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The Last Man on Earth Just Had Its Funniest (and Most Intense) Episode Yet

The winter finale of The Last Man on Earth, “Silent Night,” might have been the funniest episode of the show to date, but it also had the most intense sequences ever on the show ending in not one but two enormous cliffhangers. Admittedly, if you remember last week’s episode, it had a few cliffhangers of…

Television Germain Lussier

A Single Typo Nearly Killed the Paris Climate Accord

Hours before the historic Paris climate accord was to be ratified in a final vote, someone noticed that a word had been changed in the final draft of the text—a single word that threatened to derail the entire deal. As reported in the Washington Post, someone changed the word “should” to “shall.” Now, it seems…

Climate Change George Dvorsky

Welcome Back to Earth: Everything We Spotted in the Independence Day 2 Trailer

There was a surprising amount packed into the first Independence Day: Resurgence trailer. There were dogfights, moon attacks, secret bases… pretty much everything you’d expect from a Roland Emmerich-directed alien invasion movie. Here’s everything we saw. One of the things about this trailer that marks a departure from the first movie is that there are…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

The State Department’s Anti-ISIS Twitter Account Just Promoted an Anti-Islam Advocate

The State Department’s anti-ISIS social media campaign, Think Again Turn Away, took its inept hearts and minds mission a step further in the wrong direction this morning by promoting an anti-Islam advocate as a human rights hero. In honor of #HumanRightsDay, Think Again Turn Away tweeted this fact sheet highlighting the accomplishments of Ayaan Hirsi…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Japan’s Olympic Stadium Debacle May Change the Way Cities Build Sports Venues

After years of controversy, Japan’s Sport Council has chosen a new design for an Olympic stadium in Tokyo. It will be be smaller, more sensitive to its surroundings, and (relatively) inexpensive—and it could be a model for other host cities. It’s been more than two years since Japan’s architects first revolted against the New National…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake

We debunked dozens of fake photos this year, covering everything from Charles Manson’s baby photos to John Lennon’s skateboarding skills, and everything in between. It was another busy year for anyone spreading fake images on the internet. Below, we have 76 photos that you may have seen floating around the internet in 2015. Some are…

Tech News Matt Novak

IKEA’s New Solid Wood Furniture Is Beautifully Cheap

Everybody loves to make fun of IKEA building furniture out of glorified cardboard. But IKEA’s future in building furniture out of hardwood is more solid than you’d think. Behold the Skogsta collection. This new line of incredibly affordable kitchen and dining room pieces is made of solid acacia, a fast-growing tree that grows in warm…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

The First Trailer For Star Trek Beyond Is Both Fast and Furious

When Justin Lin signed on to direct the third Star Trek film, Star Trek Beyond, you knew the action was going to be bigger. But in the first trailer for the film, it really does feel like a Star Trek version of the Fast and Furious. Pumping the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage (which was also in…

Trailers Germain Lussier

A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth on Christmas Eve

Fresh off the heels of Spooky the Halloween Asteroid comes news of yet another celestial object coming to pay us a visit during an important calendar event. But have no fear, this space rock won’t be the Grinch that annihilated Christmas. Asteroid 2003 SD220, also known as asteroid 163899, is scheduled to make its closest…

Space & Spaceflight George Dvorsky

Utopia Has a Dark Side in the First Trailer for High-Rise

Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s book certainly has the opulence of the upper levels down. In the first trailer for High-Rise, Tom Hiddleston’s Robert Laing narrates all the creature comforts of the building. But there’s a revolution coming. We know from the book (as well as seeing the film itself) that High-Rise is a…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

You Must Register Your Drone With the FAA Starting December 21

If you’re the proud owner of a drone—or are one of the thousands of shoppers who’ll purchase one this holiday season—the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants to know about it. And the agency has finally set a deadline. Starting December 21, the FAA wants you to register any small, remote, aerial vehicle that weighs between…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

Thanks to Smartwatches, Major Universities Are Banning All Watches From Exams

Back in my day, schools used to recommend bringing a watch into tests so you’d keep track of the time. But now, the rise of smartwatches could lead to a flat-out ban of all timepieces for test-takers, if the latest rule at a major university in Japan is any indication. Kyoto University, one of Japan’s…

