CDC Says Drug-Resistant Form of Food Poisoning Is Spreading

Though it admittedly sounds like the name of the new Incubus album, Shigella is actually a drug-resistant bacteria causing a form of food poisoning that’s currently on a worldwide tour of fear and loathing. The illness is reportedly “extremely contagious” and is largely spread through contaminated water and food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links the rise of shigella with the increase of international travel, as researchers concluded that roughly half of all reported cases between May 2014 and February 2015 were linked to Morocco, India, and the Dominican Republic.

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Here’s Your Best Look Yet at the Nike LeBron 12 Elite “Team” Edition

As King James and the Cleveland Cavaliers assemble for the 2014-15 postseason, Nike Basketball has once again upgraded his signature sneaker for playoff prowess.

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Meet the Latest Kid to Get Accepted Into Every Ivy League School

A 17-year old Long Island student is likely smarter than you’ll ever be. High school senior Harold Ekeh was just accepted into all eight Ivy League schools. Each of those schools reject more than 86 percent of applicants making getting into all eight a statistical anomaly.

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Watch Olympus’ Dope Image Stabilization Work Its Shake-Free Magic

Olympus’ 5-axis image stabilization is some of the best out there. The system allows you to usable shoot images in conditions where the results would horribly shaky. This video captures a view of what the sshake-free guts look like under the hood. It’s hypnotizing.

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This Watch’s Random Mess of Numbers Still Manages To Perfectly Tell Time

The weapons race in the world of complicated mechanical watches inches towards a horological doomsday as DeWitt reveals its new Academia Mathematical that replaces a pair of hands with a visible hodge-podge of numbered dials—which somehow manage to continually align themselves to perfectly display the time throughout the day.

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