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Darren Aronofsky quits The Wolverine movie

Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky won’t get to try his hand at directing a big superhero movie after all. Fox announced that the auteur is leaving the Wolverine movie. So we may never get to see the mind behind Pi and The Wrestler get his Christopher Nolan on. What happened? Twentieth Century Fox has issued…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Death by Black Hole in Episode 32 of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us this week on io9’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to discuss life in the universe, death in outer space, and why Titanic pissed him off. The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy is hosted by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley. You can download the MP3 for this…

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Japanese Video Explains Nuclear Situation to Kids, Likening it to Farts

Japanese children may be used to having everything explained to them in cutesy language (remember the Street View video?), but inventing a character called “Nuclear Boy” who really needs to do a poo, and keeps stinking the neighborhood up with his farts might be going too far. Either way, the video is right when it…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The science behind the lonely singing of the sand

Out in the desert, the sand sometimes hums or ‘sings’ as people walk along the top of dunes. Find out what causes this beautiful yet creepy sound, and listen to audio of the sand song: [io9, Photo by Inc/Shutterstock]

Physics & Chemistry Esther Inglis-Arkell

The PC for Oldies Runs Linux and Has a Colorful Keyboard

KiWi’s PC is meant to be an easy way to get senior citizens using the internet. Running on Linux, it provides easy access to email and the internet, and even games. You’ll probably still have to help Granny or Grandpa set it up, but theoretically once it’s running they should be able to navigate around…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

33 Pitstops Towards the Uncanny Valley

MaximumPC takes a close look at how virtual representations of ourselves—or more specifically, of the video game bad guy versions of ourselves—have evolved since the days of Wolfenstein 3D’s clunky Nazis. It’s part “walk down memory lane,” part “we did all that in 20 years?”, and entirely worth your time. [MaximumPC]

Tech News Brian Barrett

The first pictures of a methane rainstorm and floods on Titan

Titan’s thick atmosphere, sand dunes, and methane lakes make it a world whose geography could be very Earthlike – albeit cold and poisonous. And now astronomers believe this moon of Saturn has seasonal rainstorms and flooding, too. Here’s the evidence. What you’re seeing in this picture is most likely the aftermath of an enormous rainstorm…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The New York Times Will Charge $15+ for Its Website Paywall

A bizarrely-staggered paywall will come into effect from March 28th, with readers getting 20 free articles a month. After that, it’ll be $15 for a month’s subscription to the website and phone app; $20 for the month’s website use and iPad app use, and a steep $35 for using the website, phone app and iPad…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Whoa! Your New iPad Will Stick To Your Fridge

Provided your new iPad is attached to its magnetical Smart Cover, it’ll cling on to your refrigerator like a spider monkey to a tree branch. Or like something magnetic to something metal. It’s true! That’s my iPad sticking to my fridge this very morning. It seems like it’s all being held up by the magnets…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Times Square Screen Hijacking Clip Was Just the Product of a New Viral Video Factory

Remember that video from earlier this week showing the guy hijacking Times Square screens with a homemade “video repeater?” Or that one from a little earlier in which a guy got his dome shaved clean by an automated shaving helmet? They’re both fake. No surprise there. But what is surprising is that they’re both professionally…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

How the Large Hadron Collider could create time-travelling Higgs particles

A crucial goal for the Large Hadron Collider is to find the long-sought Higgs boson. It might also create another Higgs particle that only travels through hidden dimensions, meaning it can pop in and out of any point in time. Since the Higgs boson is the missing subatomic particle of the standard model of physics,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Tooth-Hearing Aids Get Approval For Use in Europe

Sonitus Medical’s SoundBite hearing aid has been approved for use in Europe, but the Royal National Institute for Deaf People claim not everyone will be able to use it. The hearing aid is attached to the molar, and transmits sound through the jawbone. [BBC]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Crazy infographic explains the timelines in Source Code

What is Duncan Jones’ Source Code? This gorgeous infographic breaks down each source code cycle, in an attempt to explain just how the time-bending science in this film works. In Source Code, a soldier (Jake Gyllenhaal) travels into the past eight times, in an attempt to stop the terrorist bombing of a train. But is…

io9 Meredith Woerner

10 Greatest (and Weirdest) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Spoofs

It’s been almost 30 years since E.T. and his uncomfortably shaped finger ruled movie screens. But Paul, opening this weekend Stateside, is full of little E.T. jokes, most of them featured in the film’s trailer. There’s just something about the little guy that makes you want to poke fun at him, whether it’s his childlike…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The Six Best Apps for March Madness

March Madness! We’re just two hours away from another awesome dance. But you know what makes the NCAA tournament even better this year? Apps! You can watch all the games, win your office pool, get a betting edge, root for your team, and even automate your bracket picks, all from your smartphone. Here are the…

Tech News Casey Chan

Here’s How Mike Tyson Will Cure Your Angry Birds Addiction

Did you know that Mike Tyson loves birds. Like really loves birds? If you don’t believe me, here’s what he had to say about one of his earliest knockouts: One morning I woke up and found my favorite pigeon, Julius, had died I was devastated and was gonna use his crate as my stickball bat…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

WD My Book Studio Edition II Goes To a Whopping 6TB Now

Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition II was already at the top of the leader board, with four interfaces (FireWire 800/400, eSATA, USB 2.0) and 4TB of storage. But now that the external hard drive comes in 6TB—for a relatively reasonably $550—and adds Apple Time Machine compatibility—it’s a pro-level Mac user’s dream. Assuming you don’t…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Break Me Off a Piece of This Ginormous 15lb Kit Kat Bar

Sure, eating a 15lb Kit Kat bar would probably kill you. But can you think of a more chocolate-and-wafery way to go? Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to size up my bathtub’s dimensions and buy nougat in bulk. [b3ta via OHYST]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Get your stout beer perfect by putting crap in it

Stout beer, with its tiny bubbles and legendary head, requires special equipment to be poured out correctly. A new team thinks that people could get the same result by dirtying the beer up. Stout beer enjoys a special reputation. It’s dark, has a particular taste, and is topped by a creamy foam unmatched by other…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

University Teaches Students Finer Aspects of Cellphone Photography

If you thought taking a photo on your phone was as simple as framing and snapping, think again—Pennsylvania’s Immaculata University is teaching students how to use them “properly.” Professor Flannery explains that “it’s part of our responsibility to teach kids how to use this tool.” Call me ageist, but I would’ve thought kids would know…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Darren Aronofsky quits The Wolverine movie

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Death by Black Hole in Episode 32 of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy

Japanese Video Explains Nuclear Situation to Kids, Likening it to Farts

The science behind the lonely singing of the sand

The PC for Oldies Runs Linux and Has a Colorful Keyboard

33 Pitstops Towards the Uncanny Valley

The first pictures of a methane rainstorm and floods on Titan

The New York Times Will Charge $15+ for Its Website Paywall

Whoa! Your New iPad Will Stick To Your Fridge

The Times Square Screen Hijacking Clip Was Just the Product of a New Viral Video Factory

How the Large Hadron Collider could create time-travelling Higgs particles

Tooth-Hearing Aids Get Approval For Use in Europe

Crazy infographic explains the timelines in Source Code

10 Greatest (and Weirdest) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Spoofs

The Six Best Apps for March Madness

Here’s How Mike Tyson Will Cure Your Angry Birds Addiction

WD My Book Studio Edition II Goes To a Whopping 6TB Now

Break Me Off a Piece of This Ginormous 15lb Kit Kat Bar

Get your stout beer perfect by putting crap in it

University Teaches Students Finer Aspects of Cellphone Photography

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