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Could Penis-Controlled Computers Ever Catch On? [NSFW]

You know you've always wanted to see what would happen if you could control a first-person shooter with your penis — or, if you don't have one of your own, the penis of a friend. Maybe you want to literalize the term "cock block," or maybe you want to leave the mousing to your special down-there places while your hands roam freely across the keyboard. Either way, Kyle "Slashdong" Machulis has the ultimate futuristic, posthuman USB device for you. More »

2:24 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Annalee Newitz
3,643 views, 35 comments

Latest by nygenxer: You had me at "penis-controlled." :) more »

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We Already Knew Men Could Get Pregnant

The media is going nuts over a man named Thomas Beatie who has become pregnant, but to anyone familiar with cutting-edge science or science fiction his situation is totally old news. Here's how it happened: there was this guy who used to be a chick, but when he switched over to the guy side he kept his uterus just in case. So he's a dude with a uterus. One day he and his wife decided to have a baby, but her uterus didn't work as well as his. So they let him carry the baby in that handy uterus he saved. (Yeah, he needed a sperm donor to get pregnant — humans still can't impregnate themselves.) Now he's a pregnant dude. Is that really so OMG SHOCKING? Anybody who has read John Varley, Charles Stross, or Ursula Le Guin can comprehend that one. Plus, this guy isn't even the first real-life pregnant man! Another guy has that honor. More »

10:49 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,178 views, 86 comments

Latest by regis: I HAVE NO REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. i love these conversations, because i've been neutered. BY SCIENCE. also, why the hell am i following up to a post 4 days after everyone else? (the answer involves boredom and booze) more »