“Egypt’s Olympic team won’t be wearing Chinese knockoffs at the London Games. Nike said Friday it was donating its gear to the Egyptian athletes. The announcement came two days after the country’s Olympic committee chairman said he had gone with a Chinese distributor because the real thing was just too …

“”Humans are almost entirely the cause” of climate change, according to a scientist who once doubted that global warming even existed. Last year, Richard Muller walked back years of climate change skepticism in light of new research. But Sunday’s comments go one step further. Muller wrote in an NYT op-ed …

“…Ye Shiwen, a 16-year-old Chinese swimmer, shattered the world record in the 400-m individual medley by more than one second, the equivalent of an eon in an event where victories are usually measured in the briefest of intervals. Her blazing time was five seconds faster than her personal best. Then, …

“A Mitt Romney spokesman reprimanded reporters traveling with the candidate on his six-day foreign trip, telling them to “kiss my a**” after they shouted questions from behind a rope line. As Romney left the site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw and walked toward his motorcade parked …

“Visiting Poland for the final leg of his gaffe-filled trip abroad, Romney praised how the nation has “lifted the heavy hand of government” to become one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. The problem with Romney’s speech, however, is that the the Polish government plays a larger role in …

“Congress is finally standing up to President Barack Obama on targeted killing. Almost a year after three American citizens were killed in US drone strikes, legislators are pushing the administration to explain why it believes it’s legal to kill American terror suspects overseas. Congress is considering two measures that would …

The U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team won gold in London, after a gold medal drought since the 96′ Olympics. The “Fierce Five” of Jordyn Wieber, Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, and Aly Raisman became legends in their own right when they achieved a score of 183.596. Russia won the silver …

Some say brevity is the soul of wit. Others prefer to think of it as a “sole of wit.” Those people either have an odd sense of humor or legitimately need to be corrected. We’ll just leave it at that — take it away, David Pierce. More from The Verge: …

After an exciting Monday of Olympic swimming action, Tuesday’s finals didn’t disappoint. First up, Michael Phelps, in a bid to win the same event in three separate Olympic games, came up five one-hundredths of a second short of South African Chad le Clos in the 200m Butterfly Final. Despite not …

Today my guest Megumixbear helped me make Pi Pies! I really enjoy making nerdy themed goodies and decorating them. I’m not a pro, but I love baking as a hobby. Please let me know what kind of treat you would like me to make next! Order The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook …