Tom Hanks saw the Castaway/Wilson guy at the Seahawks MNF game. He loved it. http://www.nerdist.com/2012/10/nerdist-podcast-tom-hanks/ 4 comments nfl
- Fox News says there are Trolls on the Internet. http://www.nerdist.com/2011/01/dont-feed-them/ 4 comments reddit.com
- I don’t want to feel like a fucking inmate every time I get on a plane, constantly reminded that someone may be on the plane trying to kill me as I sit cold and blanketless with nothing to do but stare at the seat in front of me. http://www.nerdist.com/2009/12/one-nerds-note-to-the-tsa/ 116 comments business