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Drone Racing Is Coming to ESPN, Which Is a Big Deal

Drones are most associated with clandestine missions, Amazon deliveries, and mutilated babies—in other words, not the makings of an exciting sport. But first-person-view drone racing is a fast-developing and immensely thrilling contest, and thanks to ESPN, a whole bunch of people are about to discover it. ESPN and the International Drone Racing Association have inked…

Television Chris Mills Apr 13 '16

So Now We Know How C-3PO Got His Red Arm In The Force Awakens

Ladies and gentlemen, our global nightmare is over. After months—nearly five of them in fact—of waiting, Marvel’s one-shot comic, revealing just why C-3PO has a red arm for most of The Force Awakens, is finally here. As bizarre as it may sound at first, the final product isn’t half bad. https://gizmodo.com/soon-well-learn-why-c-3p0-has-a-red-arm-1728938086 Spoilers ahead for Star…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Apr 13 '16

The Brazil Nut Effect Is More Complicated Than You Think

We’ve all experienced that moment of dismay when we open a fresh can of mixed nuts, only to find loathed Brazil nuts at the top of the heap, with the tasty cashews and trusty peanuts all the way down at the bottom. It’s called the Brazil Nut Effect. There’s well-known physics behind why this happens,…

Physics & Chemistry Jennifer Ouellette Apr 13 '16

This 360-Degree View of Game of Thrones’ Opening Credits Is Totally Awesome

The opening credits for Game of Thrones is such a fantastic sequence in that it lays out the map of the Seven Kingdoms and does so in a board game-esque fashion. You gain a sense of distance and try and understand each location’s importance but it all happens so fast that you don’t really get…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 13 '16

Texting May Soon Be Allowed Inside America’s Biggest Movie Theater Chain

It’s come to this: texting may soon be allowed in movie theaters, according to the head of America’s biggest chain. It’s all part of a scheme to lure in younger audiences, which apparently would be worth the trade-off of angering anyone who actually wants to enjoy a movie without the distraction of little glowing screens…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 13 '16

Australian Politician Rocked By Twitter Scandal That Doesn’t Even Involve Sex

An Australian politician has been caught in a terrible Twitter scandal. But unlike American political scandals, this one has nothing to do with him wagging his doodle at young women a la Anthony Weiner. Instead, the politician got caught fave-ing a pro-human rights tweet. This was seen as a big no-no by his government since…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 13 '16

Is LA’s Blackout Scare Just a Conspiracy to Keep the City Running on Fossil Fuels?

Last week a report from a coalition of energy providers scared the hell out of Los Angeles, claiming the region would face blackouts due to its catastrophic four-month-long natural gas leak. But a loud and growing group of Southern California energy experts are calling bullshit, saying this is just a way to keep LA dependent…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 13 '16

10 Silly Fun Science Experiments You Can Easily Do at Home

Other than youth and recess and summer vacation and nap time and candy and junk food and energy and fast metabolism and hope and excitement and bubbles and being with your friends every single day and first memories and playgrounds and no worries and probably a million other things, one of the things that you…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 13 '16

A Huge Portion of Greenland Started Melting This Week

A vast region of Greenland is experiencing a freakishly early spring thaw. Summer-like temperatures—a balmy 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit)—have created a melt area encompassing 12 percent of the planet’s northernmost ice sheet, according to analysis by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI). That’s not normal. Widespread melting on the Greenland ice sheet typically doesn’t…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Apr 13 '16

CDC Confirms Zika Causes Microcephaly

A study out today from the Center for Disease Control confirms what many researchers already believed to be true: the Zika virus does indeed cause microcephaly as well as a wide range of additional and severe fetal brain defects. “This study marks a turning point in the Zika outbreak. It is now clear that the…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 13 '16

Android Finally Redesigns Its Emoji to Be Less Creepy

Android’s emoji are known for being just awfully designed. It’s not just a matter of style—in some cases they’re so different from other platforms that they can lead to some serious misunderstandings. The latest developer build of Android N reveals that Google is finally making its emoji look more human. Which is good, because what…

Tech News Alissa Walker Apr 13 '16

Godzilla Strikes Back In the First Trailer For Japan’s New Godzilla Movie

We’ve seen tiny little bits of Hideki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence)—including the briefest glimpses of the latest iteration of the King of Monsters himself. But now we’ve got our first trailer for the movie, and wow, does this look awesome. https://gizmodo.com/japans-new-godzilla-is-one-fantastically-freaky-king-of-1750890081 There’s no dialogue or story information here—just some sweeping…

