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Arctic Researchers Are Racing Against Time to Retrieve Acoustic Devices on the Seafloor

Last summer, researchers anchored underwater listening devices to the bottom of the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic. Now, they’re making the treacherous journey to pull them up to see what they can teach us about the climate crisis. The scientists deposited the devices in August 2019 on voyage called the Coordinated Arctic Acoustic Thermometry Experiment.…

Earther Dharna Noor

The Green New Deal Didn’t Sink Democrats

The dust hasn’t even settled on the 2020 election (stares intently at Georgia’s two Senate runoffs), but the sniping has already begun. Establishment House Democrats who have either spent decades in Congress or ran as conservative Democrats spent the end of last week blaming progressives for the party running behind President-elect Joe Biden. But it’s…

Earther Brian Kahn

Look at the Art Behind One of Magic: The Gathering‘s Biggest Events

Last year, Magic: The Gathering built up its lore to an Avengers: Endgame of its own: powerful planeswalkers from across decades of Magic sets united to fight the dread threat of the Elder Dragon Nicol Bolas, and his plot to ascend to godhood. Now, a new artbook is collecting the story and sights behind the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Zoom Stock Takes a Dive on Positive Coronavirus Vaccine News

There’s never been a more joyous time to watch tech stock prices fall. As markets opened on Monday, Pfizer shared the news that a trial of its coronavirus vaccine had shown it to be 90 percent effective. American markets soared to all-time highs while many stocks that benefit from the public being holed up in…

Tech News Rhett Jones

Second Cable Fails at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to Famed SETI Dish

Another cable has fallen onto the reflector dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, in yet another frustrating setback for this beloved facility. The main support cable of the Arecibo Observatory failed and fell onto the dish below at 7:30 p.m. Puerto Rico time on Friday November 6, reports UCF Today. The extent of…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

How Excited Should You Be About the Pfizer Vaccine News?

On Monday, pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus that causes covid-19 was shown to be highly effective in an early analysis of its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial. The data underlying these results has yet to be verified by outside scientists and is preliminary, however, so while this is encouraging…

Health Ed Cara

Back to the Future’s Michael J. Fox Has Sage Advice for Lil Nas X

This weekend might have given us a light at the end of a long tunnel, but it doesn’t change the fact that 2020 has sucked. Luckily, Lil Nas X is here to warm up our season with a Back to the Future III meets The Santa Clause tribute starring none other than Michael J. Fox…

Movies Beth Elderkin

Somehow This Flexible Camera Strap Turns Into a Rigid Camera Support at the Flip of a Switch

After buying a nice camera, it doesn’t take long to amass a mountain of “necessary” accessories to help you get the perfect shot. The Conda Strap is a clever alternative to a heavy backpack full of photography gear, instantly turning a flexible neck strap into a rigid camera support. A good photographer doesn’t need a…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

The Best Streaming Device on a Budget

Run a Google search of streaming devices these days and you’re going to find a positively dizzying number of gadgets that essentially do the same thing: deliver your content. But they are all different. Some are dongles, some are sticks, and others are larger (and often pricier) streaming boxes. Some support premium features like 4K…

Reviews Catie Keck

New Black Widow Details Reveal Natasha’s Ties to Her Past

James Gunn got that new Xbox (oh, and he’s filming Peacemaker soon). Jurassic World: Dominion has finally finished filming. Mark Strong hypes up Cruella’s lavishness. Leslye Headland discusses the year she’s spent prepping her new Star Wars show. Plus, a tiny new look at Monster Hunter, and…gay vampires? Spoilers now! Orphan: First Kill Deadline reports…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Can I Stop Big Data Companies From Getting My Personal Information?

I am going to answer this one right here in the intro: no, you can’t. In 2020, it is hard to just to go to the grocery store without inadvertently surrendering 40 or 50 highly personal data-points on the walk over. Go ahead, delete your Facebook—it makes no difference. It wouldn’t make a difference if…

Tech News Daniel Kolitz

Trump Launches New ‘Voter Fraud’ Hotline After Prank Calls Swamp Old Number

President Donald Trump’s grumpy gang of dipshits set up a new hotline over the weekend for Americans to report “voter suppression, irregularities and fraud” during last week’s presidential election. The old number was inundated with prank calls, and the Trump regime has pledged to keep changing the number if the pranks continue. “Another new number.…

Politics Matt Novak

Dentist Gets Two Months in Jail for Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine in Australia

