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Global Warming Skeptics Are Attacking The Pope For Being Green

Earlier today, Pope Francis met with the UN Secretary-General to share his concerns about climate change — a meeting that did not go unnoticed by the Heartland Institute, a right-wing American organization known for its global warming skepticism. Pope Francis met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to discuss the upcoming Paris summit on climate change, a…

io9 George Dvorsky

Scientists Map the Hidden Rivers That Feed Antarctica’s Bleeding Glacier

At Blood Falls, deep red iron-rich water oozes out of a glacier. It’s dramatic and unmissable on its own, but Blood Falls has always hinted at some greater hidden thing—that would be a vast subterranean network of briny waters, which scientists have just started to map. The salty water are likely the remnants of an…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

NYC’s New Subway Stations Feature a Twist On Its Famous Typeface

Hip is seldom a word used to describe the look of the New York City subway. But new images of the graphic design that will grace some of the new Second Avenue subway stations look pretty damn cool—especially for Midtown. Nothing like a little play on Helvetica to catch a hipster’s attention. https://gizmodo.com/the-legendary-manual-that-dictates-every-detail-of-the-1572251522 We reached…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

This Guy Implanted a Cattle Tracker in His Hand to Hack a Phone

A security expert had a computer chip for tracking cows implanted in his hand by an “unlicensed amateur” so he could show how hackers could use tools hidden underneath their skin to hijack devices. Seth Wahle paid someone $40 to implant an off-the-shelf chip normally used for agricultural cattle tracking with an NFC antenna into…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

The Reason Batman Has The Greatest Villains Is Their Lack Of Superpowers

The Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler, Harley Quinn, Scarecrow, Mr. Freeze. Batman has always had the most compelling set of criminals for our hero to fight against — and if you look at them all as a group, the reason why they’re so much more interesting than any other villains out there becomes pretty clear.…

io9 Ria Misra

Base jumping off Dubai’s tallest residential building got pretty wild

The Princess Tower is 1,358 feet tall and currently the world’s tallest residential building and the second tallest building in Dubai. It is huge. So obviously when the building opened up their roof to base jump off of, 558 awesomely crazy daredevils joined up and pulled off all sort of crazy jumps. It’s like fear…

Sploid Casey Chan

Do We Really Need A New Dragonball Z TV Series?

Earlier today, Fuji TV announced news that a new Dragonball Z TV series would premiere this July. Titled Dragonball Super, it’s going to be set after the events of DBZ (and completely ignoring the non-canonical Dragonball GT series) and would seem like everything an anime fan could want. There’s just one problem. The problem is…

io9 Rob Bricken

What’s the Worst “Bill Shock” You’ve Ever Experienced From a Telecom?

Ron Dorff, 83, uses dial-up to connect to the Internet as one of AOL’s 2.2 million remaining customers. In the space of two months, he racked up $24,000 in AT&T charges when his modem erroneously dialed an international number to get online. What’s the most ridiculous bill you’ve received from a telecom provider? Luckily for…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern

The F-22 Raptor looks absolutely killer in these stunning photos

Amazing. Blair Bunting recently photographed the F-22 Raptor and created the coolest pictures of the fighter jet yet. The head on view of the plane looks absolutely killer and the side view is stunning, like from a movie. It almost looks too good. Read more about the photography process of the F-22 here. SPLOID is…

Sploid Casey Chan

This Week’s Comics: A Broken Man Is Humanity’s Hope For First Contact

It would be a fairly light week if DC hadn’t come to drop another humongous wave of Convergence comics on our collective heads, but that’s not all to the latest comics. Scifi thriller Pisces kicks off the story of a war veteran entrusted with First Contact, and there’s aliens on the run, Spider-Verses and more!…

io9 James Whitbrook

I Think GoPro Is Building a Virtual Reality Camera

This is a “what if” scenario. I have no proof. But I think it’s pretty damn likely that GoPro is building a virtual reality camera. A GoPro that captures your adventures in 360 degrees—and lets people experience them as if they were right there with you. Why do I bring this up? Because GoPro just…

Tech News Sean Hollister

An Animated Interview With Ray Bradbury: “You Can’t Think A Story”

In the latest episode of Blank on Blank, which takes old interviews with interesting people and then animates them, author Ray Bradbury explains his fear of driving, the importance of friendship, his attachment to Mars, and why a writer should feel an emotional attachment to their stories. Lisa Potts and Chadd Coates recorded this interview…