Trailers James Whitbrook Apr 13 '16

We Don’t Need Another Peter Pan Movie, But We’re Getting One Anyway

Hey, Hollywood. Did you learn nothing from Warner Bros. box-office bomb Pan? The answer is clear, because now we’ve got news of yet another Peter Pan adaptation. This time, it’ll be a live-action entry from Disney, the studio that made the iconic animated version of J.M. Barrie’s tale, back in 1953. The most interesting part…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 13 '16

Robin Has a Hilarious Entrance in The Lego Batman Movie

We’re all psyched for The Lego Batman Movie. It’s Lego, it’s Batman, and the trailers have been wonderful. At CinemaCon 2016, Warner Bros. showed a nice long clip from the film, and it centered on the genius way Robin is introduced to this world. The clip shows Alfred (voiced by Ralph Fiennes) lecturing Bruce (Will…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 13 '16

We Finally Know How Sony Will Make a Whole Movie About Emojis

The idea of an emoji movie is, to quote one colleague, “a nightmare from which we will never awaken.” It feels like a terrible idea, wrapped in obvious pandering. But, it does beg the question: how would it even work? How do you make a movie about the cutesy images people send to each other…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 13 '16

Why Bed Bugs Are Getting Harder to Kill

Bed bugs are among the most dreaded pests we have to deal with, and they’re proving to be a formidable foe. New research suggests that bed bugs are able to ward off insecticides by developing thicker skins. Bedrooms across the world are in the midst of a bed bug epidemic. This plague of bloodsucking parasites…

Tech News George Dvorsky Apr 13 '16

The Sharknado Folks Are Making an Elvis Movie That Sounds Crazier Than a Hound Dog

An idea so insane, it must be true: The Asylum, whose proudly schlocky output includes the Sharknado series, is making a movie about Elvis Presley that sounds suitably batshit. Elvis Lives! suggests that the King didn’t actually die in 1977—he simply began a second career, fighting crime instead. This “Elvis, what if?” turf has been…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 13 '16

Here Are 10 Original Movie Scenes That Became Popular Memes

Ever wondered what exact scene condescending Willy Wonka came from or what Buzz and Woody were talking about in that Toy Story everywhere meme? Wonder no more. Here are 10 original movie scenes that became memes thanks to the power of the Internet and the curious filtration system it uses to transform ordinary scenes into…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 13 '16

Ben Affleck’s Solo Batman Movie Has a Huge Opportunity and One Big Problem

So it’s official, after a few months of being semi-official: Warner Bros. is making a solo Batman movie starring Ben Affleck. And it’s implied, but not definite, that the Argo director will direct. This is great news—Affleck is a gifted director, and Batman v. Superman paradoxically left us hungrier for a movie about Batman being…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Apr 13 '16

Russian Planes Just Came Really, Really Close to Hitting a US Navy Destroyer

The United States Navy just reported “multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft” on two separate occasions while in international waters. While conducting deck landing drills yesterday “two Russian SU-24 jets made numerous close-range and low altitude passes” near the USS Donald Cook. Earlier today, a Russian helicopter made multiple circles around the ship, followed…

Tech News Avery Ellis Apr 13 '16

Drone Racing Is Coming to ESPN, Which Is a Big Deal

So Now We Know How C-3PO Got His Red Arm In The Force Awakens

The Brazil Nut Effect Is More Complicated Than You Think

This 360-Degree View of Game of Thrones’ Opening Credits Is Totally Awesome

Texting May Soon Be Allowed Inside America’s Biggest Movie Theater Chain

Australian Politician Rocked By Twitter Scandal That Doesn’t Even Involve Sex

Is LA’s Blackout Scare Just a Conspiracy to Keep the City Running on Fossil Fuels?

10 Silly Fun Science Experiments You Can Easily Do at Home

A Huge Portion of Greenland Started Melting This Week

CDC Confirms Zika Causes Microcephaly

Android Finally Redesigns Its Emoji to Be Less Creepy

Godzilla Strikes Back In the First Trailer For Japan’s New Godzilla Movie

We Don’t Need Another Peter Pan Movie, But We’re Getting One Anyway

Robin Has a Hilarious Entrance in The Lego Batman Movie

We Finally Know How Sony Will Make a Whole Movie About Emojis

Why Bed Bugs Are Getting Harder to Kill

The Sharknado Folks Are Making an Elvis Movie That Sounds Crazier Than a Hound Dog

Here Are 10 Original Movie Scenes That Became Popular Memes

Ben Affleck’s Solo Batman Movie Has a Huge Opportunity and One Big Problem

Russian Planes Just Came Really, Really Close to Hitting a US Navy Destroyer

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