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The Greek Small-Town Doctor Who Knows AI’s Secrets

On vacation far from any tech hub, I stumbled upon a physician on the cutting edge of technology. He uses a simple trick to stop AI “hallucinations” and believes robots will soon perform surgery, revealing the promise and peril of our automated future.

Bluey Mini Theme Park Just Got Its First Commercial

An official recreation of the Heeler home is opening as an experience in Australia this November.

Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson on Doctor Who‘s Lonely Heroes, and Being Embraced by Fans

The new Doctor and companion tell io9 about what binds them together—and their favorite Doctor Who Twitter accounts.

There’ll Be No More Bluey for a While After This Week’s ‘Surprise’ Episode

The hit animated series from Ludo Studios has dominated the airwaves on Disney+, but it's time for a break.

Marvel and DC’s Long Lost Crossover Comics Are Finally Being Re-Released

Generations of unprecedented comics crossovers between DC and Marvel, including the Amalgam series, will be collected after decades out of print.

BBC Responds to Anti-Trans Doctor Who Complaints: Lol, Lmao, Etc.

The British broadcaster received 144 complaints about the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special "The Star Beast," for including Yasmin Finney's character Rose.

ChatGPT and Bard Made Me These 12 Nasty Cocktails Inspired by Tech CEOs

I mixed and drank 12 cocktails created by AI. The results ran the gamut from hilariously goofy to straight-up undrinkable.

James Wan on M3GAN’s Future, and His Own Future with Blumhouse

M3GAN will start off 2023's movie season when it comes to theaters next week.

Doctor Who Could Start Looking Way More Expensive Thanks to That Disney Deal

A new industry report alleges a major spending bump is on the way for the show, thanks to the House of Mouse.

Robert Picardo Is Having a Lot of Fun With His Star Trek Legacy

Robert Picardo played the prickly, arrogant, but wonderfully realized Doctor AI on Star Trek: Voyager, and in recent weeks he’s been having some fun with his legacy. In early July, he posted a video to his YouTube channel, a bluesy lament called “Spent My Life an Actor,” which turns from a life history quickly into…

Should you have your next doctor’s visit online?

The house call is long dead. But will over-the-phone and online doctor’s appointments replace it? Mother Jones took a look at the practice of skipping the in-person doctor’s appointment in favor of a phone call, an email, or even the very occasional Skype-appointment to get a prescription — and some of its advantages and disadvantages:…

The BBC has made eleven lost episodes of Doctor Who—nine of which haven’t been viewed in 46 years — available for purchase exclusively on iTunes. Go get ’em!

In this week’s comics, Archie meets KISS and DMZ wraps up!

Look at that cover art above! Archie! KISS! Sabrina the Teenage Witch! Jughead! I’d accuse somebody of going inside my head and stealing my mental fan fiction, but there’s no appearance by David Lee Roth as a pyrokinetic centaur! It’s fair game! Without further ado, the comics in stores tomorrow! First Issues First off, there’s…

How MMA Fighters Use Plastic Surgery to Bleed Less

For many MMA fighters, surgeon Frank Stile offers the ultimate combo: more fighting and less bleeding. Watching the blood drive known as the Ultimate Fighting Championship one evening in 2007, Las Vegas plastic surgeon Frank Stile sat talking to his guests about the unfortunate nature of cuts. Eventually, the question was posed: Wouldn’t it be…

Cockroach Found in a Woman’s Colonoscopy

When a 52-year-old woman went to get her colon checked out, she was glad to hear that there was no signs of cancer. But it wasn’t all good news! Why? Because doctors somehow found a cockroach jammed in her transverse colon. It’s obviously not the worst thing you can find during a colonoscopy but it…

The First MRI of Birth: A Baby Looking At His Mom’s Vagina

Berlin doctors have captured the first ever MRI images of a baby being born. It’s nice to know that the miracle of birth is just as disgustingly beautiful inside, as it is outside. The doctors at Berlin’s Charité Hospital created a special “open” MRI scanner (most are tube shaped) to give the necessary room for…

Do You Have a Painful Erection? This App Can Help

Doctor visits are expensive. What if you could do a simple self-diagnosis whilst playing the most depressing Choose Your Own Adventure game? Family Doctor is the app for you. $5 on iTunes. [iTunes]

What Will Technology Do for The Future of Healthcare?

It can be easy to let the contentious question of who will pay for healthcare in our society distract from questions of what it will pay for. Trends consultancy PSFK shares its vision of where technology will soon take medicine. The firm, which describes itself as a “trends and innovation company,” has released its substantial…

Warehouse 13 and Eureka are back, plus an all-time classic makes its TV premiere!

It may be the middle of summer, but Syfy doesn’t care — they’re premiering new seasons of Eureka and Warehouse 13, plus a new series. There’s new True Blood, Futurama, Doctor Who, and more. Plus a classic movie’s TV debut! Today: Today’s pick of the day is Large Dangerous Rocket Ships (L.D.R.S.) hosted by MythBusters’…

30 Characters Who Survived Their Planet’s Destruction

It’s the ultimate loss – the destruction of your entire planet, and science fiction is full of characters who have had to live through this unimaginable tragedy. Warning! At least one truly massive spoiler ahead… But first, let’s lay down the ground rules as to what I would call the “destruction” of one’s planet: I.…