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This Totally Accurate Battle Simulator Might Be the Most Ridiculous Video Game Ever

Sorry, I don’t care if you caught a Squirkachu on Pokemon GTFO, because the only video game that will matter after today is Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. It pits hilariously brainless putty humanoids in red versus hilariously brainless putty humanoids in blue in the most ridiculous battle sequences. The two armies are armed with medieval…

Sploid Casey Chan

Why Do We Like the Music That We Like?

Some combinations of notes inherently sound better than others, right? It’s why the bread and butter of pop music, which is engineered to be upbeat and danceable, is highly consonant major chords. It’s why unpredictable 12-tone compositions create unease in the listener, and why Stravinsky’s dissonant Rite of Spring sparked a riot when it debuted.…

Commerce Avery Ellis

It’s Hard to Believe That These Awesome Star Wars Photographs Are of Action Figures

You could mistake the above for a new shot of Captain Phasma from the set of Episode VIII, or maybe even an amazing cosplay. The fact that it’s actually a photo of a 6-inch-tall toy makes what is already a remarkable photo somehow even more impressive (most impressive). These photos come from a recent contest…

io9 James Whitbrook

Timelapse Footage of Tornado-Spewing Storms Is a Sneak Peek at the Apocalypse

If you didn’t grow up in the American Midwest, you’ve probably never truly experienced the fury of a tornado-spewing summer thunderstorm. Storm chaser and wedding photographer Mike Olbinski edited 60,000 frames worth of timelapse sequences into this six-minute montage called Vorticity that will leave you with a new respect for Mother Nature. If the Independence…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

Tesla’s Autopilot Driving Mode Is a Legal Nightmare

The revelation last month that a fatal car cash involved Tesla’s “Autopilot” feature has sparked a debate over liability when it comes to assisted driving: Who’s legally at fault in a crash if a car is being somewhat controlled by a computer? Tesla offered a statement following the May 7 fatal crash: The vehicle was…

Tech News William Turton

Everything You Need to Know Before Watching Mr. Robot ‘s Second Season

Have you met Mr. Robot? The enigmatic hacker and the show named for him snuck out on the USA Network last year, only to become one of TV’s most talked-about shows. The second season begins tonight, but what if you haven’t had a chance to catch up on everything that happened in season one? Well,…

Television Cheryl Eddy

Tor Project Completely Replaces Board After Sexual Assault Scandal

A little more than one month after the Tor Project’s public face Jacob Applebaum stepped down following accusations from multiple women that he sexually assaulted them, the nonprofit has completely replaced its board. It seems like Executive Director Shari Steele is looking to clean house after Appelbaum’s alleged sexual assault was claimed to have gone…

Tech News William Turton

Someone Bought Einstein’s Smelly Leather Jacket for Nearly $150,000

Today, Christie’s auctioned off the well-worn leather jacket of Albert Einstein. You may know him as the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician who figured out the essence of the universe almost a full century before science could prove him right. But he also had great fashion sense. The jacket, a rather tasteful Indiana Jones affair, went for…

Tech News Darren Orf

This New A Monster Calls Trailer Is Simply Stunning

Whether or not J.A. Bayona’s new film A Monster Calls ends up being any good, we can say one thing for sure: it’s going to be beautiful. And, let’s be honest, if this trailer is any indication, it’ll probably be exceedingly good, too. Based on a fantasy novel by Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls is…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Astronomers Just Spotted a Water Snow Line Around a Star for the First Time

A telescope just snagged the very first image of a water snow line drifting around a young star in space—and it could transform what we know about how planets form. The extreme conditions around young stars sometimes means that water goes directly from gas into snow and ice, skipping the liquid phase entirely. The region…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

The Tough Job of Giving Wonder Woman a New Origin Story

It’s often felt like DC Comics hasn’t known what to with Wonder Woman, imbuing her with sensibilities and backstories that clash with each other. The new comics featuring Princess Diana are attempting to mold her history into one cohesive whole. The Batman and Superman books have come out of the gate with strong, fast-paced starts.…

io9 Evan Narcisse

Why Paul Feig Dared to Make the New Ghostbusters Movie

At first, Paul Feig didn’t want to make a Ghostbusters movie at all. When Ivan Reitman, the co-writer and director of the original film, called him to discuss directing a new one, he was flattered… and he was still ready to say “No.” “Your mind kind of blows up,” Feig, the director of Bridesmaids and…

