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Category Archives: PSA
What Do We Want the Future to Be?
Motherboard editor-in-chief Derek Mead has a thought to leave you with. Continue reading What Do We Want the Future to Be?
Watch This Educational PSA from the 1940s Explain Why You Feel So Hungover
Nothing soothes a hangover like the sweet, sweet sounds of the 1940s voiceover guy. Continue reading Watch This Educational PSA from the 1940s Explain Why You Feel So Hungover
PSA: Don’t Let Kids Eat Lithium Batteries
We get a lot of press releases at Hackaday, but this one was horrific enough that we thought it was worth sharing. Apparently, some kids are accidentally eating lithium coin cell batteries. When this happens with bigger cells, usually greater than 20 millimeters (CR2032, CR2025, and CR2016) really bad things happen. Like burning esophaguses, and even death.
The National Capital Poison Center has done some research on this, and found that 14% of batteries swallowed over the past two years came from flameless candles like the ones above. We know some of our readers also deal with batteries in open …read more
Watch a Turkey Fryer Burst Into Flames (For Your Own Safety)
The National Fire Protection Association strongly discourages the use of turkey fryers, as their safety video shows. Continue reading Watch a Turkey Fryer Burst Into Flames (For Your Own Safety)
Motherboard Broke a Research Embargo, and We Apologize
Editor’s note: Earlier today we accidentally broke the embargo on a new study, “Neural mechanisms for lexical processing in dogs,” led by A. Andics and published in Science. The mistake was due to miscommunication about dates on our publishing calend… Continue reading Motherboard Broke a Research Embargo, and We Apologize
Hey UK, Join Us to Discuss the Future of Humanity at ‘How the Light Gets In’
Motherboard UK is hosting a panel about human enhancement and what the future holds. Continue reading Hey UK, Join Us to Discuss the Future of Humanity at ‘How the Light Gets In’