THE FATHER OF ALL DEMOS
How Douglas Engelbart Invented The Future
Two decades before the personal computer, a shy engineer unveiled the tools that would drive the tech revolution.
CONCURRENT EVENTS
Moon Nazis And Sex In Space: What Can We Learn From Movies Set In 2018?
Looking back through Hollywood's sci-fi vaults, films from "Rollerball" to "Terminator: Salvation" offer a bleak view of the year ahead.
DISHING THE DIRT
The Juiciest Newly Reported Passages From Michael Wolff's Trump Book
Now that "Fire and Fury" has been released, we've collected the craziest new excerpts about everything from Trump's private views of the KKK to insiders' mean nicknames for Don Jr. and Eric.
HEALTH WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED
A Breakthrough In Cellular Health From An MIT Center Scientist
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DUDE, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
A Supercut Of The Insanely Offensive Stuff Logan Paul Was Doing In Japan Before The Suicide Video
This is taking the "annoying foreigner" antics to a whole other level.
WE'LL STAY INSIDE
Terrifying Footage Of An Occupied Ski Lift Getting Rocked By Storm Winds
Never go skiing. It's not worth it.
POST-POST-TRUTH
We’ve Been Told We're Living In A Post-Truth Age. Don’t Believe It.
It may be time that we gave up on the truth-y notion that we’re living in a post-truth age. In fact, it may be time that we debunked the whole idea.
OPEN WIDE
You Guys, Whale Sharks Are So Dank
This 32-foot whale shark is such an impressive animal that just opening its mouth is a sight to behold.
DIAPER DIRT
A Trademark War Almost Tore Apart The Adult Baby Community
A company that makes diapers for the adult baby/diaper lover fetish community (known as AB/DL) gave up on its attempt to trademark the term “ABDL” on Thursday after message boards for the community exploded in anger last week.
DETERGENT DETERRENT
My Laundry Pod Nightmare
Tide pods were staining my clothes. So why was Tide telling me it was my fault?
NA ZDROWIE!
Lad Picks Up A Hitchhiker On The Road, The Two Share A Rousing Day Together
Aside from a bit of locker room talk, this is positively heartwarming.
IT'S NOT THE ROBOTS WE SHOULD FEAR
The Real Future Of Work
Forget automation. The workplace is already cracking up in profound ways, and Washington is sorely behind on dealing with it.
HANDS OFF THE WHEEL
A User's Guide To Driverless Cars
The wait for the self-driving future is coming to an end. The earliest real-world applications of autonomous vehicles will arrive in 2018.
FROM THE DIGG STORE
This $10 Cord Charges Three Devices At Once
With USB to Lightning, USB Type-C, and microUSB connections built in, this 3-in-1 charging cable helps you cut back on the cord clutter.
DON'T LOOK BACK
Snowboarder Just Barely Outruns An Avalanche
Spectacular footage from the Spanish Pyrenees shows a boarder cause an avalanche and barely race to evade it.
THE REAL GORILLA CHANNEL... IS TWITTER
PSA: That 'Gorilla Channel' Excerpt From The Trump Book Is A Joke
You can't take everything you see on Twitter seriously.
NOW THIS IS A VERY GOOD BOY
Puma Patiently Enjoys His Owner Giving Him A Bath
There's been no bloodshed so far, so we think he's enjoying the bath.
'THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE'
India's National ID Database With Private Information Of Nearly 1.2 Billion People Was Reportedly Breached
A local Indian newspaper was able to access the private data of nearly 1.2 billion Indians for just $8.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK
Chrome Is The Bad Browser Now, And Other Facts
Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: The deadly profession of garbage collection, Google Chrome is definitely bad now and the rich love to drink expensive raw sewage.
PERFECT FOR A FAMILY OF DRAG RACERS
Guy Races His Mercedes Station Wagon Against An Audi R8 And Porsche 911, Easily Outstrips Them
The Mercedes E63 AMG Wagon is no slouch, but seeing it overpower two streamlined sports cars is surprising.
