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The Black Panther’s Debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Is Pretty Much Perfect

“I will kill him myself.” That’s the moment in Captain America: Civil War when I knew that I wasn’t going to have a problem with the Russo brothers’ approach to my favorite superhero. Spoilers follow for Captain America: Civil War. That line up top is one of the first things T’Challa says after his father…

io9 Evan Narcisse

This Week’s TV: Steven Universe Is in Too Deep

Steven Universe is back for a four-week special event! The season finales of Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time, and The Last Man On Earth! Kevin Smith directs The Flash! And Person Of Interest gets a two-night event! Will any of it be worth it? Let’s find out, on This Week’s TV! Monday Gotham (8PM,…

io9 Gordon Jackson

Why Are You Always Staying Up Past Your Bedtime?

The consequences of not getting enough sleep are evident to all of us—and yet we’re constantly staying up later than what our internal biological clocks are telling us. A new study shows the elusive nature of what’s to blame. A new user data-driven study published in Scientific Advances is providing a fascinating glimpse into global…

Tech News George Dvorsky

How Many People Has Iron Man Killed in His Movies?

Iron Man is basically a death machine. A slick talking, charismatic death machine but a death machine nonetheless. Once Tony Stark straps on that suit of his, absolutely no one—people, aliens, other robots, whoever is nearby—is safe. Here’s his kill count from all the Marvel movies he’s appeared in. He pretty much owns Captain America’s…

Sploid Casey Chan

The Nostalgist Is a Great Way to Cry Your Eyes Out

We’ve been excited about the short film version of Daniel H. Wilson’s “The Nostalgist” for a year and a half. And now it’s finally available free and online, and you should watch it immediately. (Well, after you grab a box of Kleenex.) Giacomo Cimini turned the short story into a beautiful short film, which seamlessly…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Siri Creator Demos New AI That Doesn’t Suck This Time

At TechCrunch’s Disrupt NY, Siri creator Dag Kittlaus performed the first public demo of Siri’s new cousin, Viv. Kittlaus described the brains of Viv as, “software that’s writing itself,” which is a pretty bold statement with some implications that call to mind the dreariest of Skynet dystopias. But what exactly makes it any better than…

Artificial Intelligence Avery Ellis

Scott Pilgrim Publisher Oni Press Debuts New Line of Sex Ed and Erotic Comics

Lots of comic books are about sex, but they usually only frame desire and fulfillment as subtext. That will change soon, because publisher Oni Press just announced a new line of books all about getting it on. First out the gate will be collection of Erika Moen and Matt Nolan’s Oh Joy Sex Toy webcomic.…

io9 Evan Narcisse

That Time Republicans Smashed a Boombox With Sledgehammers on Capitol Hill

Don’t think Republicans can be punk rock? Well, in 1987, they staged one of the most punk rock protests that Capitol Hill has ever seen. They smashed a boombox to pieces with some sledgehammers. The part that was slightly less punk rock? They smashed it because they were mad at Toshiba for making electronics sold…

Tech News Matt Novak

This App Can Tell You If Your iPhone Has Been Secretly Hacked

If your iPhone has been jailbroken without your knowledge, something fishy is probably going on. The only problem is, it can be impossible to tell that your iPhone has been jailbroken. A new application, System and Security Info, developed in part by German security researcher Stefan Esser, will tell users if their phone has been…

Tech News William Turton

Wolverine 3 Will be R-Rated, and Star a ‘Bold, Different’ Wolverine

There’s been a lot of rumors circulating about the third—and supposedly final—Wolverine movie. It’s going to be violent. It’s going to have Patrick Stewart’s Professor X. It’s going to be set in the future. Well, producer Simon Kinberg just revealed that pretty much all of those things are true. Speaking to Collider, Kinberg acknowledged all…

Movies James Whitbrook

MIT’s Invisible Second Skin Cream Makes Wrinkles Disappear

Every cosmetics company on the planet has a product it claims will reduce wrinkles and erase the signs of aging, but researchers at MIT have developed a genuine facelift-in-a-tube with a new cream that creates an extra layer of invisible artificial skin to smooth out the wearer’s natural skin. Researchers at MIT and Harvard developed…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The New Trailer for Robert Kirkman’s Outcast Looks Terrifying

Movies about demons, possessions, and exorcisms have always been very common. That’s because they’re such terrifying, malleable ideas with huge implications. A new show with those themes, Outcast, is coming in June—and the latest trailer will freak you out. Outcast is based on the comics by Robert Kirkman, who most people know as the man…

