There’s more to intelligence than processing speed. While a supercomputer can analyze problems and reach a solution faster than humans, it can’t adapt and learn the way humans can. Humans are also very good at recognizing patterns. While we’re making progress in machine pattern recognition, it’s mostly on a superficial level. Currently, computers fall short …

Barn Bocock gave six well-known corporate logos the Star Wars treatment. Turning Pizza Hut into Jaba The Hutt was an easy choice, but the Nike re-design is really clever. See them all at Neatorama. Nerd out with more Star Wars coverage Mr. Lucas would be proud of.

It’s important to remember when the chips are down that luck can change, as in the case of John who never had to suffer through another bout of kidney stones alone again. Full story at Vimeo via Neatorama. Lucky in love.

Family reunion season is right around the corner and most of us long ago threw in the towel and decided to call everyone ‘cousin’ or ‘aunt.’ If generalities aren’t your thing, though – and you weren’t lucky enough to have a crazy anthropology major as your history teacher – this relationship chart by Alice Ramsay …

Ever wonder where old inventions go to die? Some go softly into the good night. Others enjoy long lives as they get repurposed or recycled into new products or services In this article, we’ll look at 10 of these “new-use” inventions. Some items on our list have been around for centuries. Others have been introduced …

It’s a big weekend for saving (or being left behind), so if you’re worried about leaving the stove on and endangering the lives who have apparently already lost their souls, check out this handy flowchart to see if you’ll be taking a trip to paradise this Saturday. Full story at Peas and Cougars via Gizmodo. …

This Trevor Jackson Skull Teapot from far4 is as twisted and creepy as it is beautiful. What a neat idea. Definitely a conversation piece! Via LikeCool. A spot of tea coverage.

American artist and author John Sokol found a way to merge his two passions into one awesome portrait series. Using the words straight from their works, Sokol was able to craft the authors’ faces in pretty cursive writing. See some of his pieces below: Elizabeth Hardwick as Sleepless Nights Ezra Pound as The Cantos James …

Shakespeare made the English lanaguage impossibly beautiful, but there are twenty-one sentences that make it look about as intelligent and refined as a stack of bricks. See a few of them below: The farm was used to produce produce. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. After a number of injections my …

Thanks to the smart Twin One Cutlery set (by DesignWright for Lékué), you’ll never have to endure a splinter from wooden takeout chopticks again. These handy dandy tools will cover all the bases in your lunchbox, no matter what leftovers you’re bringing to work. Full story at LikeCool. More tasty foodie tidbits.

Have you always fantasized about driving an exotic Italian car, flaunting your enviable financial status as you cruise by in a blur of tangerine or lime? It doesn’t have to be a daydream. Lamborghini is now offering leases for the first time, opening up a new level of decadence to those with plenty of cash …

The smell of Swedish meatballs and particle board might leave you intoxicated with IKEA, causing an uninhibited stocking up on picture frames and $1 squeegees. Not so fast, bucko—not everything at the Scandinavian superstore should be tossed in your cart faster than you can say Grevbäck or Skogaby. Shine on Yahoo has a handy list …