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In Defense Of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Dr. Pulaski

She’s one of the most frequently criticized characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation’s history. Dr. Pulaski took over as the ship’s doctor in season two, and here’s why she’s better than you remember. There are two strikes against Dr. Pulaski. She only appeared during the worst year of TNG, when the writers’ strike and…

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A Smart Modular Roadway Could Ping Workers When It Needs To Be Replaced

Autonomous vehicles get all the glory in our ideal transportation future, but they’re gonna need somewhere to drive. Our streets are seriously lagging, technology-wise. Enter smart roadways that can alert crews when they need to be repaired—and then can be swapped out as easily as Lego bricks. It’s not just cars that will be getting…

Tech News Alissa Walker

We Want to Hear About the Worst Crowdfunding Scams and Failures

Crowdfunding is a great way to raise money. It’s also a great way to hardcore scam people, and we’re looking for the worst swindles, hoodwinks, and old-fashioned ponzi schemes populating the teeming and poorly-regulated underbelly of the money-grubbing dream industry that you’ve seen. Most major platforms, from Kickstarter to GoFundMe, have a deliberately lax approach…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

The Boy Scouts Are Voting On Gay Leaders—Here’s How You Can Help

The Boy Scouts of America now allows gay scouts, but still discriminates against gay leaders. That could change as soon as next month, when the BSA plans a vote on the matter. Why should you care? Why should gay adults be allowed to lead? And, how can you help? Why Scouting Matters The Boy Scouts…

Tech News Wes Siler

Jurassic Park‘s Biggest Star Will Also Be Returning To Jurassic World

One of the very best characters from Steven Spielberg’s 1993 dino-smash Jurassic Park is returning for the fourth installment in this franchise, Jurassic World! And she’s not happy about it. In an interview with Hero Complex, director Colin Trevorrow revealed that the original T. rex would be returning for his film. This is only right.…

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Expert in Supreme Court Lethal Injection Case Did Research on Drugs.com

Tomorrow, when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the highest-profile death penalty challenge in seven years, the justices will begin ruling on this question: Does Oklahoma’s use of the common surgical sedative midazolam fail to make prisoners unconscious during lethal injections, thus violating the Eighth Amendment’s protection against “cruel and unusual punishment”? For many…

Tech News Annie Waldman - ProPublica

The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Is Over In The U.S., But Not In Canada

On April 17, California health officials declared the large measles outbreak that began last December at Disneyland over. But the outbreak remains active in Canada, where its persistence highlights the looming risk of measles’ return in the United States. Photo Credit: AP All told, the Disneyland measles outbreak infected 147 people in the United States,…

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With More Than 70 New Apps, Google Now Just Got Way More Useful

Google Now is the opt-in, “just a swipe away” assistant that keeps track of everything going on in your digital life. It’s a powerful little tool meant to usurp all the Siri and Cortana alternatives, and Google made a huge stride today to make that happen, adding over 70 new apps to Google Now like…

Tech News Darren Orf

Global Warming Skeptics Are Attacking The Pope For Being Green

Scientists Map the Hidden Rivers That Feed Antarctica’s Bleeding Glacier

NYC’s New Subway Stations Feature a Twist On Its Famous Typeface

This Guy Implanted a Cattle Tracker in His Hand to Hack a Phone

The Reason Batman Has The Greatest Villains Is Their Lack Of Superpowers

Base jumping off Dubai’s tallest residential building got pretty wild

Do We Really Need A New Dragonball Z TV Series?

What’s the Worst “Bill Shock” You’ve Ever Experienced From a Telecom?

The F-22 Raptor looks absolutely killer in these stunning photos

This Week’s Comics: A Broken Man Is Humanity’s Hope For First Contact

I Think GoPro Is Building a Virtual Reality Camera

An Animated Interview With Ray Bradbury: “You Can’t Think A Story”

In Defense Of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s Dr. Pulaski

A Smart Modular Roadway Could Ping Workers When It Needs To Be Replaced

We Want to Hear About the Worst Crowdfunding Scams and Failures

The Boy Scouts Are Voting On Gay Leaders—Here’s How You Can Help

Jurassic Park‘s Biggest Star Will Also Be Returning To Jurassic World

Expert in Supreme Court Lethal Injection Case Did Research on Drugs.com

The Disneyland Measles Outbreak Is Over In The U.S., But Not In Canada

With More Than 70 New Apps, Google Now Just Got Way More Useful

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