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Take a Thirty Second Trip to the Center of the Galaxy

Another May the 4th, another day of wishing scientists would hurry up and invent FTL propulsion already. But now, NASA has gone and given us the next best thing: a virtual trip to the center of the galaxy, stitched together from a stunning series of Hubble wide-field images. In thirty seconds, you can take the…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone May 4 '16

Make Room in Your Shoe Closet Because Vans Has Teamed Up With Nintendo

Adding to a long list of pop culture collaborations, which has yielded fare like Star Wars– and Disney-themed kicks, Vans is now working with Nintendo on a new line of branded sneakers featuring characters and power-ups from classic 8-bit NES games, including Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and even Duck Hunt. Available in both high-top…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 4 '16

Planet Nine Just Got Weirder

If Planet 9 exists, it’s been through one hell of an ordeal. That’s the takeaway from a series of new studies that ask how in the name of Uranus a planet could have gotten itself into such a whacked-out orbit. This in turn might help explain the unlikely orbits of half a dozen Kuiper Belt…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone May 4 '16

Mads Mikkelsen Teases Even More Tantalizing Rogue One Details

Mark Millar adds another comic book movie adaptation to his collection. Legends of Tomorrow casts more heroes for season two. Les Moonves talks about the Star Trek TV show’s release schedule. Kevin Smith will return to The Flash. Plus new images from X-Men Apocalypse, and Melissa McCarthy on Ghostbusters. Spoilers Now! Rogue One: A Star…

Television James Whitbrook May 4 '16

Lighting a Match With a Rubber Band Is a Handy Trick

If your five o’clock shadow isn’t rugged enough to light a match with, and there’s no where else to strike one, a rubber band and a second match are all you need to get a fire started. This one’s going to require some practice to master, and some amateur sniper skills, but MacGyver would be…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski May 4 '16

Terrifying Wildfires Prompt the Evacuation of an Entire Canadian City

Residents of Fort McMurray, Alberta—home to 83,000 people—have been ordered to leave as an out-of-control wildfire swept into the city. It’s the largest fire evacuation in the province’s history. Fire officials in Fort McMurray are bracing themselves for what will undoubtedly be another challenging day. Fueled by record-breaking temperatures that hit 90 degrees F (32…

Tech News George Dvorsky May 4 '16

Apple Will Reportedly Overhaul Its Music Service This Summer

Apple Music hasn’t been the success many hoped it would be. But according to Bloomberg that may change next month, with Apple preparing a big overhaul for the service. The news wire reports that the Cook & Co. plan will give Apple Music’s interface a major facelift, integrate streaming and download services, and “expand” its…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '16

This House Is Made From Cardboard

Welcome to the Wikkelhouse, a building that’s made not from concrete, brick or wood—but cardboard. The building is made from a series of modular pieces that stack next to each other like the slices of a loaf of bread. In profile it looks like the kind of stereotypical house a child might draw on paper,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '16

Medical Error Could Be ‘Third Leading Cause of Death in the US’

You’ll never see a death certificate with the words ‘medical error’ as the cause of death. But a new study suggests that it could be considered the third biggest cause in the US. An analysis of causes of death by researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine suggests that medical errors—whether a surgical…

Health Jamie Condliffe May 4 '16

Inside the Toxic Sulfur Quarries That Keep Your Tires Rolling

You can thank the guys toiling in this pictures for the fact that you don’t have to change your tires very often: They’re mining sulfur, which is mainly used to vulcanize rubber and make it more durable. This series of images from Assocaited Press shows how sulfur is mined from the crater of Mount Ijen…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '16

There’s Now a Real Quantum Computer That Anyone Can Use Remotely

For decades, quantum computing has been the preserve of research labs. But now IBM has made its working prototype quantum computer accessible via the internet—and literally anyone can use it. The company has made a five-qubit quantum computer—which sits in a New York lab—remotely accessible using a piece of special software. It’s not for the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe May 4 '16

The World’s Largest Coal Supplier Is Building a Giant Solar Plant

I suspect the Germans have an overwrought seven-syllable word for extreme irony, but even they’d have a hard time describing this. The Shenhua Group, the largest coal producer in China, the nation producing the most coal, is building a giant solar plant. Shenhua is partnering with SolarReserve, a Californian company that builds solar power plants…

