'Wolverine: The Musical!' The Hilarious Puppet Musical You've Always Wanted
Hugh Jackman has played a variety of roles, from Wolverine to his award-winning musical theatre. These two polar opposites have been combined in puppet form, with the hilarious "Wolverine: The Musical!"
World's Smartest Artificial Intelligence Computer Is As Smart As A Four Year Old
One of the world's smartest computers took an IQ test, did rather well for artificial intelligence, scoring as well as a four year old.
Exeter Students Win $50,000 For 'SoundSynk' App That Plays Music From Infinite Phones
A team of four University of Exeter students have won $50,000 (£33,100) for developing an app that allows an infinite number of devices to play music simultaneously, effectively creating a symphony of speakers.
'Grand Theft Auto V' Gameplay Revealed In Trailer
Rockstar Games has finally released a Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer, detailing how the upcoming blockbuster will actually play.
British Scientists' Search For Alien Life Renewed With UK SETI Research Network
UK scientists are stepping up their efforts to search for alien life, forming the United Kingdom Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (UK SETI) Research Network. Academics from various British institutions have banded together to form a "small but active group of SETI researchers in the UK, who need a forum to discuss their work."
Stereoscopic Images From World War I Discovered. History's Horrors Animated
A Toronto photography and design studio has found a rare Verascope camera and photographic slides, allowing us to see World War I in 3D. This Verascope handheld stereoscopic camera, created in the 19th century by Jules Richard, was previously owned by the French army during this conflict.
What If Shakespeare Wrote Star Wars?
Imagine a world where George Lucas didn't write the Star Wars saga; but Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare did. How do you think that would turn out?
Think no more, as Ian Doescher's new book, appropriately named William Shakespeare's Star Wars, translates the whole of A New Hope into pure Shakespearean prose.
Amputee Builds Prosthetic Leg Out Of Lego
Christina Hunter, a practicing occupational therapist and clinical researcher who lost her foot after a crush injury, has built herself a prosthetic leg out of Lego. Has to be one of the better things you will see all day.
BitTorrent Responds To Game Of Thrones Piracy Claim. 'Literally Impossible' To Download Illegally
File-sharing company BitTorrent has said it "doesn't host infringing content," following reports that the season finale of Game of Thrones was the most popular illegal torrent ever.
Fear and Excitement for this year’s Political Biopic 'The Butler'
Lee Daniels, the man who brought us the Oscar nominated Precious in 2009, and 2004’s The Woodsman, released the theatrical trailer for political biopic The Butler earlier this month. Due to hit UK cinemas in August, this epic excavation into recent US political history reportedly cost a 25-million-dollar budget. Was this great financial effort to produce a damning and revelatory revision of history, or just ‘business as usual’, politically and industrially speaking?
The Toy Story Grand Theft Auto IV Mod Will Ruin Your Childhood
Combine Toy Story with Grand Theft Auto, and you get a killing blow to the childhood. That is exactly what an online user has done, creating a character mod that puts Woody & Buzz Lightyear into Liberty City. It's every bit as creepy as you think.
German Researchers Build Robotic Ape. Skynet Meets Planet Of The Apes
Researchers at the German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence have built an "ape-like robotic system" that moves just like our closest living ancestors.
Jim Carrey Condemns His Own Movie 'Kick Ass 2' For Being "Too Violent"
Jim Carrey has withdrawn support for Kick Ass 2, a film he plays a significant starring role in, for being "too violent" following the Sandy Hook massacre.
Sony and Disney Start Streaming Films Still In Cinemas
No industry resists change like the film industry, millions have been spent over the decades to keep the silver screen away well away from our familiar four walls. Sony and Disney have boldly moved into the unknown, piloting a trial that allows the residents of South Korea to watch on demand some films that are still being shown in the theatres.
Harvard Creates Tiny Robot Spiders That Move Faster Than A Cheetah On Crack
Harvard is developing a series of super-fast robot spiders. Created by PhD candidate Andrew Baish these micro-bots, known as the Harvard Abulatory MicroRobot (HAMR), are the size of a penny and can travel faster than a Cheetah.
'Lone Signal.' Start-Up Transmits Your Tweets To Outerspace
What is out there? Now you can try and talk to extra-terrestrial live, as New York-based Lone Signal is sending your online messages into space. Simply submit your message (about the length of a tweet) and they will take care of the rest, broadcasting it 17 light years away to the Gilese 526 Solar System via the Jamesburg Earth Station in Carmel Valley, CA.
Video On Instagram. Vine-Like Video Service Launched By Facebook
Instagram is taking on Vine, as it has launched a new video-sharing service, simply called "Video on Instagram."