Topic - Geeks are Sexy Technology News

The guys from Supercut Online asked a number of actors if they’d like to be in a supercut, this was their reply. [Supercutonline | Via LS]

A parody of the Pokémon theme song done Acapella! Dookieshed and Smooth McGroove have teamed up to give you the most EPIC collaboration this side of Victory Road! Every Pokémon game is filled with nameless trainers. We thought it was time they got some recognition. [dookieshedVIDS]

Why does music make us feel happy or sad? Or angry or romantic? How can simple sound waves cause so much emotion? I went from my comfy chair to the streets of Austin to investigate how it might be written into our neuroscience and evolution. Modern neuroscience says our brains may be wired to pick [...]

Just got this from Ricky B. from Inside the Magic, and as with each year, I just had to share those with you guys. Star Wars Weekends launched today at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World and I was there to capture this year’s always entertaining Dance-Off With the Star Wars Stars. The Jedi [...]

Let’s mishear song lyrics the 90′s way! [Plaited Jeans]

A compilaiton of some of the fakest websites and apps from the Doctor Who series. [Slacktory | Via Buzzfeed]

5 Senses, 5 videos from CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield describing how space affects each.. Hearing Sight Taste Smell Touch [CSA]

If the Animaniacs and Science had a child, this would be it! Every element of the Periodic Table, sung (in order)! [ASAPScience]

In the next 30 seconds, your body will, on average: Take 8 breath Produce 0.3 grams of carbon dioxyde Your heart will beat 36 times Produce 72 million red blood cells Your blood will travel 4 miles (6.4 KM) Shed 174,000 skin cells Blink 7 times Have 25 thoughts Generate 100 watts of power [Buzzfeed [...]

BOOM! So geeks, who would win in a battle, the Galactic Empire or the Federation? Also, I’d want to see a movie where Khan and his 72 friends are unleashed upon the Death Star. Thanks Daniel! [IGN]

On a quiet Sunday morning, I had the chance to meet up with Baba Brinkman, the sole peer-reviewed rapper in the world. Between sips of one-sugared coffees we discussed his life, but mostly his work which he promotes as consciousness-raising, provocative and irreverent. In fact, irreverent is his favorite word, and it describes everything he [...]

Best and longest Pacific Rim trailer yet! When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity’s resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are [...]

Google Glass might be one of the coolest gadgets around, but you’ll end up becoming a total Glasshole if you don’t watch out. Here’s a PSA for all Google Glass owners. [Mashable | Via Neatorama]

From Youtuber Pilerud: I scratch built this Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Blood Angel Tactical Sergeant, 7th company, 9th squad, costume as a fan. About 400 hours in making, spread over 10 months. The current weight is 25 kg. Height: About 215 cm/7′ (I am about 183 cm/6′ without armor). (To be able to move around [...]

That’s it geeks, the first trailer from Vin Diesel’s new Riddick movie is here! I know there are plenty of you who think the series suck, but I’ve always been a fan. Check it out above and be sure to let me know your thoughts about it in the comments section after. Prepare for the [...]

Get an even better look at “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” coming to ABC Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET this fall! Clark Gregg reprises his role of Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the [...]

A short documentary taking at look at what motivates people to cosplay, featuring multidisciplinary artist and cosplayer Ger Tysk. Ger Tysk cosplays for a living. She builds, sews, paints, sells, and mostly wears costumes based on video game and anime characters. . [polygon | Ger Tysk (Official Website) | Ger Tysk (Twitter) | Ger Tysk [...]

Risky Settlers Knights and Allies of the Lords of Dominion of Earth: Pandemic Edition? WANT! :) [RhettandLink]

Every week our master swordsmith and renowned propmaster, Tony Swatton, forges iconic weapons using high-speed belt grinders, scorching furnaces, and pounding power hammers. Then he takes his weapon to the streets to bust up some stuff. This week Tony is creating Worf’s Klingon Bat’leth. [AweMeChannel]

Can a lone Marine survive against the Alien Queen? He’ll need the Power Loader if he’s going to survive this monstrosity! [Machinima | Via The Awesomer]

A new video from the guys over at Cinema Sins: After much demand, we decided to point the sin-counter at the dinosaur classic, Jurassic Park. And no, one of the sins isn’t that the kids don’t die. [CinemaSins]

Best song ever… for a Linux geek, of course! Why won’t you be, be, be -v with me? I don’t have time for this. Don’t have the energy. Be be be -v with me. Don’t you understand I can’t grep your memory. [Source: Clamoring | Via /r/linux]

This totally reminds me of this comic strip I posted last week. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m not feeling too well. [Via LS]

As of this past weekend, Joss Whedon’s Avengers spin-off television show has officially been greenlit. Airing on ABC, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will follow Agent Phil Coulson and a small, select group of other agents in the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division. Here’s a breakdown of the characters, based on the show’s official synopsis: [...]

