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Old Technology PSA

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:14:05 -0800

Molly raises awareness for recycling old technology. Story links: Computers, Electronics Recycling

Bonfire Night

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:24:59 -0800

Molly explains Guy Fawkes night better known as Bonfire Night. Story links: Fawkes Sketch, Guy Fawkes, Wired Sketch, Hanged, Drawn and Quartered, Execution of Guy Fawkes, Windsor Castle, Bonfire Night, Burn Me, Sparkler, Assets: Fireworks1, Fireworks2, Potatoes, Mulled Wine, Oranges, Toffee Apples, Toffee Apples2, State Opening Parliament, Queen of England, Queen Attends State Opening Parliament, [...]

Singularity

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:41:21 -0800

Rocketboom Tech’s correspondent, Ellie Rountree, talks about the concept of Singularity and how it could potentially change the world. Story links: Moore’s Law, The Coming Superbrain, By 2040 you will be able to upload your brain…, Darwin’s Robots, Games Design Themselves, LIBBY - Vocal Artificial Intelligence ‘Search’ Example., Singularity University Assets: Moore’s Law and AI, [...]

Recycling Lazy Ice Caps

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:08:30 -0800

Molly reports on the latest in motorized chairs, polar ice caps, recycling, and more. Story links: La-Z-Boy, DWI in Motorized Chair, Motorized Lazyboy, Motorized La-Z-Boy, fun with motorized loveseat and recliner, Motorized Recliner, Aging to End in Manhattan, Life Extension Foundation, Run on Iceland McDonald’s as chain flips last burgers, Bottle Bank Arcade - TheFunTheory.com [...]

Blowing Up the World

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:13:57 -0800

Story links: radiation symbol, radiation suit, moon, grains, department of environmental science, carl sagan, Luke Oman, Bakweri cocoyam farmer from Cameroon, Radiation Symbol, Level A Hazmat Suit, Arc Flash Suit Transformer, Moon Surface Craters, Pulses and Grains, Canned Goods, Canned Food, Bottled Water, Rutgers DES, Carl Sagan, man on fire, Alan Robock, we lost in [...]

Search for The Jersey Devil

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:27:33 -0700

Molly, Ellie, Ella, and Leah take a road trip to the New Jersey Pine Barrens in search of the Jersey Devil (with a special guest.) Music by The Discoghosts

Zom Zom Zombie

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:12:56 -0700

Bruawhahahahahahahaha!

The Claw

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:50:43 -0700

Humanwire correspondent Mary C. Matthews gives us a glimpse into life of costume maker Serra Hirsch when she won Halloween NYC’s parade dressed as The Claw.

Subway Strangeness

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:01 -0700

Today is the 105th anniversary of the first subway line opening in NYC.

No Internet Know Zombies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:54:14 -0700

Story links: Volunteers wanted for simulated 520-day Mars mission, Monorail Cat, Newsreader attacked by giant seagull, Howard Dean on Dr. Nancy - Giant bug crawls in background!, Internet, Twitter Blocked in China City After Ethnic Riot, Still No Internet or SMS Allowed in China’s Muslim Region, 1/4 of China’s territory has been cut off from [...]

New York City Landmarks

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:50:58 -0700

Molly visits some of the most picturesque landmarks in New York City.

5 Tips Before Upgrading to Windows 7

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:57:17 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree recommends 5 tips for installing Windows 7. Story links: Five Reasons Windows XP Has About a Year to Live, Windows 7 Packaging, Explore the possibilities of Dell and Windows 7, Windows 7 Icons, Dropbox, Dropbox, 8 ways to make use of dropio, Mozy, Free Backups with Mozy, Windows Server 2008, [...]

Fighting The Taboo Of Being Left-handed

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:11:06 -0700

Rocketbooms Humanwire correspondent Dr. Manjiri Prabhu reports on the difficult lives of left-handers and the association that promotes awareness in Pune, India.

Memories and Black Holes

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:32:59 -0700

Story links: Jupiter, Water, Desktop Black Hole, Bad Memories Written with Lasers, Moby-Dick to be rewritten with emoticons, Emoji Dick, 2010 Olympic Medals to be made from old circuit boards, Turning Flyer Boxes into Planters, When skyscrapers signal a downturn, Twitter credit card iPhone app is a Squirrel, Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in [...]

The Internet Lies

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:48:10 -0700

Story links: Balloon Boy, Playing Dead, Shepard Fairey Lied, TSA Agents Took My Son, Response to “TSA Agents Took My Son”, Nasa: world will not end in 2012, Institute for Human Continuity

Status Update Personalities

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:52:17 -0700

Molly explores the weird world of status updates.

