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Could a Future X-Men Film Bring the Original Cast Back?

And Bryan Singer reveals a disappointing secret from X-Men Apocalypse. The Walking Dead begins casting a big character from the comics. Another actor has already met with James Bond producers about the role. Plus, new pictures from the set of Power Rangers, and more footage from Independence Day: Resurgence. Spoilers Now! X-Men Although the films…

Television James Whitbrook May 27 '16

The Real Problem With Fusion Energy

The longstanding joke about fusion—that it’s the energy source of the future, and always will be—may be the field’s biggest problem. The quest to bottle the power of the sun has led to countless starry-eyed predictions of an imminent clean energy revolution. But the expectations for fusion have always been outsized, the trail of broken…

Physics & Chemistry Maddie Stone May 27 '16

The World’s Biggest Ever Math Proof Is a Whopping 200TB

If you think you had a hard time filling out pages of algebra at school, spare a thought for the three mathematicians who have just published the world’s largest ever proof. It takes up 200TB of storage space. Nature reports that the team—from the Universities of Texas at Austin, Kentucky and Swansea—made use of bounteous…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

Facebook Will Now Track You and Force Feed You Ads Even If You Don’t Use It

There is no escaping Facebook’s advertising reach. The social network has announced that it will now be foisting ads on to every single person who uses third-party sites that are signed up to its advertising scheme, regardless of whether the user has a Facebook account or not. Until now, Facebook showed ads only to its…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

This Dude Photoshops Suits on to Cuban Passport Photos for a Living

Lian Marrero has an unusual job. When a customer arrives at his studio, he takes their photograph in whatever they happen to be wearing. Then, he fires up phot0-editing software, so his subject can leave looking smarter in print than in person. According to AP, many people in Cuba want to look presentable in their…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

What Happens When Space and Fashion Collide

Over the past few months, five fashion schools have been working with the European Space Agency to find out what happens when space-age technologies and materials collide with couture design. The results, shown here, were unveiled at the London Science Museum yesterday. As part of the project—known as Couture in Orbit—designers from the Fashion Akademiet…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

Acer’s New Transforming Laptops Are a Cheap and Cheerful 2-in-1

If you’re hard up and in the market for a tablet-come-laptop, you might be interested in the latest additions to Acer’s Switch range: 10-inch tablets with plug-in keyboards that are pretty damn cheap. There are two new models in the range: The Switch V 10 and Switch One 10. Both of them hide quad-core Intel…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

Vietnam Allegedly Restricted Facebook Access During Obama Visit

It was a big deal for the people of Vietnam when the President of the United States visited their country earlier this week. But sadly, posting about the event on Facebook proved rather difficult. Reuters cites sources from two activist organizations—Access Now and Viet Tan—that both claim Facebook was “restricted and at times blocked” in…

Social Media Jamie Condliffe May 27 '16

Mel Brooks Talks About the Post-Apocalyptic Rollerskating Film That Almost Ruined Him

Have you heard of the movie Solarbabies? It’s a 1986 scifi film starring Jason Patric about a team of roller skating kids that save the world. As you can imagine from that description, it’s pretty bad, which is why it got featured on Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made podcast. One thing people may…

Movies Germain Lussier May 26 '16

What Makes a Movie Great?

It’s a big sweeping question that can’t possibly have an answer. Is it the story? Is it the characters? Is it the cinematography? This examination by Now You See It attempts to break down what makes a movie elevate from good to great, and focuses on a few things: the impact it has on filmmaking…

Sploid Casey Chan May 26 '16

Amusing Parody Video Perfectly Skewers All Those Precious Food Videos

We all love watching cooking videos, and we all gasp and drool over food documentary videos. We simply can’t stop ourselves. But the truth is, this trend is totally silly and a lot of is treated way too seriously. It’s just food, after all. This parody video of those food videos that populate the Internet…

Sploid Casey Chan May 26 '16

This Artist Builds Kinetic Sculptures That Run on Windpower and Evolve Like Living Beings

