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I Advised NCIS: LA On ‘E-Bombs’ But They’re Not A Work Of Fiction
In last week’s episode of NCIS: Los Angeles on Channel Ten, the program’s protagonists try to locate a stolen electromagnetic bomb before detonation. I know this, because I was the scientific advisor for this episode. While NCIS: LA, and shows like it, are clearly works of fiction, these “E-bombs” are very real and the use…
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Whitenoise: Gizmodo Community Talkback
Welcome to Whitenoise, where you can come to talk about anything you want with other Gizmodo readers. How did you spend Australia Day? Who do you think will take out the men’s singles (or, if you’re reading this after the match, how good it was)? Come share with your fellow readers.
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Robot And Frank: An Indie Sci-Fi With Heart Praised At Sundance Film Festival
Since 2003, Sundance awards the Alfred P. Sloan Prize to a feature with “science or technology as a theme, or depicting a scientist, engineer, or mathematician as a major character.” 2011 saw the slow but intriguing Another Earth win, and this year it went to Robot And Frank, a near-future tale about a cranky ex-jewel…
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Sydney Teen Grindr Hacker May Be Off The Hook
Last week, officials from Grindr (the gay location-based hook-up app) confirmed to Gizmodo that accounts belonging to a “small number of primarily Australian users” had been compromised and some details placed on a since-taken down website. The SMH broke the story, and is now reporting that to date, no complaint has been filed against the…