Optimizing a Mobile Device or Netbook

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:15:03 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explains how to optimize your Netbook. Story links: PC900 Comparison, MB1, Digital Pen Electronic Ink, News-Geek, Shocked Senior Man, Old Woman Using Laptop, Old Women with Laptop, Nerd 1, Parents Using Computer, Kids. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Ben Franklin is Awesome

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:40:33 -0700

Streetlamp, Frozen Female Body, Glass Harmonica, Lightning Rod, Kids Sharing, Evaporation, Oil and Water, Bifocals, Glass Music Glass Harp, Heat Conduction, Tokyo Summerland, Air Conditioners, Refrigerator, Charge Conservation, EZ Reacher, Transformers, Robot Arm, Sneeze, Hand Fins, Lead Poisoning, Daylight Savings Time, Fire Truck, Franklin in his study, Franklin Discovers Electricity, Glassarmonica, Ben Franklin, 13 Colonies [...]

Borna Sammak: Best Buy

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:25:39 -0700

Digital artist Borna Sammak displays his video art at a Best Buy in New York City.

Flying Lollipop Windows

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:12:00 -0700

Story links: Bear-4 HD Camera Flight, 1337arts Icarus Project TimeLapse Video (Max Altitude: 93,000 ft), Broadway Apple Store Flyover, Broadway store will feature unique roof design, high five new york city, Amplichoir, Carl Sagan - ‘A Glorious Dawn’ ft Stephen Hawking, Barack Obama’s amazingly consistent smile, HostingYourParty, Has Microsoft Completely Lost It?

Most Brilliant Moon Fail

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:58:44 -0700

Story links: NASA probe slams into the moon, LCROSS: IMPACT, Blasted into space from a giant air gun, Internet Eyes: Video Surveillance as Video Game, 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: X2 Coaxial Rotor Helicopter, 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: I-TEC’s Flying Dune Buggy, 10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009: Techcrunch Crunchpad Tablet, The [...]

Know Your Meme: Where the Hell is Matt?

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:02:15 -0700

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies explains the who, what, when, and why of ‘Where The Hell is Matt‘. Story links: Destroy All Humans - ps2 - Mission 01 Destination Earth!, Where The Hell is Matt — Interview with Matt Harding, Where the Hell WAS Matt?, Where the Hell is Matt Maps, Where the Hell [...]

Economic Halloween Take Over

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:30:29 -0700

Vampires Move to Top of Costumes List, The Halloween Store on Amazon, Trick-or-treat bags may be lighter this year, Global Economic Crisis Halloween Costume Ideas, iPod Costume, iPod Dog Costume, Land Line Phone Costume

Manhattan Bridge Turns 100

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:01:27 -0700

Rocketboom field correspondent Ella Morton heads down to the Manhattan Bridge Centennial Parade to learn more about the bridge’s rich history. story links: Catherine and Cherry, Manhattan Bridge Photo, Brooklyn Pic, Life Magazine “Manhattan Bridge Under Construction”, Life Magazine “Manhattan Bridge Construction”, Bridge Pic Det, Brownstoner, Manhattan Bridge, March of the Dizzy Loonies, First Avenue [...]

Massive Flooding Kroo Bay, Sierra Leone

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:55:16 -0700

Rocketboom’s Humanwire correspondent Allison Cross reports on the massive flooding problems faced by the people of Kroo Bay, Sierra Leone.

Robots in the House

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:39:44 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks about the advancement of home robots from 1982 to today. Story links: NYT: Planning Domesticated Robots, Android Amusement Corp, Boys and Robots Will Be Boys, Tomy Omnibot 5402 From 1984 in Action!, Omnibot 5402/TR5000 By Tomy, Talking Robie 2, Furby Commercial 2000-Ain’t No Furby Like Mine, Personal Robots CYE, [...]

Tsunamis and Earthquakes Hit Pacific Islands

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:28:40 -0700

story links: Typhoon Ondoy, Markina River Raging By, Typhoon Ondoy September 26, 2009, MODIS Rapid Response System, Quake, tsunami near American Samoa kills at least 22, LA lifeguards clear beaches, Indonesians shaken and struggling after devastating earthquake, Officials: 3,000 People Trapped due to Indonesian Quake, Second earthquake hits stricken Sumatra, Mudslides Bury Villages in Rural [...]

The Tao of Pooh and Space

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:51:19 -0700

Expedition 21/Space Flight Participant Soyuz Docking to International Space Station, NASA’s LCROSS CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, Human Population Calculator, List of countries by population, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Unfair Robot Fight, Original Winnie-the-Pooh Drawings, Kangaroo, New friend joins Winnie-the-Pooh

The Tao of Pooh and Space

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:51:19 -0700

Know Your Meme: Geddan Get Down

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:08:35 -0700

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies gets down. Geddan quartet, Nico Nico Douga, Volume chaos GoldenEye 007, Goldeneye 007 - Gets down, strange mario 64 shindou edition glitch otherwise known as cartridge tilting, Super Mario Clouds, Carnival Chaos Geddan GoldenEye, Carnival Chaos Geddan GoldenEye, Geddan, GET DOWN on top of Toilet?!, Nitori gets down, Kannagi [...]