An upcoming seminar at a loosely-based UC Berkley organization will tackle the idea that science is too liberal and bad. And Peter Thiel will be the instructor.

WATERY GRAVES

The Dangers Within Siberia's Melting Permafrost

Wired Nature

“Permafrost is a silent ticking time bomb,” says Robert Spencer, an environmental scientist at Florida State University. As it thaws, the dirt could release a litany of horrors. Beware: The ice-beasts cometh.

SECURITY WE DIGG ǀ SPONSORED

Cyber Security Made Easy

20 diggs privateinternetaccess.com Sponsored

Protecting your online privacy is so, so (so, so, so) important. This VPN from Private Internet Access makes it so easy to do.

*SWEATING INTENSIFIES*

Free Solo Climber (No Ropes, Nothin') Cruises By Another Climber On A Rock Face

6 diggs Video

We're trying to put ourselves in the mind of this guy scampering up a rock face at 275 feet, but we're really struggling. Much easier to identify with the tethered guy watching in awe.

MAYBE TEENS JUST LOVE SWEDISH DESIGN?

Ikea Has Had Quite Enough Of Teens Having Sleepovers In Their Stores

1 digg BBC Curious

"We hope that this trend will slow. We do not see what it is that is fun with what they do," said Ikea Sweden press officer Jakob Holmstrom.

COMING SOON: HELL FREEZES OVER

Gorgeous Photos Of A Freak Snowfall In The Sahara

7 diggs Gizmodo Photos

The Algerian town of Ain Sefra is known as the Gateway to the Sahara, and it’s not the kind of place that gets associated with winter weather.

ALL CUPS IN JUST 20 MINUTES

A Cuckoo Crazy Speed Run Through 'Mario Kart 64'

9 diggs Gaming

We didn't think it could be done. We were wrong. According to the gamer, this run is "seven years in making." He had to learn the internal code, allowing for heavy RNG manipulation and crazy shortcuts.

BREAKING THE BOUNDARIES

The Limits Of Diversity

4 diggs The Atlantic Science

As we get closer to genetically altering our offspring, at what point will we decide that some changes are too much?

IT'S LIT GARBAGE FAM

2016 Internet Slang: A Year In Review

4 diggs theringer.com Language

Vocabulary has always been extra fluid online, but this year — amid the culture wars of the presidential election, the death of our dearest legends, and modern history’s most amazing display of celebrity revenge — it has reached Schrödinger levels.

KISSINGER AND TELL

General Tso's Is Virtually Unknown In China — So Why Is It An American Chinese Food Staple?

3 diggs Food

The General Tso's you're eating is also probably a good bit different than the original. Where the heck did this food come from?

MAXXSTERS OF THE UNIVERSE

How One Huge American Retailer Ignored The Internet And Won

9 diggs Bloomberg Style

TJ Maxx and sister chain Marshalls know how to get you in the store — and there are still a few days left until Christmas.

BALL'S IN THEIR COURT

The Video Game That Changed Soccer

5 diggs theguardian.com Gaming

"FIFA" belongs to a select group of games familiar to people who have no interest in gaming — or even real soccer. What’s the secret of its success?

DIGG PICKS

Perfect Last-Minute Gifts Guaranteed To Arrive In Time For Christmas

10 diggs Digg Picks

So you forgot to go Christmas shopping. It's fine. Here are the best subscription services, digital gifts, and coolest things guaranteed to be delivered before Christmas.

COMEY ON MAN

Unsealed Documents Outline FBI’s Reasoning In Clinton Case

6 diggs The New York Times News

The FBI told a federal magistrate judge in Manhattan in a sealed affidavit shortly before Election Day that there was probable cause to believe that emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, contained classified information, according to a redacted copy of the affidavit.

FOR WHEN LIFE IMITATES ART

How Science Uncovered $80 Million Of Fine Art Forgeries

8 diggs Wired Science

When art historians, museum curators, or law enforcement officials suspect that a work of art isn’t genuine, they call Orion Analytical.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THAT TV SHOW...

Dress For The West

12 diggs Racked Style

Why ranch resort tourists insist on dressing like cowboys and cowgirls.

BUT DC MIGHT BE?

You Can Totally Argue That The United States Is Not A Country

13 diggs Maps

For all intents and purposes, the US is a country, but when you burrow down to the technical meaning, it's all a bit more complicated.

EUROPEAN SANITATION IS NO YOLK

Why Eggs Need To Be Refrigerated In The US, But Not In Europe

10 diggs vitals.lifehacker.com Health

We’re all concerned about the potential of Salmonella to make people sick, but the US and Europe just protect against this threat in different ways.

FROM THE DIGG STORE

10 Products You Need To Get For 2017

15 diggs Digg Picks

Cyber security hacks, productivity software, and a whole bunch of other things that’ll make 2017 the best year yet! Or at least not the dumpster fire that was 2016.

THE SEARCH FOR 'ANIS A.'

German Police 'Seeking Tunisian Man' In Connection With Berlin Truck Attack

6 diggs theguardian.com News

German paper says police have found a Tunisian man’s identity document under seat of truck used in attack on Christmas market.

