Month: August 2024

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation US highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “The Science of Cats” What prompted the idea for the course? I’m an evolutionary biologist who has spent my career studying the evolution of small lizards in the Caribbean. I’m also a lifelong cat lover, but it
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It’s admittedly not much at the moment, but it’s a sign of things to come for Bokeh Game Studio’s Slitterhead. Ahead of their appearance at PAX West and Gamescom, the developer has released a new image from Slitterhead, which is appropriately ominous. Set in the densely cluttered streets of Kowlong, filled with obscurity and chaos,
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During a presentation yesterday at a D23 fan event in Anaheim, California, Disney announced that Trent Reznor’s groundbreaking group, Nine Inch Nails, will handle the score for Tron: Ares, the third installment of the cyber-futuristic science fiction film series, set for release in October 2025. The core members of the band, Reznor and Atticus Ross,
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New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” to replace Earth’s, and adapt module spaces to suit their needs. Archaeology is usually thought of as the study of the distant past, but it’s ideally suited for revealing
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Do you remember Thatcher’s Techbase, the Doom mod that lets you kill deceased former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whose actions while in office rendered her more hated by working class people than even the numerous Tories that’ve followed in her footsteps since the 1980s? Well, it’s now playable on modern PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
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My Rating ⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. “Safe Once More” With the full spectrum lights disabled all around Madison Square Garden, Reed Richards helps fend off a new mob of vampires breaching the perimeter. Within minutes, the situation becomes dire as Alicia discovers blood pouring freely from Reed’s wounds sustained yesterday during the first
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EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios, once again, is showing its commitment to the big screen with The Accountant 2, which will make a theatrical splash on April 25, 2025. Until now, no release plans were made public about the sequel starring Ben Affleck and directed by Gavin O’Connor. That final April date proved a solid frame
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Earlier this week, China successfully deployed the first elements of what could become the second satellite megaconstellation—China’s own version of Starlink. While the 18 communication satellites worked as expected, the same cannot be said for the Long March 6A rocket that delivered them. US Space Command has confirmed that the rocket has broken up into
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By Howard Bloom We are waiting for the other shoe to drop while Iran is lining up its ducks. Hamas’ political leader Ismael Haniyeh was assassinated on July 31st, just over a week ago.  Iran’s Supreme Leader vowed to “avenge his blood” and said that Iran would hit Israel with a “severe punishment.” The head of
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Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
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Green Day are reissuing American Idiot to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary this fall. The digital deluxe edition arrives October 25 and includes unreleased demos, B-sides, live versions, and bonus songs. The 8xLP box set edition also features a new documentary on the album, 20 Years of American Idiot, alongside the 2015 documentary Heart Like
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The first League event has arrived to Marvel Snap, and it’s Deadpool-themed. The merc-with-a-mouth himself has issued a call-to-arms in Marvel Snap, and the free-to-play collectible card game has introduced its first League event with a Deadpool theme, continuing Marvel fans’ buzz around the character as Deadpool & Wolverine recently premiered to fantastic critical and
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