Trailers Germain Lussier

Here’s the Smartest Drone Delivery Idea We’ve Seen Yet

Drone deliveries are the future. Years from now we really will be able to order something online and have it dropped off at our door hours later by a tiny flying robot. But presently there are some issues with drone deliveries. And they’re only partially related to the FAA. Quadcopter-based deliveries have to struggle with…

Tech News Alex Cranz

I’m Really Hoping These New Moto X Images Are Fake

Images of yet-to-be-announced gadgets can be a bit of a crapshoot. Anyone with a laptop and a decent knowledge of Photoshop can send fan boys frothing. So part of me hopes that these new Moto X images are fake, but growing evidence suggests they are, in fact, the real deal. First spotted back in December…

Tech News Darren Orf

Give This Skilled Juggle-Drumming Street Performer All the World’s Loose Change

It’s easy to walk right past most street buskers whose performances are often more annoying than entertaining. But were to you come across this guy, who masterfully blends the art of juggling with drumming while staying in perfect rhythm to the music he’s playing, you’d feel guilty about not emptying your entire wallet into his…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski

PayPal Will Soon Stop Protecting You From Shitty Crowdfunding Projects

It’s a well established fact that backing a crowdfunded campaign is like playing with fire. Unfortunately for backers everywhere, however, there’s yet another roadblock in the way of getting that cash back: PayPal has is taking away its purchase protection for crowdfunded payments. The company made note of the new policy in a post outlining…

Tech News Sophie Kleeman

Computer Science Students Fooled By Artificially Intelligent TA

Students taking an online course at Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing were duped into thinking one of their teaching assistants, named Jill Watson, was an actual human. And how can you blame them—the virtual TA managed to answer many of their questions with 97 percent certainty. Now, being “certain” is not the same as…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky

We Were Totally Wrong About What’s Happening Inside Earth’s Mantle

For the first time, geologists have compiled a global map of the wave-like motions called “convective currents” inside Earth’s mantle. They found that those convective currents are moving roughly ten times faster than previously thought. The discovery can help explain everything from how Earth’s surface changes over time to the formation of fossil fuel deposits…

Climate Change Maddie Stone

Civil War‘s Writers and Directors Explain Why You Shouldn’t Side With Iron Man or Captain America

Going into Captain America: Civil War, all the conversation was about what side were you on: Team Captain America or Team Iron Man? According to the writers and directors, walking out of the movie, that debate should not be over—because they specifically didn’t want to answer it. “We weren’t interested in enforcing a point of…

Movies Germain Lussier

Watch Live as Mercury Crosses the Sun

It’s been a decade since the last rare but beautiful sighting of Mercury crossing the sun appeared. Today, the event is happening again, and you can watch it happen here between 10:30-11:30 am (EST). Mercury’s transit is visible when the little planet crosses between us and our view of the sun. This perspective lets us…

Space & Spaceflight Ria Misra

The Black Panther’s Debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Is Pretty Much Perfect

This Week’s TV: Steven Universe Is in Too Deep

Why Are You Always Staying Up Past Your Bedtime?

How Many People Has Iron Man Killed in His Movies?

The Nostalgist Is a Great Way to Cry Your Eyes Out

Siri Creator Demos New AI That Doesn’t Suck This Time

Scott Pilgrim Publisher Oni Press Debuts New Line of Sex Ed and Erotic Comics

That Time Republicans Smashed a Boombox With Sledgehammers on Capitol Hill

This App Can Tell You If Your iPhone Has Been Secretly Hacked

Wolverine 3 Will be R-Rated, and Star a ‘Bold, Different’ Wolverine

MIT’s Invisible Second Skin Cream Makes Wrinkles Disappear

The New Trailer for Robert Kirkman’s Outcast Looks Terrifying

Here’s the Smartest Drone Delivery Idea We’ve Seen Yet

I’m Really Hoping These New Moto X Images Are Fake

Give This Skilled Juggle-Drumming Street Performer All the World’s Loose Change

PayPal Will Soon Stop Protecting You From Shitty Crowdfunding Projects

Computer Science Students Fooled By Artificially Intelligent TA

We Were Totally Wrong About What’s Happening Inside Earth’s Mantle

Civil War‘s Writers and Directors Explain Why You Shouldn’t Side With Iron Man or Captain America

Watch Live as Mercury Crosses the Sun

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