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Alicia and Bruno are each given a different natural number in secret (1 is the smallest natural number, 2 is the second smallest, and so on). They are then tasked with guessing which of them has the larger number. The following conversation ensues:Alicia: I don’t know who has the bigger number.Bruno: I don’t know either.Alicia: Upon further reflection, I remain ignorant.Bruno: Alas, I’m still unsure too.Alicia: Now that you say that, I actually know which of us has the bigger number!Bruno: Cool! In that case, I know what…

We all keep secrets. It’s easy to do once you’ve committed to it. Just don’t say anything. But it can be harder when you want to share a little bit of information, without your confidante inferring tea that you didn’t intend to spill. Computer scientists often draw this distinction between security and privacy. Security focuses on keeping sensitive data out of the hands of untrusted parties, full stop. Privacy, on the other hand, aims to give people fine-tuned control over how their personal data gets distributed and…

Every few months, a math problem goes viral on social media. Disappointingly often, it lacks mathematical meat. It seems over half of them boil down to the order of operations. Some tweet will get thousands of likes claiming that the Internet is divided over an arithmetic problem like: what does 6÷2(1+2) equal? It’s fine if people don’t remember how to evaluate expressions like this. But it’s not so interesting when you just have to Google the order of operations and follow the instructions (it equals 9).“Even AI Rappers…

Ryan Reynolds wants to bring back the Biker Mice From Mars. Meet Ice Cube’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem villain. Gamera gets ready to rumble in a new look at Netflix’s latest Kaiju anime. Plus, what’s coming on Riverdale. Spoilers now!io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightSam Raimi’s Spider-Man 4During a recent interview with Comic Book, Thomas Hayden Church revealed he’s “heard rumors” Sam Raimi may return to direct another Spider-Man movie starring Tobey Maguire.There’s always been some…

Mark Ronson teases some wild additions to Barbie’s soundtrack. The long-delayed Uzumaki adaptation is still happening. Strange Planet’s animated adaptation sets an August release date. Plus, what’s coming on My Adventures With Superman and Riverdale. Spoilers, away!Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 PicksThe Purge 6During a recent interview with The Playlist, James DeMonaco stated Universal is “scared” to produce his extra-expensive script for a sixth Purge movie. I wrote the script. Universal has seen it. There are…

Salt-N-Pepa dropped a bomb on Tuesday’s episode of “Tamron Hall,” and this one is for the fly mothers.While the episode was dedicated to celebrating 50 years of hip-hop — and specifically the pioneering female group that started when hip-hop was seen as perhaps a fad instead of a genre — the hourlong interview revealed the many ways that Salt-N-Pepa struggled as women on the rise.From fighting with record execs for “Shoop,” the song they knew would be a hit, to rejecting industry norms when it came to motherhood, the…

Melissa Barrera is heading to her Scream 6 directors’ Universal Monsters movie. A new Deadite rises in clips from Evil Dead Rise. Plus, behind the scenes on The Little Mermaid, and wedding bells ring for Archie and Cheryl on Riverdale. Spoilers, away!Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard Nerd Out About Jurassic Park's Returning HeroesUntitled Monster ThrillerDeadline reports Melissa Barrera will re-team with Scream 6 directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett on their currently untitled “monster thriller” at…

Screenshot: The CWRiverdale might be coming to an end, but do not worry, fans of CW-affiliated chaos and whoopee caps: if you thought the show might somehow get less batshit in its final season, you’re in luck. Also, there was already time-travel involved, how did you think they were gonna tone it down?Deadline has word that the CW has cast two new regular stars for the Archie Comics adaptation/wild fever dream’s seventh and final season, which will see our heroes wake up back in high school after the bananas events of…

Will Android and Apple ever play nice? Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoThis week, alongside a massive unveiling of brand new foldable devices and accessories from Samsung, Google put out its own ad campaign in an attempt to rally the troops against Apple’s tyrannical reign on messaging. Google’s #getthemessage campaign hopes to stoke the flames of millions of bothered Android fans so that Apple might be encouraged to support RCS messaging, the cross-platform standard recently adopted by Google…