A dentist in Perth, Australia has received two months in jail for treating 41 patients while she was supposed to be in two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine to prevent the spread of covid-19. The judge’s sentence is the harshest covid-related punishment passed down in Australia since the pandemic began earlier this year, with most people…

Health Matt Novak

UK Defense Chief Says Army Could Have 30,000 Robots by the 2030s

This is not a movie; this is real life. It is not a drill. In about a decade, we might see a ton of robots working alongside humans in the UK army. But don’t worry, although some of the robots will have weapons, only humans will be able to fire them. (That’s a relief, I…

Tech News Jody Serrano

GoFundMe Takes Down Campaign That Raised More Than $200,000 to Look for Imaginary Voter Fraud

Tech companies of all shapes and sizes are apparently taking note of what happens when you let rampant misinformation, or conspiracy theories, flourish on your platform and don’t do anything about it. This week, GoFundMe quickly pulled the plug on a popular campaign that had raised more than $200,000 to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter…

Tech News Jody Serrano

God, This Standing Keyboard Is So Cursed

Now that this interminable election cycle has finally come to an end, we can get back to business as usual. Like gaping at this wholly unsettling standing keyboard that nobody asked for. But making shit nobody asked for is absolutely on-brand for Matt Benedetto, a designer who’s built a following off of his Unnecessary Inventions…

Gadgets Alyse Stanley

Alex Hirsch Used His Gravity Falls Voice Acting Talents to Prank Trump’s Voter Fraud Hotline

Donald Trump has, within very few shadows of a doubt, lost the 2020 presidential election, but the fighting from his campaign has not stopped, now turning (predictably) to false claims of voter fraud. They even set up a hotline for people to call in tips! Unfortunately for them, the internet exists. And the internet loves…

io9 Julie Muncy

Quarantine Might Have Made the Upcoming Season of His Dark Materials Even Darker

His Dark Materials is gearing up for its second season, and it might be even moodier than you expect, thanks (?) to the pandemic. In a lengthy interview with Deadline, His Dark Materials executive producer Jane Tranter and actress Ruth Wilson (Mrs. Coulter) discussed His Dark Materials and their other work, with a special emphasis…

io9 Julie Muncy

Looks Like Spotify Is Considering a Subscription Service for Its Podcasts

Spotify appears to be toying with the idea of launching a subscription package for its podcast content where users would pay a monthly fee to listen to original shows or exclusive episodes. Not to be confused with its existing ad-less paid tier, Spotify Premium—nope, this would be a separate subscription fee solely for podcasts. Given…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Jurassic World: Dominion Used a Whopping 40,000 Covid-19 Tests During Its Lengthy Production

In some places, it can still be tricky to get a test for covid-19 done in a timely manner, forcing you to wait days for results. But not so on the set of Jurassic World: Dominion, which just wrapped a mammoth 18-month production that, among other things, used up 40,000 covid-19 tests. That figure comes…

Movies Julie Muncy

Arctic Researchers Are Racing Against Time to Retrieve Acoustic Devices on the Seafloor

The Green New Deal Didn’t Sink Democrats

Look at the Art Behind One of Magic: The Gathering‘s Biggest Events

Zoom Stock Takes a Dive on Positive Coronavirus Vaccine News

Second Cable Fails at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to Famed SETI Dish

How Excited Should You Be About the Pfizer Vaccine News?

Back to the Future’s Michael J. Fox Has Sage Advice for Lil Nas X

Somehow This Flexible Camera Strap Turns Into a Rigid Camera Support at the Flip of a Switch

The Best Streaming Device on a Budget

New Black Widow Details Reveal Natasha’s Ties to Her Past

Can I Stop Big Data Companies From Getting My Personal Information?

Trump Launches New ‘Voter Fraud’ Hotline After Prank Calls Swamp Old Number

Dentist Gets Two Months in Jail for Treating Patients During Self-Quarantine in Australia

UK Defense Chief Says Army Could Have 30,000 Robots by the 2030s

GoFundMe Takes Down Campaign That Raised More Than $200,000 to Look for Imaginary Voter Fraud

God, This Standing Keyboard Is So Cursed

Alex Hirsch Used His Gravity Falls Voice Acting Talents to Prank Trump’s Voter Fraud Hotline

Quarantine Might Have Made the Upcoming Season of His Dark Materials Even Darker

Looks Like Spotify Is Considering a Subscription Service for Its Podcasts

Jurassic World: Dominion Used a Whopping 40,000 Covid-19 Tests During Its Lengthy Production

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