Tech News Bryan Lufkin

Hot Toys’ Batman v Superman Line Will Include a Massive Batmobile, Too

There should be no surprises that Hot Toys will be turning their uncannily details eyes towards Batman v Superman ahead of its release next year. But the company have started lifting the lid on their plans for the movie, and said plans include a rather massive, and rather swanky, Batmobile toy to stuff the Dark…

Tech News James Whitbrook

Independence Day: Resurgence Has an Excuse for Its Lack of Will Smith

We’ve known for while that the next Independence Day would bring back more than a few familiar faces, and that one of those faces would not be Will Smith’s resident Earth-welcomer Steven Hiller. But thanks to a new tie-in website, there’s now an in-universe reason for his absence… and a rather permanent one at that.…

Movies James Whitbrook

Wiper Blade Lightsabers Protect Your Car’s Windows From Raindrop Attacks

You can roll your eyes all you want at yet another ridiculous example of Star Wars merchandising, but secretly you’re probably going to place an order for these simple wiper blade upgrades because you know you can’t resist having a lightsaber wooshing back and forth across your car’s rear window. WiperTags are available in countless…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Pandora Aims to Beat the Boredom With Its New Thumbprint Radio Station

Faltering internet radio Pandora’s newest effort to reinvent itself is a newly personalized radio station called Thumbprint Radio, which is based on all of the thumbs you’ve ever given the service. Pandora has been in the streaming music game a very long time, and though it’s apparently losing ground to competitors like Spotify and Apple…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Beam Your Booze With Glowing Star Trek Transporter Pad Coasters

Have the folks at ThinkGeek finally figured out the technology needed to transport matter? Sadly, no. If they did, they probably wouldn’t have used that technology to make a set of Star Trek-themed coasters that look like the transporter pads used on the U.S.S. Enterprise. So the coasters won’t magically transport a festive drink from…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Ridley Scott Teases The Origins of The Xenomorphs in Alien: Covenant

A heap of insane Batman v Superman rumors could give away the whole movie. A new rumor teases Iron Fist casting. Could Arrow turn Felicity into a major figure from the comics? Plus, new details on the Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Flash teases a villainous turn, and James Cameron talks Avatar 2. Spoilers Get!…

Television James Whitbrook

These Shrink-Wrapped Mini-Droplets Look Like Tiny Empanadas

Microscopic droplets shrink-wrapped in thin elastic sheets take on the telltale half-moon shape of an empanada or a calzone. Such structures could one day replace chemical surfactants in soap, since the sheets make for a stronger barrier to encase dangerous or delicate liquids. In a new paper in Nature Materials, Syracuse University physicist Joseph Paulsen…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette

This Private Garfield Facebook Group Is the Last Irony-Free Place on the Internet

The people you meet on the internet are, for better or worse (just kidding it’s always for worse), probably not what they seem. Years of bile and racism and flamewars and the MTV show Catfish have seared this fact into our brains. Yet somehow, while the rest of our hearts hardened into stone, one quiet…

Social Media Ashley Feinberg

The Last Man on Earth Just Had Its Funniest (and Most Intense) Episode Yet

A Single Typo Nearly Killed the Paris Climate Accord

Welcome Back to Earth: Everything We Spotted in the Independence Day 2 Trailer

The State Department’s Anti-ISIS Twitter Account Just Promoted an Anti-Islam Advocate

Japan’s Olympic Stadium Debacle May Change the Way Cities Build Sports Venues

76 Viral Images From 2015 That Were Totally Fake

IKEA’s New Solid Wood Furniture Is Beautifully Cheap

The First Trailer For Star Trek Beyond Is Both Fast and Furious

A Large Asteroid Will Zoom Past Earth on Christmas Eve

Utopia Has a Dark Side in the First Trailer for High-Rise

You Must Register Your Drone With the FAA Starting December 21

Thanks to Smartwatches, Major Universities Are Banning All Watches From Exams

Hot Toys’ Batman v Superman Line Will Include a Massive Batmobile, Too

Independence Day: Resurgence Has an Excuse for Its Lack of Will Smith

Wiper Blade Lightsabers Protect Your Car’s Windows From Raindrop Attacks

Pandora Aims to Beat the Boredom With Its New Thumbprint Radio Station

Beam Your Booze With Glowing Star Trek Transporter Pad Coasters

Ridley Scott Teases The Origins of The Xenomorphs in Alien: Covenant

These Shrink-Wrapped Mini-Droplets Look Like Tiny Empanadas

This Private Garfield Facebook Group Is the Last Irony-Free Place on the Internet

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