Tech News Chris Mills May 4 '16

David Bowie’s Blackstar LP Does Amazing Things When It Sees the Sun

David Bowie’s hauntingly beautiful Blackstar was the artist’s final gift to us all, shortly before he died last year. But as it turns out, there was one final surprise hidden in the gatefold cover of his last LP. One Redditor discovered that if you expose the cover for Blackstar to the sun, it changes from…

Tech News Chris Mills May 3 '16

This Bike Lock Does Double Service As a Tail Light

Cyclists love to bitch about the unnecessary weight involved with carrying a quality u-lock, but those same riders also really hate having their bikes stolen. So if you could incorporate a red light into a bike lock, saving a little weight and adding functionality, that really wouldn’t be a bad thing. Hiplok FLX is a…

Tech News Chris Mills May 3 '16

Look How Much Nicer Our Streets Will Be When They’re Used By Self-Driving Cars

Autonomous cars are coming, and with them comes the promise of a future that’s safer and healthier for all. These are the most compelling visual arguments for that future that I’ve seen yet. A new study, “Making Better Places: Autonomous vehicles and future opportunities,” explores how self-driving vehicles will help transform where we live, from…

Tech News Alissa Walker May 3 '16

These 8-Bit X-Men Video Games Are Almost Too Much Fun

The upcoming X-Men Apocalypse is set in the ’80s, a decade known for bright fashion, big hair, and the Cold War. It’s also the decade arcade-style video games became incredibly popular, and 20th Century Fox is playing into that with this awesome promotion. They’ve launched a website called SpacePortArcade.com. There, you can play one of…

Movies Germain Lussier May 3 '16

What It’s Like to Be Inside the Head of Someone Who’s Losing His Mind

This powerful short film from Paul Trillo puts the camera behind a man named Terry as we follow him through the streets of New York City. We see everything he sees as he’s walking but in a unique twist in perspective, we also get to hear everything he’s thinking too. And he’s losing his mind.…

Sploid Casey Chan May 3 '16

The DuoGraph Makes Creating Pretty Spiral Patterns a Snap

Remember that nifty Cycloid Drawing Machine making the internet rounds back in March? Its inventor, Joe Freedman, is back with a smaller, simpler version called the DuoGraph, making it easier than ever to create pretty swirling patterns reminiscent of Spirograph. The Cycloid Drawing Machine is awesome, but it’s a complicated machine, and bulky to boot.…

Tech News Jennifer Ouellette May 3 '16

Lose Yourself in the Mixing of Colors and Shapes

We’ve seen the space oddity of mixing colors and paint together before. What makes this one especially fun to watch is the soothing sound of the liquids merging and the bubbles popping. It’s really easy to lose track of time when you’re watching the colors and shapes go by. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow…

Sploid Casey Chan May 3 '16

The Blues Brothers Will Soon Become a Prime Time Animated Show

They’re on a mission from God … DAMMIT IT ARE THEY SERIOUS? Yes. Yes, they are. Dan Aykroyd and Judy Belushi, John Belushi’s widow, are turning iconic Saturday Night Live skit turned classic movie The Blues Brothers into a prime time animated TV show. Bento Box, the company behind Bob’s Burgers, is producing the show,…

Television Germain Lussier May 3 '16

Take a Thirty Second Trip to the Center of the Galaxy

Make Room in Your Shoe Closet Because Vans Has Teamed Up With Nintendo

Planet Nine Just Got Weirder

Mads Mikkelsen Teases Even More Tantalizing Rogue One Details

Lighting a Match With a Rubber Band Is a Handy Trick

Terrifying Wildfires Prompt the Evacuation of an Entire Canadian City

Apple Will Reportedly Overhaul Its Music Service This Summer

This House Is Made From Cardboard

Medical Error Could Be ‘Third Leading Cause of Death in the US’

Inside the Toxic Sulfur Quarries That Keep Your Tires Rolling

There’s Now a Real Quantum Computer That Anyone Can Use Remotely

The World’s Largest Coal Supplier Is Building a Giant Solar Plant

David Bowie’s Blackstar LP Does Amazing Things When It Sees the Sun

This Bike Lock Does Double Service As a Tail Light

Look How Much Nicer Our Streets Will Be When They’re Used By Self-Driving Cars

These 8-Bit X-Men Video Games Are Almost Too Much Fun

What It’s Like to Be Inside the Head of Someone Who’s Losing His Mind

The DuoGraph Makes Creating Pretty Spiral Patterns a Snap

Lose Yourself in the Mixing of Colors and Shapes

The Blues Brothers Will Soon Become a Prime Time Animated Show

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