RAW EMOTIONS

Elon Musk Ran Around Like A Kid On Christmas Morning When His SpaceX Rocket Landed Successfully

42 diggs Space

Elon Musk can come across as stoic a lot of the time, but this previously unreleased footage from National Geographic shows his true passion for his SpaceX project.

AT LEAST 27 DEAD

Frightening Videos Show Massive Explosion At Mexican Firework Market

15 diggs News

A frightening set of videos shows what is reportedly an explosion that consumed a firework market near Mexico City. 9 people have been reported killed and up to 70 injured.

TRYING NOT TO MAKE A DOWNWARD DOG JOKE

Why Do Dogs Love Yoga Mats So Much?

5 diggs Wired Science

Well, they same reason you love them: They smell like you and they're comfy as hell.

WORSE THAN 'FIGHT SONG'

This Star-Studded 'Wonderful Christmastime' Cover Featuring Animated Animals Is Not Wonderful

2 diggs Late Night

Jimmy Fallon roped in The Roots and a cast of stars from the upcoming kid's movie "Sing" including Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane and Tori Kelly.

'I HAVE A PRESENT FOR YOU'

My Father's Fling With Zsa Zsa Gabor

6 diggs Esquire Fame

Tom Junod writes of his father's rumored escapades with Gabor, "his story was as ludicrous as Zsa Zsa herself — as outlandish and egocentric and self-aggrandizing — but it had the ring of truth."

OR BRING BACK NAP TIME?

Starting School Later Might Really Help Sleep-Deprived Teens

8 diggs vox.com Science

Teens, biologically, really do crave sleep. Which is a problem when it comes to education, since most high schools start before 8 am to help parents get to work by 9 am.

MOONLIGHTING AS A T-SHIRT CANNON

Mark Zuckerberg Reveals A Morgan Freeman-Voiced AI Assistant He's Been Working On In His Free Time

23 diggs Facebook Technology

Unpopular opinion: can we cut Nickleback a collective break? No, their music isn't very good, but they're just a bunch of dudes doing their best.

FACING FIVE YEARS IN PRISON

Four More Officials Charged With Felonies In Flint Water Crisis Debacle

8 diggs ABCNews News

On Thursday the Michigan attorney general filed felony charges against four former officials, including two emergency managers for Flint, Michigan, over their alleged roles in the water crisis in the city.

SLIP AND SLICE

Please, Do Not Golf On A Frozen Lake

19 diggs Sports

And if you still feel compelled to do so, please have an ambulance nearby.

A HELPING HAND

The Man Who Saved 200 Syrian Refugees

13 diggs torontolife.com Long Reads

Mild-mannered appliance company CEO Jim Estill put up $1.5 million to bring 58 families to Canada. He found them homes, gave them jobs and even bought one man a dollar store.

PURE NEGLIGENCE

Bolivia Blames Pilot And Airline For Crash That Killed Brazilian Soccer Team

3 diggs BBC News

A Bolivian investigation into a plane crash that killed 71 people last month, including dozens of Brazilian football players, has concluded that the pilot and the airline were directly responsible, an official says.

DOWNEY OUR ALLEY

This Life-Sized, Automated Iron Man Suit Is Mind-Blowing

21 diggs Toys

According to io9, this absolute masterpiece — which takes 28 seconds to complete its full transformation — is composed of 46 motors and 567 parts. You can buy it from Chinese maker "The Toys Asia" for a sweet $360,000.

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE

How A Pandemic Might Play Out Under Trump

9 diggs The Atlantic Health

It’s not clear that the next administration is ready to deal with an outbreak of Ebola, pandemic flu, or other emerging diseases.

OH NO NO NO NO NO NO

Absolute Madman Lets A Bullet Ant Take A Stab At Him (The Most Painful Insect Sting In The World)

46 diggs Animals

You played yourself, Coyote Peterson. You played your goddamn self. (Things really get going at 10:00).

CAN SEE RUSSIA ON HIS OWN

I Traveled To Russia’s Northernmost City To Be Its Only Tourist

24 diggs VICE World

No one really travels to Murmansk for fun. Except for me.

A CHILLY RECEPTION

A Simulated Battle Between 11,000 Penguins And 4,000 Santas Is What Computers Were Invented For

57 diggs Curious

We can confirm that this is a 100% accurate portrayal of a real historical battle.

CERTIFIED PAGE-TURNERS

The Top 10 Books Of 2016, According To Everyone

26 diggs Digg Roundup

From non-fiction, to fiction, to Colson Whitehead's brilliant blurring of the two, here are Top 10 books of the year, according to all the Top 10 lists out there.

REIGN OF THE KNOWLES SISTERS

The Top 10 Albums Of 2016, According To Everyone

16 diggs Digg Roundup

Beyoncé and Solange Knowles may be an unstoppable force, but they're not the only artists to put out one of the best albums of the year. Here are Top 10 albums of the year, according to all the Top 10 lists out there.