10 Things You Didn't Know About You

The human body is a great, sweaty, fluid-filled machine, moving and mixing chemicals with precision and coordination, making everything from memories to mucus. Here we explore some of the complex, beautiful or just plain gross mysteries of how you function.--Ben Mauk


10.) Your Stomach Secretes Corrosive Acid
There's one dangerous liquid no airport security can confiscate from you: It's in

10 Disruptive Technologies

Did the invention of the food dehydrator really change your life? How about the Internet? Some technologies have little impact on the world around us, while others are like major earthquakes on the seismographs of history. --Heather Whipps10.) The Magnetic Stripe Card It's hard to imagine banking, shopping or traveling without the swish-swipe of a plastic card. Invented by IBM in the 1960s for a

10 High Tech Luxury Beds

Multimedia beds have succeeded in turning more than a few heads in the past. No doubt, these high-tech luxury beds will ask you for some huge bucks in exchange for a blissful sleep, but can you really put a price tag on a good night’s sleep? Multimedia beds have evolved into one of the most important pieces of furniture in any home and are here to stay as people are getting increasingly personal

10 Cool Kitchen Gadgets

Being a geek is not just reserved for the computer room – it pervades every aspect of your life. In order to enrich the lives of the geeks on the site, Here are the 10 cool geek gadgets especially for use in the kitchen! Enjoy! 1.) ReadyWhenUR – SMS Kettle This has got to be the coolest gadget ever made! This kettle can be turned on and off via an SMS message! Imagine heading home after a long

10 Ancient Observatories Spied from Space

Ten ancient observatories spied from space Today, cutting-edge astronomers use space-based observatories to gain a sharp view of the stars and advance our understanding of the cosmos. But appreciation for celestial bodies dates back to ancient times. Many cultures built structures in ways that suggest they were in tune with Earth's annual trek around the sun. Other structures appear to take