NEGOTIATING WITH GERMS
Treating Disease By Nudging The Microbes Inside Us
We've spent centuries trying to kill bacteria. Now, scientists have shown that subtler approaches can work — at least in mice.
WHO NEEDS THIS?
Bitcoin Is Coming To Your Bodega
Want to pick up some Bitcoin with your beer? Cryptocurrency teller machines across the country are making that a reality.
NOT AS MUCH AS YOU'D THINK
What Would Really Happen If Russia Attacked Undersea Internet Cables
The world's internet infrastructure is vulnerable, but snipping a couple of lines is the least of your concerns.
'I'M FROM THE FUTURE'
Nothing Goes As Expected When You're Interviewing A Time Traveler
When time travel is far more dangerous than any nuclear weapon.
A SUNNY DISPOSITION
The Mindset That Keeps Norwegians Cheerful Through Extreme Winters
Despite the extreme winter conditions, studies have shown that residents of Tromsø do not experience as much seasonal depressionand wintertime mental distress as you might expect.
DIGG PICKS
This Router Will Blanket Your Home In Reliable Wi-Fi
Eero’s wi-fi routers work great, look great, and their newest hardware has wireless range extenders and even more power than before.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED
Drunken Guy Breaks Into His Own Home, Makes A Valiant Attempt To Convince His Housemate It Wasn't Him
"Dude, I just heard a huge crash and a window broken [sic] and your foot's coming through the window."
ALL DYNASTIES MUST DIE
Is This The Beginning Of The End For The New England Patriots?
Brady, Belichick and Kraft have raised expectations and possibilities so high that virtually no other team in the Super Bowl era could truly comprehend what it's like to be them. Now they're threatening to come undone the only way possible: from within.
THIS SEEMS NOT RIGHT
For First Charges In Congressional Russia Probe, Republican Senators Finger Author Of Trump Dossier
The first congressional criminal referral in connection with Russian meddling targeted a former British spy, not anyone accused of conspiracy.
THE MOTIF IS STRONG IN THE SERIES
A Field Guide To The Musical Leitmotifs Of 'Star Wars'
John Williams's score for "The Last Jedi" is one of the most compelling of his "Star Wars" career, with intricate variations on his canon of melodies.
WALK AND TALK AND BET
Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Aaron Sorkin's Directorial Debut 'Molly's Game'
Jessica Chastain plays Molly Bloom, the mind behind a real-life big money poker hustle that eventually ran afoul of the FBI. With standout supporting performances from Idris Elba and Michael Cera, has Sorkin settled into the director's chair? Here's what reviews say.
'PLAYING THE BLACK-EYED PEAS'
Scottish Man Tries Repeatedly, Fails To Get Alexa To Understand What Song He Wants To Hear
It can be a bit of a chore to get Amazon's Alexa to play the right song. If the device can't even parse your accent, it gets a lot harder.
*CRIES A RIVER*
Justin Timberlake's New Album Just Sounds Hella Goofy
Why is Jessica Biel's husband giving us a record with two songs named "Breeze Off The Pond" and "Livin' Off The Land" back to back?
ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE
The Jehovah's Witness Kid Who Became A Millennial Sex-Club Guru
Brash, bold and bisexual, Daniel Saynt is an only-in-New-York success story.
A NUMBERS GAME
Chess's New Best Player Is A Fearless, Swashbuckling Algorithm
Computer engines now mold the way the game is played at its highest human levels: calculating, stodgy, defensive, careful. Or at least that's how it has been.
SHRUNKEN PROFILE
What's Next For Matt Damon?
The A-list actor capped off a year of box office disappointments — from "The Great Wall" to "Downsizing" — with some poorly considered comments about sexual harassment. What do we want from him now?
'HE LOOKED AT IT LIKE IT WAS A UFO'
Prankster Sneaks Around A Supermarket, Slipping Hot Dogs Into People's Pockets
Surprisingly only one person thought he was trying to steal their wallet.
YOU THINK OTTAWA'S COLD? TRY NEPTUNE
Canadians Are Obsessed With Cold Shaming Because It's All We Have
It's like the weather version of a dick-measuring contest, and Americans are an easy target.