Wow. Just wow. I’m totally speechless right now. That was amazing. You, Commander Chris Hadfield, win the Internet for today. A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. [Chris Hadfield]

A funny parody of “How Animals Eat Their Food” by Eddie King and Tyler Marshall of Teddie Films. This was initially released for May the 4th, but I’ve just stumbled on it tonight. [Teddiefilms | Via LS]

Warning: Video contains strong language. Here is the fourth edition of “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets About Themselves.” If you’ve missed the other editions, you can check ‘em out right here. [JimmyKimmelLive]

From Tyrannicon, the animators of COPS: Skyrim, Throthgar, and Skyrim Battles comes Skyrim At The Movies. The premiere episode drops Tony Stark’s Iron Man origin right into the middle of Skyrim. [Nerdist | Via TA]

A weekly show hosted by John Green, where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John looks at common spelling and grammar errors such as “Stationery vs. Stationary,” “Good vs. Well” and “Loose vs. Lose.” [Mental Floss]

Freezer burn sucks, especially when you feel like having a scoop of cold, delicious ice cream when it gets really hot during summer time. It just ruins the taste and texture of almost everything it touches. So, if just like me, you wonder how freezer burn actually occurs, check out this informative video from the [...]

I can’t believe that even after watching Star Trek: TNG for all these year, I’ve never noticed this. [Via]

Listen to guitarist Ewan Dobson, whom we already featured in the past on GAS for a guitar performance he did while impersonating Raiden, as he plays the theme from Mega Man 2′S Dr. Wily Stage. I’ve also included the original theme below for comparison purposes. Edit: Also be sure to check out the extremely cool [...]

Every week our master swordsmith and renowned propmaster, Tony Swatton, forges iconic weapons using high-speed belt grinders, scorching furnaces, and pounding power hammers. Then he takes his weapon to the streets to bust up some stuff. This week creates Gimli’s Bearded Axe out of Damascus steel. [AweMeChannel]

It’s science! Marc Fennell investigates how shopping malls are designed to make you buy things. [ABCHungryBeast | Via UD]

From the guys over at ASAPScience: In honor of International Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, we made a video covering what exactly MS is. Hopefully this video can make it’s way to your audience and begin to shine a brighter light on MS. [ASAPScience]

That image of the guy sitting in front of his computer you see above, the one right before you hit the play button? That’s totally me right now. Most of us are on the Internet on a daily basis and whether we like it or not, the Internet is affecting us. It changes how we [...]

Last week, after stumbling on a few posts featuring what can only be described as the coolest real-life Transformers costume I’ve ever seen, I started doing a little research on its creator. I found ex-machinist, ex-network admin, father of four, and soon to be method agent Marc Derepentigny. Then I realized that he lives about [...]

I Loled hard at #3. Looks like dubstep is there to stay unfortunately. [gloveandboots]

Tanya Lim committed suicide, leaving her little brother money to make a film. To bring creation from destruction, he made THE FORGE, an emotional, anti-suicide message in which a man battles his inner demon in a fight for his life. Please note that all profit made from this film will be donated to the National [...]

Maker vs Marker is a stop motion fight between animator and animation taking place on a whiteboard. [Source: Jonny Lawrence | Via LS]

A cool camera setup which can help you create awesome Matrix-like “Bullet Time” footage for a lot less money than most people spend on it with huge camera arrays. Only thing missing from the setup? A Phantom Flex camera shooting at 18,100 FPS, which would improve the quality of the footage tremendously. :) Thanks Mark! [...]

Two fun videos From Youtuber UnderRedAlert: My turtles recently learned the power of the force. However they are still childish and like to fool around when they think no one is watching. [UnderRedAlert]

Two videos, one goal: Listing everything that’s wrong with Star Trek 2009. Honest Trailers – Star Trek (2009) Everything Wrong With Star Trek (2009) In 5 Minutes Or Less [Screen Junkies | CinemaSins]

What comes next after a car-plane hybrid? Why, a cross between a car and a helicopter of course. Terrafugia, the company behind a flying car due for delivery to buyers in a couple of years, is now working on a model that would take off vertically, meaning no runway would be required. As we covered [...]

Unfortunately, there’s no warp drive on that particular built of the NCC-1701-D, it just uses a standard propeller. This is the flying model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, the iconic star ship of the captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek – The Next Generation. [TheMiro59]

A sketch from ‘The Elegant Gentleman’s Guide to Knife Fighting,’ a new ABC1 comedy sketch series that airs each Wednesday at 9:30PM. [JungleboysTV | Via LS]

Based on the best-selling, award winning novel, ENDER’S GAME is an epic adventure starring Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, with Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. [SummitScreeningRoom | Read the Novels]

So, who do you guys think is the best Spock? Zachary Quinto or Leonard Nimoy? What happens when old school goes head to head with new school in a battle of speed and wits? Leonard Nimoy takes on newbie Zachary Quinto and his all-new Audi S7. Oh, and Audi, I did you guys a huge [...]

*Tatsumaki Senpukyaku!!* – Watch in awe as Ken kicks the sh*t out of Blanka for all eternity – and then gasp with glee as Eddie gets all Honda with his windy hand slap. [BL1TZEN | Via OW]