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If you're tired of getting your science porn fix from Modern Marvels and Mega Disasters, there's a cool new science show you should check out tomorrow night. The pilot for indie-rock/indie-tech accented History Hacker hits the airwaves on History Channel tomorrow night at 8. Host Bre Pettis (of Etsy and MAKE fame) takes you into the annals of weird science history by recreating old-school machines using what he enthusiastically calls "stuff from my closet." And this week he starts with a bang by recreating some of electricity maniac Nikola Tesla's lightning-spewing inventions. More »
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