FASCINATING
The Incomprehensible Age Of The Universe, Visualized With Dominos
If every domino equals one million years, then you only need... 13,799 dominos. Kurtis Baute also uses the domino line to narrate the history of the universe, but we're just scratching our heads at how damn old it is.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE CILANTRO
Watching A Huge Bunch Of Cilantro Being Chopped Up Is Extremely Satisfying
Mexican restaurants use a boatload of chopped cilantro, so it's worthwhile to find an efficient way to produce a lot of it.
THE TRANSHUMANIST LOOK BOOK
The Expensive Art Of Living Forever
We asked seven transhumanists what they hope to look like when they transcend their flesh-covered bodies — and we commissioned images of those dreams.
SO EFFORTLESS
We Can't Stop Watching This Master Woodworker Hand Cut Dovetail Joints
Watching quality joinery being made is delightful, and woodworker Frank Klauz is so, so good at it.
WASHINGTONIAN CARNAGE
A Guide To 'Fire And Fury': The Tell-All Book That's Tearing Washington Apart
Trump has issued legal notices to Steve Bannon and the book's publisher.
THE REAL SNOW DOG
Extremely Good Dog Takes Itself Sledding
According to her owner, Secret the Aussie Shepherd "probably went down this hill 50 times." Good dog.
LINCOLN IS NOT MESSING AROUND
Tiny Soccer Kid Repeatedly Breaks His Opponents' Ankles
We're not saying this kid from Utah is the American Messi but... what if he is?
BROUGHT TO BERINGIAN
Discovery Of Unknown Ancient Population Changes Our Understanding Of How North America Was Settled
Genetic evidence published in Nature is the first to show that all Native Americans can trace their ancestry back to a single migration event that happened at the tail-end of the last Ice Age.
EXPLAINING SOME Z'S
Why Do We Need To Sleep?
At a shiny new lab in Japan, an international team of scientists is trying to figure out what puts us under.
DIGG PICKS
Your New Favorite Black Tee Is $10 On Amazon
This lightweight, slinky shirt makes it seem as though you found it in a thrift store — instead of impulsively purchasing it with your Prime account. (Hot tip: order a size larger than you normally would.)
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TERRARIAL
A Castaway Searches For Safe Haven In A Dystopian Wasteland
WHEN THE CAFFEINE HITS ALL AT ONCE
Little Boy Takes His First Sip Of Coke, Is Forever Changed By The Experience
TIME TRAP
A Wanderer Finds Himself Stranded In Space But Not In Time In This Epic Short Film
GROWING PAINS
Why Being An Unhappy Teenager Is Good For You In The Long Run
SAVING IT FOR SNACK
Nothing To See Here, Just A Wasp Brutally Dragging The Body Of Paralyzed Huntsman Spider
WHY A BOTTLE OF POP NO LONGER COSTS ¢5
How Inflation Occurs
SPICY VISION
What Would Happen If You Jabbed Chili Peppers Into Your Eyes?
HEY, WE BELIEVE IN YOU
How To Be Truly Successful
A DIGG ORIGINAL
How The Riskiest Choices In 'Doctor Who' Came To Define It
THE UNIVERSALITY OF FALLIBILITY
Why You Need To Say Sorry
IT'S TIME TO GROW UP
Why The Love Of A Partner Will Never Live Up To Our Expectations
How To Be A Better Person In 2018
A Castaway Searches For Safe Haven In A Dystopian Wasteland
Little Boy Takes His First Sip Of Coke, Is Forever Changed By The Experience
A Wanderer Finds Himself Stranded In Space But Not In Time In This Epic Short Film
Why Being An Unhappy Teenager Is Good For You In The Long Run
Nothing To See Here, Just A Wasp Brutally Dragging The Body Of Paralyzed Huntsman Spider
How Inflation Occurs
What Would Happen If You Jabbed Chili Peppers Into Your Eyes?
How To Be Truly Successful
How The Riskiest Choices In 'Doctor Who' Came To Define It
Why You Need To Say Sorry