A traveling exhibit of Dutch artist Theo Jansen’s wind-powered Strandbeests (“beach animals”) makes its only West Coast appearance at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, opening tomorrow and running through Labor Day. We got a chance to talk to Jansen and see his massive creations up close and in action. “Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen” is…

io9 Cheryl Eddy May 26 '16

These Real Moments in History Inspired the Events of Game of Thrones

The world of Westeros in Game of Thrones is so impressively detailed, and the history of its characters is so well crafted, that it’s amazing George R.R. Martin could even come up with something so imaginative on his own. Of course, as we know, that’s not the case. Game of Thrones is heavily influenced by…

Sploid Casey Chan May 26 '16

That Scary Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Is Now In The US

Earlier this month, a frightening report warned of an antibiotic-resistant superbug which might kill as many as 10 million people worldwide by 2050. Now it looks like the first case of that superbug has been documented in the US. According to a study published today by the American Society for Microbiology, a 49-year-old Pennsylvania woman…

Health Alissa Walker May 26 '16

Evaporated Cane Juice Is Just Sugar

You may have noticed a subtle change on your food ingredients list. Big, bad sugar is being replaced by the fresher, greener sounding evaporated cane juice. But how does this ingredient differ from sugar? It doesn’t, says the FDA. In a subtle but biting takedown, the FDA directed manufacturers away from the term “evaporated cane…

Tech News Ria Misra May 26 '16

Google Dodges $9 Billion Bullet

Google just won a major court battle with software giant Oracle over Google’s use of elements of Oracle’s Java programming language. If Google had lost, it could have held major ramifications for the ways in which almost all software is developed. Oh, and Google would have had to cough up $9 billion in damages. For…

Tech News William Turton May 26 '16

The First Episode of Preacher Has a Director’s Commentary You Can Check Out Now

This past Sunday, the world was introduced to Preacher. It’s a weird world, based on the cult comic series, and if you had some questions after that first episode, AMC has come up with a solution: a commentary with director’s Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. If you head to this link right here (and are…

Television Germain Lussier May 26 '16

How Likely You Are to Get Killed by a Car, Depending on Its Speed

It’s simple physics really: The faster a car is going when it hits you, the more likely you’ll be killed. But there’s a correlation between the speed of the car and the likelihood you’ll be killed, especially when you take age into consideration. Just 5 mph can make a dramatic difference in whether you live…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 26 '16

FDA Approves First Implant to Treat Opioid Addiction

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Probuphine, the first implantable drug for the treatment of opioid dependence. It’s a welcome development at a time when scores of Americans are addicted to painkillers such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Prior to today’s announcement, Probuphine was only approved as a pill or as a film placed…

Health George Dvorsky May 26 '16

What Actors Aged with Make Up Look Like Vs What They Actually Look Like When They’re Old

Here’s a fun and interesting look at how Hollywood ages actors with make up and prosthetics versus what they actually look like when they get old. Some of the movies get it very close (Marlon Brando in The Godfather), while some movies are way too liberal with the wrinkles and the balding and end up…

Sploid Casey Chan May 26 '16

Could a Future X-Men Film Bring the Original Cast Back?

The Real Problem With Fusion Energy

The World’s Biggest Ever Math Proof Is a Whopping 200TB

Facebook Will Now Track You and Force Feed You Ads Even If You Don’t Use It

This Dude Photoshops Suits on to Cuban Passport Photos for a Living

What Happens When Space and Fashion Collide

Acer’s New Transforming Laptops Are a Cheap and Cheerful 2-in-1

Vietnam Allegedly Restricted Facebook Access During Obama Visit

Mel Brooks Talks About the Post-Apocalyptic Rollerskating Film That Almost Ruined Him

What Makes a Movie Great?

Amusing Parody Video Perfectly Skewers All Those Precious Food Videos

This Artist Builds Kinetic Sculptures That Run on Windpower and Evolve Like Living Beings

These Real Moments in History Inspired the Events of Game of Thrones

That Scary Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Is Now In The US

Evaporated Cane Juice Is Just Sugar

Google Dodges $9 Billion Bullet

The First Episode of Preacher Has a Director’s Commentary You Can Check Out Now

How Likely You Are to Get Killed by a Car, Depending on Its Speed

FDA Approves First Implant to Treat Opioid Addiction

What Actors Aged with Make Up Look Like Vs What They Actually Look Like When They’re Old

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