Gearfuse Technology, Science, Culture & More

Illustrating the strange, shadowy world in which America's ambassadors move.

Solitary bees with a talent for producing durable polymers may point the way to a petroleum-free future.

At Berkeley, a Kinect hack takes flight.

Remember what Larry Summers said about women and math? He should see this video.

The global security apparatus meets its match in the Internet.

"His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead." �James Joyce

If you've followed Gearfuse for awhile, no doubt you've noticed changes in the last few weeks. We're expanding on the coverage of gadgets and inventions that Gearfuse has long featured, dialing up our filters to gather a broad spectrum of amazement across science, technology, and culture. We're asking big questions (sometimes too big!), overturning our assumptions about discovery and innovation, setting our clocks to awaken us to technology's past as well as its future. The first change happened early in November, when I joined Gearfuse as editor and lead writer.

With cofounder Sergey Brin taking a role in development, Google sets its sights on social.

Mashing up machinima with real-life performers, refreshing the low-geek vernacular mode.

There's a Chomsky reference and a Borges allusion here; add the fish and the formic acid, and this track offers more than enough science, technology, and culture to satisfy us. Video after the jump.