The Motherboard Guide to Logging Off
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Watch Our 360/VR Documentary POWER on How Nuclear Energy Is Made
Motherboard takes you inside three nuclear facilities in 360/VR. Continue reading Watch Our 360/VR Documentary POWER on How Nuclear Energy Is Made
Watch Our 360/VR Documentary POWER on How Nuclear Energy Is Made
Motherboard takes you inside three nuclear facilities in 360/VR. Continue reading Watch Our 360/VR Documentary POWER on How Nuclear Energy Is Made
Vote for Motherboard in the Webbys!
A public service announcement. Continue reading Vote for Motherboard in the Webbys!
Vote for Motherboard in the Webbys!
A public service announcement. Continue reading Vote for Motherboard in the Webbys!
Messaging Apps, Ranked
An exhaustive consideration of the the ways humans interact with each other. Continue reading Messaging Apps, Ranked
Meet the Humans Debating Whether or Not We Should Contact Aliens
Going beyond SETI, the new organization METI plans to send a message intended for extraterrestrials. But leading scientists and experts including Stephen Hawking are not so sure this is a good idea. Continue reading Meet the Humans Debating Whether or Not We Should Contact Aliens
This Scientist Is Using Subway DNA to Prepare For Life Beyond Earth
Chris Mason is one of 10 investigators on NASA’s Twin Study—looking at the DNA of astronaut brothers Mark and Scott Kelly. But his group also surveyed the bacteria of NYC subways, finding a big surprise in the process. Continue reading This Scientist Is Using Subway DNA to Prepare For Life Beyond Earth
A Fond Farewell to Silicon Valley’s Best Spokesperson
Motherboard staffers write goodbye letters to Nu Wexler, Twitter’s longtime spokesperson. Continue reading A Fond Farewell to Silicon Valley’s Best Spokesperson
What Happens When We Find Unknown Life?
Lynn Rothschild is engineering microorganisms in her NASA lab to understand the potential for life on other planets. Watch the full video. Continue reading What Happens When We Find Unknown Life?