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Are You a ‘Wizard’ or a ‘Prophet’? The Dueling Visions for How Humanity Will Survive
By 2050, the world’s population will top ten billion people. As industrial capitalism evolves across the globe like no time in human history, will our planet’s ecosystem be able to sustain itself during this rapid transformation? Will human beings be able to support themselves with agriculture and survive on this planet, or are they doomed, … Continued
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Berlin’s Living Lab Project Helps CO2 Addicts Cut Back
We’re all fossil fuel junkies, and the dangerous byproduct of our habit—CO2—is killing the planet. We need to quit, but since we’re unlikely to go cold turkey, it’s probably time for an intervention. In Berlin, such an effort is underway with a year-long living lab experiment. One hundred households are aiming to cut their carbon … Continued
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The End Is Near in the Explosive New Avengers: Infinity War Trailer
Here’s your latest look at Avengers: Infinity War—and Thanos’ is here to kick some major butt. The second big trailer for Infinity War gives us a few more hints at Thanos’ climactic arrival into the lives of our heroes. Suffice to say, when he wants to murder half the galaxy, it’s not going to go … Continued
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Ridley Scott Is in Talks to Direct His First Comic Book Movie
Civil War’s Daniel Bruhl thinks Baron Zemo is coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Legends of Tomorrow is doing something delightfully bonkers again. must defend John Noble at all cost. Netflix’s Sabrina show finds a familiar nemesis for the teenage witch. Plus, some wild new Legion footage, and meet the Robinsons in a new … Continued
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Korra and Asami’s Love Has Been Immortalized as an Adorable Avatar Statue
How many people can say that their first date with their significant other was in the spirit realm outside of the conventional laws of time and space? Not. Very. Many. The subtle blossoming of Korra and Asami’s romance was the major plot point of The Legend of Korra’s final season and the jumping-off point of … Continued
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Watch Hugh Jackman’s Digital Clone Come to Life in This Logan VFX Reel
Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have made it easier than ever to swap someone’s face into a video, but Hollywood has already been doing this for years with flawless results. This visual effects reel breaks down how the team behind Logan created a second Hugh Jackman to use onscreen. To bring X-24 to life, and … Continued
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Angela Bassett Would Have Made a Fantastic Killmonger in Black Panther
Everyone knows that a movie immediately becomes 75 percent more interesting when Angela Bassett’s a member of the cast—and the more screen time she’s given, the better. Bassett is positively resplendent as Black Panther’s Queen Mother Ramonda, but if there’s one thing to nitpick about her performance in the movie, it’s that there just isn’t … Continued
- ScienceHealth
Experts Aren’t Buying Into Trump’s Proposed Opioid Plan
Earlier today, Politico provided a preview of what’s believed to be the broad contours of Trump’s grand plan for addressing the opioid crisis. But while some of the details include common sense measures embraced by public health and opioid experts, others are setting their nerves on edge. The proposal, which might be fully revealed as … Continued
By Ed Cara - Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
Iran’s iPhone Users Blocked From App Store
Iranians have been banned from downloading apps from the App Store, Gizmodo has confirmed. The ban was first reported by Bleeping Computer, which spoke to an Iranian security researcher. The researcher, Meysam Firouzi, said since around noon he had only been able to access the App Store using a virtual private network (VPN), which can … Continued
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Google Says It Spent $270,000 to Close Wage Gaps
Counter to preliminary findings in an ongoing Department of Labor investigation and claims made in a class action lawsuit brought by former employees, Google says it has no gender- or race-based wage gaps among its workers. Google has run a wage gap analysis every year since 2012 and started publishing the results in 2016. The … Continued
By Kate Conger - io9Movies
Holy Shit, Ava DuVernay Is Directing DC’s New Gods Movie
Ava DuVernay is heading to superhero movies—and DC Comics’ Fourth World. DuVernay will helm New Gods—based on Jack Kirby’s legendary pantheon of gods created in the ‘70s for DC Comics that includes characters like Darkseid, Orion, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, and more. Of course, this won’t be the first time that the DC movieverse has … Continued
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Steven Spielberg Tried to Get Star Wars Into Ready Player One, But Couldn’t [CORRECTED]
Correction: Despite his own quotes to the contrary, Steven Spielberg told Fandango Friday that Disney did allow Star Wars references into Ready Player One. You can listen to him talk about it below, followed by the original article. From Back to the Future and The Iron Giant, to Akira and The A-Team, Ernest Cline’s Ready … Continued
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What Weather Is in Store for the United States This Coming Spring
From floods and rain to droughts and unseasonably warm conditions, here’s the weather that Americans can expect in the coming months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its long term weather forecast for Spring 2018, the period running from April until the end of June. Importantly, NOAA’s projections are just that: … Continued
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Watch Jeff Goldblum Meet Himself, in Funko Pop Form
In the most inevitable convergence, Jeff Goldblum has now met his Sexy Ian Malcolm Funko Pop. And his reaction is, well… it involves some stroking. This momentous meeting of Goldblums occurred courtesy of last night’s Conan, where the actor was confronted with not one, but two of his Jurassic Park Funko Pops: the more typical … Continued
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General Motors Is Expanding Its Bug Bounty Program
A security researcher recently notified General Motors that they had found a way to circumvent data limits on the OnStar wi-fi hotspot systems included in many of its vehicles, grabbing unlimited free wi-fi access. The flaw was reported through GM’s 2-year-old vulnerability disclosure program and was patched within a few days, but it illustrates the … Continued
By Kate Conger - Tech NewsPrivacy and Security
FBI and DHS Warn That Russia Has Been Poking at Our Energy Grid
From the beginning, the Trump administration has seemed reluctant to impose any sort of consequences on Russia or blame it for hacking activity against the US. On Thursday, however, the dam broke. The Treasury Department imposed delayed sanctions and two intel agencies issued a warning that “Russian government cyber actors” had “gained remote access into … Continued
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Radio Giant iHeartMedia Files for Bankruptcy as the Realities of Digital Creep Up
After electing to skip a multi-million dollar interest payment last month, the cash-strapped radio company iHeartMedia, which owns 850 stations and has a portfolio of digital offerings, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement released Thursday, iHeartMedia Inc. said it will continue its day-to-day operations as usual, meaning you won’t need to change … Continued
- ScienceGenetics
The Genetics of Depression Are Different for Men and Women
There may not be a single depression gene, but there’s no question that our genetic makeup is an important factor in whether or not we get depressed. And our sex, it turns out, can be a factor in how those genes are expressed. In men and women diagnosed with major depressive disorder, the same genes … Continued
- io9Television
Luke Cage Season Two Recruits Annabella Sciorra as a Villain Familiar to Punisher Fans
The Sopranos’ Annabella Sciorra is heading to Luke Cage’s Harlem, in a role that has some intriguing connections to Marvel’s comic book history—a history not with Luke himself, but another Netflix alumni, Frank Castle. Announced today via Marvel’s site, Sciorra will play Rosalie Carbone, described briefly in a statement as a “dangerous downtown criminal underworld … Continued
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Report Finds Microplastic in 93% of Bottled Water Tested, But Don’t Freak Out Yet
Testing of 259 plastic water bottles from nine counties revealed microplastic particles in water from 242 of the bottles, according to a new report. The test has prompted the World Health Organization to review the issue, though there is no firm evidence that the presence of microplastics would make bottled water unsafe to drink. There … Continued