Try not to scream, but here's a little sneak peek — well, sneak listen, at least — of BBC 4's radio production of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, showcasing Benedict Cumberbatch's pipes. Listen to the sullen tones of the beautiful angel Islington! Dear heavens, he's even more beautiful when he sings!
The original War Of The Worlds radio broadcast is still intensely scary
On Sunday, Oct. 30th in 1938 Orson Welles broadcast a dramatization of War of The Worlds from his New York Studio. And the exceptionally realistic retelling of H.G. Wells' classic alien invasion story caused a whole nation to panic. It's strange to listen to now, especially after various false reports generated a lot…
In 1987, a young fantasy fan ran away from home to live with author…
Many of us feel like we know our favorite authors through their novels and from the various details of their lives they choose to share. In 1987, a 15-year-old boy named Andy felt that he knew science fiction and fantasy author Piers Anthony so well that he wanted to live with him. So, he packed up his bag, hopped a…
The time an astronaut called into Car Talk from the Space Shuttle
In January 1997, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the Tappet Brothers of NPR's Car Talk, received an unusual phone call. A John from Houston wanted to pick their brains about the odd behavior of the government vehicle he was driving, and the car-savvy duo quickly realized he wasn't talking about a car.
Build a Doppler radar out of coffee cans like a post-apocalyptic badass
Got some breadboardable electronics and a couple extra coffee cans lying around? Why not use them to build your very own Doppler radar?
NASA has launched its own internet radio station!
The aerospace agency is calling its new music and news outlet Third Rock Radio — a "space station" that NASA is hoping will register with tech-savvy young adults.
Americans suffering from possibly-imaginary sensitivity to Wi-Fi run…
It's safe to say that most of us have come to accept, if not embrace, the abundance of wireless technology in our everyday lives. Not so for certain Americans who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, or EHS. According to the BBC, five percent of Americans think that exposure to electromagnetic…
Eat a bowl of chips - for Big Brother
A research group have developed an edible RFID chip. It's possible that this could lead to the perfect way to track ethically produced food or count calories, or find out what every single person in a diner is eating so you can shame them for it.
Hear King Tutankhamun's trumpets played for the first time in 3000 years
Among the remarkable treasures found in Tutankhamun's tomb were two ornate trumpets, one made of silver and the other of bronze. In 1939, BBC radio broadcast the trumpets' music to 150 million people, and they're now re-releasing the original audio.
So you want to send a message into space? Here's how.
Do people regularly interrupt you in conversation? Does your online chatter require too many smileys? Is your pen pal letting you down? Maybe you want to try someone off-planet. Here's how to make the attempt.
