Deliberately

The theory that humans only use 10 percent of the brain’s potential has been widely dismissed as a myth, but that doesn’t mean it can’t serve as the basis for a spectacularly silly sci-fi action blockbuster, with Luc Besson’s Lucy gleefully leaning into the nonsensical science of its premise to delightful results. Audiences were certainly receptive to the unhinged thriller’s unique set of charms, seeing as the film went on to become one of 2014’s biggest box office successes after recouping its $39 million budget 11…

The LIFE habitat at the moment of failure. Gif: Sierra Space/GizmodoPrivate space company Sierra Space announced yesterday that it successfully completed a stress test last month on an in-development astronaut habitat—a test that involved the pumping of gas into the inflatable module until it blew apart. This is the second successful test, following one earlier this year in July.Sierra Space has been developing the Large Integrated Flexible Environment, or LIFE, habitat to continue its foray into long-term commercial…

You probably don’t think about tuberculosis much. Growing up, I only read about it in history books, where it was often referred to as consumption and where it shortened the lives of such famous people as the poet John Keats, the playwright Anton Chekhov, and all the Brontë siblings. It’s a bacterial disease that lives mostly in the lungs, though if untreated it can spread throughout the body. As recently as the turn of the 19th century, an estimated 7 million people a year died from tuberculosis. Even today, without…

Image via Marvel Studios There are always insane theories on Reddit, but this one might take the cake when it comes to the MCU. In Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange looked into the future and saw 14,600,005 outcomes for the upcoming battle against Thanos, and in only one version did they win. This version required Tony Stark to sacrifice himself by taking on all the infinity stones and erasing Thanos and his army from existence, the toll of which was too much for his body to handle. Now a fan has the crazy…

In a rather shocking turn of events, a young IT employee from Bengaluru, along with four of his friends, got arrested in Manipal for engaging in road rage and damaging two other vehicles. The IT employee, who has been identified as Suhas, and his four friends – Bharath, Naveen Kalyan, Nirmala and Kavana – have been arrested by Manipal Police for damaging two cars after engaging in a road rage incident, after they created ruckus at a local pub. IT company emplyes- Suhas from Bngaluru who was drunk showed unruly…

Last year when Facebook FB -6.77% blocked news in Australia in response to potential legislation making platforms pay publishers for content, it also took down the pages of Australian hospitals, emergency services and charities. It publicly called the resulting chaos “inadvertent.”Internally, the pre-emptive strike was hailed as a strategic masterstroke. Facebook documents and testimony filed to U.S. and Australian authorities by whistleblowers allege that…