Movies Germain Lussier

This Stroller Charges Your Phone Using Generators in Its Wheels

Just because you’re stuck raising a kid until they turn 18 doesn’t mean you have to live with a dead phone. 4moms’ new Moxi stroller has a killer feature for parents who are balancing raising a kid while posting endless baby photos to Instagram—generators built into the rear wheels that feed power to a USB…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Feds Allow Experimental Cancer Trial to Resume Despite Recent Deaths

Just days after shutting down tests of a groundbreaking new cancer therapy in the wake of three patient deaths, the US Food and Drug Administration has said the trials can resume. So what changed? Late last week, it was reported that three leukemia patients had died in a Juno Therapeutics Phase II clinical trial that’s…

Tech News George Dvorsky

Stare Into the Extremely Evil Face of It’s New Pennywise the Clown

Stephen King’s It and its subsequent TV adaptation scared a lot of people two decades ago—and it’s looking very likely that Andy Muschietti’s two-part feature film will be launching a new generation of nightmares. Exhibit A: this first look at Pennywise the Clown (Bill Skarsgard) in costume. Here’s the full image: If you’ve read the…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Chair of US Propaganda Arm Booted From Russia

Jeff Shell, an executive with NBCUniversal, was detained in Moscow last night when he tried to enter Russia. After hours of confusion, he was ultimately told that he couldn’t enter the country. Was the Kremlin still angry about Evan Almighty? Probably not. The New York Times mentions that Mr. Shell is also the chairman of…

Tech News Matt Novak

Supergirl Has Found Its Maggie Sawyer

Recent rumblings surrounding the arrival of a few DC comics characters making their way to Supergirl season two teased that the show could be introducing its own take on Maggie Sawyer, a police officer who was the one-time fiancé of Batwoman. But good news! Those rumors were true, and Maggs is heading to National City.…

Television James Whitbrook

Federal Judge Won’t Accept Incredibly Invasive Cell Phone Tracking

For the first time, a federal judge has thrown out evidence obtained by the warrantless use of a Stringray to track a cellphone. This is a huge win for privacy. “Stringrays” are used by various law-enforcement agencies to track cellphones, collect communications, drain batteries, and much more. They’re mysterious devices that the public knows very…

Privacy & Security William Turton

Stormtroopers Invaded the Episode VIII Wrap Party, and Then Got Their Groove On

UK-based dancing troupe Boogie Storm may not have won Britain’s Got Talent with their fancy, Stormtrooper armor-clad moves, but they landed a pretty sweet gig after making it to the final of the talent show: performing for the cast and crew of Episode VIII after the film wrapped production. https://gizmodo.com/boogie-storm-re-invade-britains-got-talent-1779413007 Filming has come to an…

io9 James Whitbrook

This Cattle-Herding Robot Will Put Dogs Out of Work

As the automation era unfolds around is, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that no jobs are safe—not even those belonging to dogs. Introducing Swagbot, the world’s first herding robot. Developed by the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney, SwagBot proved successful in its first field test. The robot, described as a “motion…

Tech News George Dvorsky

This Totally Accurate Battle Simulator Might Be the Most Ridiculous Video Game Ever

Why Do We Like the Music That We Like?

It’s Hard to Believe That These Awesome Star Wars Photographs Are of Action Figures

Timelapse Footage of Tornado-Spewing Storms Is a Sneak Peek at the Apocalypse

Tesla’s Autopilot Driving Mode Is a Legal Nightmare

Everything You Need to Know Before Watching Mr. Robot ‘s Second Season

Tor Project Completely Replaces Board After Sexual Assault Scandal

Someone Bought Einstein’s Smelly Leather Jacket for Nearly $150,000

This New A Monster Calls Trailer Is Simply Stunning

Astronomers Just Spotted a Water Snow Line Around a Star for the First Time

The Tough Job of Giving Wonder Woman a New Origin Story

Why Paul Feig Dared to Make the New Ghostbusters Movie

This Stroller Charges Your Phone Using Generators in Its Wheels

Feds Allow Experimental Cancer Trial to Resume Despite Recent Deaths

Stare Into the Extremely Evil Face of It’s New Pennywise the Clown

Chair of US Propaganda Arm Booted From Russia

Supergirl Has Found Its Maggie Sawyer

Federal Judge Won’t Accept Incredibly Invasive Cell Phone Tracking

Stormtroopers Invaded the Episode VIII Wrap Party, and Then Got Their Groove On

This Cattle-Herding Robot Will Put Dogs Out of Work

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