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This Aston Martin DB5 LEGO kit sneaks in many James Bond secrets

Bond fans, LEGO has a dazzlingly slick new kit for you. The new 1964 Aston Martin DB5 isn't just any LEGO replica.

This Aston Martin DB5 LEGO kit sneaks in many James Bond secrets
Technology

Aston Martin's Autonomous Flying Car Concept Is Sleek And Sexy

In the age where companies like Terrafugia and Opener are actually building and testing flying cars, putting out a concept design and video can seem a bit

Aston Martin's Autonomous Flying Car Concept Is Sleek And Sexy
Art & Culture

Nathan Fillion stars as Nathan Drake in a totally unauthorised Uncharted short film

Nathan Fillion as Nathan Drake. If you know both those names, you should get that it's such a good fit. And some things are just too perfect to live.

Nathan Fillion stars as Nathan Drake in a totally unauthorised Uncharted short film
Media

Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works

Facebook recently announced a new addition to its line up of news feed filters to help you deal with the bane of our modern digital existence - having sports,

Blocking spoilers from your Facebook feed is officially in the works
Art & Culture

How are the Aussies finding life in the Overwatch League?

“They’re ready. You’ve got about eight minutes, sorry.”

How are the Aussies finding life in the Overwatch League?
Art & Culture

Cheating cricketers: only one way to restore our reputation fast

Sack the team. The whole team.

Cheating cricketers: only one way to restore our reputation fast
Art & Culture

Vale Stephen Hawking

"We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special."

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What a February without social media feeds did to my brain

'Feed free February'. It alliterates, so it must be worth doing, right? My wife and I both decided we'd skip the random scrolling down our social feeds for

What a February without social media feeds did to my brain
Technology

Audiowood x Uncrate Barky turntable is design genius

Echoing the grooves of a vinyl record alongside the ebonised ash wood base structure, this high-end turntable design is a stunner.

Audiowood x Uncrate Barky turntable is design genius
Art & Culture

David Byrne leads a flash choir in an amazing rendition of Bowie's "Heroes"

Simply transcendent.

David Byrne leads a flash choir in an amazing rendition of Bowie's "Heroes"
Technology

Gen2 Formula E cars look incredible

And looks really do matter when it comes to showing off electric cars at the peak of their powers.

Gen2 Formula E cars look incredible
Media

Brevity is the soul of Twitter... but doesn't move the needle

Skim Reading as a Service is never going to pay the bills.

Brevity is the soul of Twitter... but doesn't move the needle
Art & Culture

StarCraft is astronaut Daniel Barry's favourite game. So he took it to the ISS with him.

Boy loves space. Boy loves space game. Boy becomes astronaut and flies to space, taking copy of space game with him.

StarCraft is astronaut Daniel Barry's favourite game. So he took it to the ISS with him.
Ideas

Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!

Sphero has been making excellent programmable robots for years, and last year everybody went nuts for their gorgeous little BB-8. And rightly so.

Sphero launches new programmable Star Wars robots - including R2-D2!
Art & Culture

Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all

Trevor Paglen's Orbital Reflector is a satellite launch for purely artistic purposes, delivering a reflective object that we'll all see orbiting above us,

Orbital Reflector: space artwork to inspire us all
Art & Culture

Blizzard vows tougher action against toxic players in Overwatch

Nasty, aggro, rude players love to ruin games for everyone. They make good people stop playing, which tips the scales toward only those willing to fight

Blizzard vows tougher action against toxic players in Overwatch
Art & Culture

Why creativity matters in schools

Here's a good piece on cultivating creative thinking in schools, and why it matters for both students and for their success in today's world.

Why creativity matters in schools
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Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed

An incredibly advanced lamp, dubbed the Komorebi, delivering some of the most natural lighting effects I've ever seen. Stunning concept.

Maybe the greatest lamp ever designed
Ideas

Should Minecraft be in the classroom?

Samuel Horti looks at the question of using Minecraft as an educational tool. Does it really help? Or is it a gimmick that gets in the way of real learning?

Should Minecraft be in the classroom?
Art & Culture

Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco

Design, performance art and clever security infrastructure come together at CloudFlare San Francisco. A wall of lava lamps has been integrated into the office

Lava lamps and data come together at CloudFlare San Francisco