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Doctor Who‘s Missy Now Has Two Action Figures, One Far More Petrifying Than The Other

The Master has always been one of Doctor Who’s most manic, dastardly villains—and her current incarnation as Missy, played by the fabulous Michelle Gomez, is no exception. Now she’s getting some pretty nifty action figures, that mania is getting transferred to plastic… and honestly, it looks kind of petrifying. The figures were unveiled late yesterday…

Enormous Time Capsule Opened, Sucks

Yesterday we told you about the John F. Kennedy Peace Capsule that was being dug up and opened in Michigan after 50 years of sitting in the ground. And just as we feared, everything inside was a wet mess. MLive has raw video of the time capsule opening from yesterday afternoon. And it’s not a…

Heroes Reborn Will Probably Not Make You Pray for the Sweet Release of Death

Here’s the good news: In the pantheon of Heroes television, Heroes Reborn is actually all right. It wasn’t nearly as gripping as the original show’s zeitgeist-grabbing first season, but it also wasn’t as terrible and/or boring as the show’s godawful second, third, and fourth seasons. The bad news is that this means Heroes Reborn is…

This Supercut of People Destroying Their Phones Is Oddly Satisfying

I smashed my phone last night. We’ve all done it. You miss a pocket or get a case of butterfingers and the next thing you know you texting on a piece of abstract art. The new iPhone comes out today, though. I’ve heard it has a better screen. I’m not going to get a new…

Painting a rooftop with calligraphy graffiti looks like so much fun

If you watch calligraphy artist Pokras Lampas up close, it looks like he’s just randomly sweeping his broom whichever way he likes it as he dances around the rooftop. But when the drone flies up and takes the overhead aerial view, we get to see the whole design of his rooftop calligraphy and it’s pretty…

Steven Universe Just Turned One of Its Villains Into Its Most Lovable Character

Steven Universe is a show jampacked with so many good characters that your favorite one probably changes from week to week. But while last night’s episode did a lot of fantastic stuff, its greatest success was taking Peridot, the closest the show currently has to a recurring villain, and making her the star. Spoilers ahead,…

The Early PDA That Major Technology Companies Passed On In the 1970s

It’s always interesting to discover the missed opportunities that could have changed the course of tech history and here’s a doozy: In the late 1970s, it seems that major companies like HP and Apple passed on an early PDA long before they created their own. This bit of lore comes courtesy of the technology historian…

SETI: Snowden Should Stick to Human Affairs and Let Us Figure out How to Find Aliens

Edward Snowden may know a thing or two about encryption, but his remarks on encrypted alien signals aren’t sitting quite right with SETI. According to those in the business of searching for extraterrestrials, Snowden should probably keep his security advice limited to human affairs. As we reported earlier this week, Snowden sat down recently to…

There’s a Ton of New Black Mirror Episodes Coming to Netflix

The news of new Black Mirror episodes coming to Netflix was ultra exciting for fans of the show, but now Netflix officially announced they’re doing 12 new episodes total. At the moment, only seven episodes of Charlie Brooker’s cynical yet realistic vision of technology and the future exist. The new episodes will “premiere internationally in…

Amazon Prime Is Just $67 Right Now

Are you an Amazon Prime member? You probably should be, and thanks to the company’s Emmy victory lap, today is a great day to get a good deal on membership. Until midnight tonight, it’s just $67 to join. That’s a handy discount from the regular price of $99 a year. However, if you’re already a…

This Jaw-Dropping Visualization Shows the Extent to Which Diseases Spread Among Species

Around 60% of all human diseases and some 75% of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic, meaning they spread from species to species. This remarkable visualization shows how these problematic pathogens proliferate among the animals. A research team from the UK collected data from 1950 to 2012 to create a database of host-pathogen and related…

Been meaning to catch up on Mr. Robot, the totally awesome and great TV show all about cybersecurity on USA? Well, I hope you have an Amazon Prime account because Sam Esmail’s hacking sensation will be streaming there, exclusively. And if you haven’t seen it yet. Seriously, it’s really good.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Review: Super Light and Super “Meh”

When it comes to tablets, the current thinking seems to be “go big or go home,” or at the very least, “come with a keyboard.” The Galaxy Tab S2, on the other hand, seems like a careful perfection of the way tablets used to be — not a computer replacement, but a straightforward 8-inch or…

Inside the Engineering of the World’s First 1,000mph Car

Yesterday, a team of British engineers unveiled Bloodhound SSC: the world’s most powerful car, intended to reach speeds of over 1,000mph. Standing beside what looks like a rocket-on-wheels, it’s obvious what a marvel of engineering it is. We spoke to the team’s Lead Mechanical Engineer to find out how the vehicle was built. Measuring 13.5…

This 17-Ton Magnet Is Now Ready To Study Mysterious Particles

Last year, a massive, 17-ton, 52-foot wide electromagnet was successfully shipped from Long Island to Illinois. This week, it hit another milestone: It was successfully chilled to negative 450 Fahrenheit temps after 10 years’ inactivity, proving it’s ready to solve a whole new decade’s physics mysteries. The magnet, built in the 90s at Brookhaven National…

How To Survive a Long Flight With Just Your Smartphone

Even if you get the privilege of a rather clunky entertainment system built into the seat in front of you, having to sit inside a tin can for a stretch of several hours is always going to be a struggle. Thankfully, your most dependable gadget can help the time to quite literally fly by, even…

Europeans Came Up With the “Theory of Degeneracy” to Explain Why America Was So Crappy

If you think America is unpopular in the world now, listen to some of the stuff they said about the country (and continent) in the late 1700s. European scientists came up with the “Theory of Degeneracy” to explain how terrible America was. Georges-Louis Leclerc was a naturalist, and quite a good one. He guided many…

There Could Still Be Hope For A Third Tron Movie

Wolverine 3 will explore the relationship between Wolverine and Professor X. Incredibles 2 will explore ideas Brad Bird couldn’t use in the first movie. Legends of Tomorrow casts a character with huge links to Hawkman and Hawkgirl’s history. Plus, Game of Thrones heads to the Riverlands in new set pictures. Spoilers Get! Tron 3 Speaking…

This is What Happens When the Earth is Chewed by Tectonic Forces

I love it when the dramatic and violent history of the Earth is laid bare for anyone to see. The fault, folds, and crenulations in this marble are the unmistakable evidence of a traumatic past for this tiny patch of the world. Located in the Jazida do Urubu marble quarry, this outcrop was exposed during…

Take a Look Inside Samsung’s New U.S. R&D HQ

Yesterday, Samsung opened a brand-new 1.1 million-square-foot building in San Jose. Home to its American R&D teams, it will house 2,000 employees. Why not take a look around? The new 10-story building was designed by architecture firm NBBJ and began construction in 2013. It will house the South Korean company’s west-coast R&D teams, and Samsung…