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Tech

A New Equation Estimates the Chances of Life Arising on a Given Planet

07.06.16

By Victoria Turk
Tech

A New Algorithm Reveals the Hidden World of Imperceptible Motion

06.21.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The World Is a Knapsack Problem and We’re Just Living in It

05.10.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

An Algorithm for Escaping a Burning Building

04.29.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

32-Bit Integers and Why Old Computers Matter

04.12.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Doomsday Rule: An Algorithmic Classic

04.05.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Simple, Elegant Algorithm That Makes Google Maps Possible

03.22.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Quantum Information Takes the Connectedness Out of Search

03.18.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Happy Pi Day: Pi Is an Imposter

03.14.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Rabbits All the Way Down: The Fibonacci Sequence

03.01.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

When Time Flows Backwards

02.14.15

By Michael Byrne
Music

10.0! We Gave Pitchfork Scores to Every Band Playing Pitchfork Music Festival

02.13.15

By Noisey Staff

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Robin Williams in 'Jumanji,' not a 'Batman' movie (Photo: TriStar/Getty Images)

Comedy

Robin Williams Missed Out on Playing Two Different Batman Villains

The Caped Crusader dodged the ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ star on a couple of occasions

8 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen
Adam Sandler (Photo: Buena Vista/Getty Images)

Comedy

Why Theatergoers Walked Out of a Beloved Adam Sandler Movie Before It Started

Despite people leaving during the previews, the film was Sandler’s most profitable up until that point

37 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen
Rodney Dangerfield (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum/IMAGES/Getty Images)

Comedy

Rodney Dangerfield Once Wrote a Steamy Romance Novel (And Narrated It Himself)

The risqué story was originally conceived as a movie

51 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen
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Music

5 Songs Every Former Scene Kid Still Knows by Heart

The Congressional members of the 2000s scream/emo music scene silently voted “Grand Theft Autumn” by Fall Out Boy as our collective anthem.

1 hour ago

By Stephen Andrew Galiher
Screenshot: Valve, GDC

Gaming

Valve Confirms Steam Machine Performance – Minimum Specs for Verified Games Revealed

Valve has revealed the minimum performance requirements for Steam Machine Verified games, including a 1080p and 30 FPS target.

2 hours ago

By Brent Koepp