THE CHAOS OF A NEW PLANET | The youngest planet yet discovered may still be in the process of formation — and it could eventually be much bigger than any planet in our solar system. Find out more here. Art by Ron Miller.
https://gizmodo.com/a-newly-discovered-planet-in-its-explosive-infancy-5856544
https://gizmodo.com/psychologist-admits-to-faking-dozens-of-scientific-stud-5855733
Psychologist admits to faking dozens of scientific studies
Prominent social psychologist Diederik Stapel (who earlier this year reported that something as trivial as litter can promote discriminatory behavior) has been outed as one of the biggest frauds in scientific history. Will social psychology be able to recover? More »
Why Science Fiction Writers are Like Porn Stars
https://gizmodo.com/why-science-fiction-writers-are-like-porn-stars-5856158
I didn’t want to write about Glen Duncan’s nerd-baiting book review in last Sunday’s New York Times. The one that starts, “A literary novelist writing a genre novel is like an intellectual dating a porn star.” And just goes downhill from there. More »
A charming music video starring David Tennant and the cast, crew, and aliens of Doctor Who
https://gizmodo.com/a-charming-music-video-starring-david-tennant-and-the-c-5854705
When David Tennant left Doctor Who , the cast and crew made a music video of “(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles” by The Proclaimers for the wrap party. Footage of Tennant hanging with the band surfaced a while back, but here’s the whole shebang. More »
This logic puzzle will make your brain hate you
https://gizmodo.com/this-logic-puzzle-will-make-your-brain-hate-you-5854921
How’s your Monday coming along? Pretty rough? Well it’s about to get a little hairier. More »
io9’s 50 Scariest Movies Of All Time: The Top 10
https://gizmodo.com/io9-s-50-scariest-movies-of-all-time-the-top-10-5854918
What is the scariest science fiction or fantasy film of all time? Which classic horror movies stand above the rest, as the most terrifying? The staff at io9 has painstakingly selected the best of the best, and compiled our ultimate list of the scariest movies of all time. More »
J.K. Rowling wanted to kill Ron Weasley
https://gizmodo.com/j-k-rowling-wanted-to-kill-ron-weasley-5855210
The author of the Harry Potter books has finally admitted that she had murderous plans for poor old Ron Weasley. Why? Well that’s simple. More »
The 10 Most Mortifying Seasons of Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows
https://gizmodo.com/the-10-most-mortifying-seasons-of-science-fiction-and-f-5855113
Television shows are like sports teams: Sometimes they just have an off season. (And sometimes they just dive down a terrible hole and get trapped forever.) More »
What if Charles Schulz illustrated H.P. Lovecraft?
https://gizmodo.com/what-if-charles-schulz-illustrated-h-p-lovecraft-5855304
We’ve seen Lovecraft meet Seuss, here’s the author versus Schulz. And now artist Julien Bazinet has sent the Peanuts gang over the precipice of madness. More »
How to Write a Sincere First Draft of Your Science Fiction or Fantasy Epic
https://gizmodo.com/how-to-write-a-sincere-first-draft-of-your-science-fict-5855273
Most first drafts are horribly insincere, and that’s a big reason why revising a novel (or screenplay) can be so hard. Figuring out what you really meant to write, instead of the garbage you actually did write, can be a nightmare. More »
Stiletto implants make your feet look just like Barbie’s
https://gizmodo.com/stiletto-implants-make-your-feet-look-just-like-barbies-5855361
Holy hell, this is disturbing. Could high-heeled foot implants actually happen in the near future? One artist is showing us the horror we’ve got to look forward to. More »
Stephen King explains the rules of time travel. Debate over.
https://gizmodo.com/stephen-king-explains-the-rules-of-time-travel-debate-5855798
Stephen King’s new novel 11/22/63 involves a tunnel to the past, and a guy who tries to tamper with the Kennedy assassination. Talking to Wired, King explains something about the rules of time travel as he sees them. More »
One weird theory could make anti-gravity and faster-than-light travel possible
https://gizmodo.com/one-weird-theory-could-make-anti-gravity-and-faster-tha-5855461
So we’ve had neutrinos that traveled faster than light – or at least, that result hasn’t been invalidated yet. But how soon can we get spaceships that can travel to other star systems without traveling at faster-than-light velocities? More »
