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Would you trust a young wizard? But of all the elderly, facial-hair-bearing sorcerers out there, who reigns supreme? Besides, his straggly beard makes him look more like an elderly hermit than a powerful sorcerer. However, a closer examination of his school policies reveals that Dumbledore was actually quite horrible. Plus, Dumbledores massive, frizzy beard is more Santa Claus-y than majestic. But given that hes secretly a semi-omniscient deity, it feels like hes cheating a bit....

Sometimes nature is just out to screw with you. There are at least two kinds of shark that can, when handled, bark like dogs. Another day, another way for nature to weird out. Sharks are sleek underwater predators that soundlessly stalk their prey. Except for the sharks that bark like dogs when they feel threatened. So far, scientists dont know exactly how they do it, or whether its intentional. Both sharks use the same mechanism to produce the barking sounds....

Eugenics is the now-defunct (and creepy!) practice of breeding supposedly superior humans to achieve genetic improvements while sterilizing undesirables. Reprinted with permission from Beacon Press. Does a dog need to have a certain look to behave in a certain way? Terrible but true: who among us, at one time or another, hasnt been guilty of stereotyping? And who among us has never let looks determine likability? Old biases arent easy to shed....

The idea is to hold police accountable for unnecessary violence. But the history of police body cams reveals that the devices have often had the opposite effect. On the afternoon of March 1st, a band of Los Angeles Policeshot a homeless man. How it went down depends on who you ask and, more importantly, on whose video youre watching. Keunang is thrown to the ground. Officers struggle to contain him....

Since the dawn of porn, X-rated movies have tackled science fiction and fantasy themes. Weve listedhundreds of science-fictional porn moviesin the past. But most of the time, when porn goes scifi, it ventures into spoof territory. Here are some X-rated films that have actual merit as science fiction. Oh, and theres going to be NSFW stuff below. Notable for having long sequences where women make plaster casts of erect penises....

What do you do with your vacuum in-between visits from your parents? When vacuuming, though, its a different story. Thats the price you pay with a lightweight cordless vacuum, though, given current battery limitations. But the added functionality of the iNSTICK could more than make up for that shortcoming. News from the future, delivered to your present.

Like it or not, we are nearing the age of humans creating autonomous, self-aware super intelligences. Those worries and benefits have not escaped religious. Some faith-bound Americans want to see to it any superintelligence we create knows about God. In the U.S. Congress, 92 percent of ourhighest politiciansbelong to a Christian faith. Its redemption to all of creation, even AI, he said. The metaphysical questions surrounding faith and AI are like tumbling down Alices rabbit hole....

Is there more than one of you out there, somewhere? Its an incredible notion: that theres a Universe out there for every outcome thats conceivable. Theres one where everything with a non-zero probability of having happened is actually the reality in that Universe. But there are an awful lot of ifs that are mandatory to get there. Why is that, you ask? Thats 10^100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Universes, which might be one of the biggest numbers youve ever imagined....

Flick is all chin-out grit, a querulous, hyper-competent terror, the ultimate Ambitious Girl. Dont get me wrong: She is a sociopath in this movie. Election is a fizzy, bitter comedy about bad people. Even in his original review, Robert EbertcomparedFlick to Elizabeth Dole. These are not overt compliments: Flick, as I said before, is a sociopath. But theyre also not overt insults. And she is always, always competent, more so than her male rivals....

And yet, the more you learn about this films production, the more of a miracle it seems. Here are all the strangest facts you oughta know about the making of Hellraiser. And I thought, Oh, Im so fucked, I dont even have a book!' Thats why in stalk and slash films I feel that half the story is missing. These creatures simply become, in a very boring way, abstractions of evil....

Im something of a connoisseur of conspiracy theories. (Bonus points if either extraterrestrials or the Freemasons are involved.) The Ebola problem was introduced gently to the US public earlier in the year. Of course to test a new vaccine and a new drug one needs a clinical trial. But people tend not to get Ebola it has been pretty quiet for a very long time until now. Seems a gift for WHO and the CDC but who wrapped it and how long ago?...

Some methods were considerably crueler than others these 10 being among the most barbaric and brutal. Europes Medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. Different types of torture were used depending on the victims crime, gender, and social status. There are dozens upon dozens of different torture techniques and devices. I recently visited the Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments in Prague where these 10 caught my eye....

Warner Bros.s DC strategy has taken a strange turn. Did anyone anticipate that wed be getting overloaded with Aquaman news? https://gizmodo.com/zack-snyder-calls-into-local-radio-show-to-defend-the-h-1618361564 https://gizmodo.com/jason-momoa-will-officially-be-aquaman-in-batman-v-sup-1620111374 But now Warner Bros. has added another wrinkle to the tale. Will Beall and Kurt Johnstad have reportedly been hired to write two separate scripts for an Aquaman film. So theyre pouring resources into getting things moving and making sure they hit one of those dates. Regardless, Warner Bros....