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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Amazing StarTalk Is Getting Its Own TV Series

If you haven’t seen (or listened to) Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk, what are you doing with your life? But seriously this podcast/webseries is amazing and we’re delighted to tell you that it’s about to become a TV show! StarTalk is getting its own late-night slot on the National Geographic Channel. The series centers around forcing…

io9 Meredith Woerner

This Is The First Video Ever Taken Of Rare “Type D” Orcas

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, while monitoring the activities of a poaching vessel in the South Indian Ocean, has captured unprecedented footage of an entire pod of rare “Ecotype D” orca whales. As reported in Discovery News, the 13-whale pod swam alongside the ship, named the Bob Barker, for more than an hour. The conservation…

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We Wish These Retrofuturistic Versions Of American Cities Had Come True

In the first half of the 20th century, artists came up with gorgeous designs for New York City, Columbus, Houston, and other American cities, imagining them as havens of efficient transportation, dense urban living, and space age architecture. Manhattan, New York, by Richard Rummell, 1910-1911 (via Library of Congress) Houston’s skyline in 1980, imagined by…

io9 Vincze Miklós

Classic Paintings, With All The Humans Replaced With Playmobil Toys

I always used Playmobil figurines to reenact my favorite movies, but artist Pierre-Adrien Sollier recreates famous works of art with Playmobil shapes, painting images of the plastic toys in the place of people and animals. Sollier’s paintings are, as you might expect, rather playful, taking familiar paintings and substituting in those ever-smiling figurines. Even though…

io9 Lauren Davis

How The LEGO Movie Was Built Brick By Virtual Brick

The LEGO Movie certainly looks like it was created entirely with LEGO bricks in real life. In reality it wasnt, but the lengths the creators went to import finger smudges, cracked pieces and more still has us really impressed. Watch how The LEGO Movie was really built. In other LEGO news the Will Artnett Batman…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What Do Bhopal And Chernobyl Have To Do With Artificial Intelligence?

Everything, actually. Artificial intelligence is poised to accompany humanity for the rest of its existence. We have a responsibility to make it safe. While we still can. About a month ago Artificial Intelligence made headlines when Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk said they feared it. Then Google CEO Eric Schmidt and iRobot founder Rodney Brooks…

io9 James Barrat

We’re Dying To Visit This Weird New Museum of Curiosities

Seriously, any museum with a “Cabinet of Death” display is something you don’t want to sleep on. The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities in London displays the entire collection of the proudly eccentric Mr. Wynd, and it’s full of weird and wonderful things (mostly weird though). Co.Design offers just a taste of what’s in store…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

You’re Immune to This Illusion for Only Two Months in Your Life

We’ve written about the Hollow Face Illusion before. It will get you every time. But in order to be fooled by something that shouldn’t be, you need to know how things should be. There is a class of people who don’t ever fall for the Hollow Face Illusion. Small babies don’t understand how the shapes…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Humble Comic Bundle, Predator Triple Feature, and More Deals

The latest Humble Image Comics Bundle packs in a ton of great stuff, and those who opt for the upper tier get The Walking Dead Compendium One to boot. [Humble] StoryBundle is back with their fifth video game bundle. If you don’t know the drill, you just name your own price (minimum $3) to get…

io9 Shep McAllister

We Could Have A Wicked Movie By 2016!

A Wicked movie by 2016? That is both the most exciting and terrifying news all at once. On the plus side, this is a fabulous musical ripe for the screen, but on the downside it’s also terrifying to imagine anyone else playing the two leads besides Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel. In an interview with…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Men Can Live 20 Years Longer… But There’s A High Cost

Men, what would you be willing to give up to live a couple decades longer? Think carefully before you answer. Research has shown that men who are castrated may have significantly longer lifespans. Here’s what we know. Photo Credit: Colby Stopa via flickr | CC BY 2.0 Behavior or Biology? You’ve probably heard about the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Exclusive Vice Clip: Thomas Jane’s Answer To The Voight-Kampff Test

In Vice, Thomas Jane plays a cop who’s investigating a resort where androids have gone wild. And as this exclusive clip from the movie shows, he doesn’t need to ask any questions about turtles to spot a rogue android. He just asks if he can “imprint” you. The results are pretty entertaining. Vice is out…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Your Guide To Ant-Man, The Newest (And Smallest) Marvel Cinematic Hero

Earlier this week we gotour first look atAnt-Man, the movie that will cap off the MCU’s Phase 2 ahead of the plethora of movies they announced last year. Not a follower of the comics? Here’s the gist of everything you need to know about Marvel’s teeniest hero. So. Ant-Man. Seems like a weird Superhero. Yeah,…

Movies James Whitbrook

What Would Ghostbusters Look Like As A 1980s Anime? Pretty Damn Fun

The folks at Nacho Punch have already given us cyberpunk Harry Potter and anime Star Wars, and here they give Ghostbusters the 1980s Japanese animated treatment. The best part is when Ray chooses the form of the destructor. [via NerdApproved]

io9 Lauren Davis

How Predesination‘s Sarah Snook Tackled The Weirdest Love Story Ever

Sarah Snook is winning raves for her intense performance in the time-travel thriller Predestination. And if you’ve read the Heinlein story it’s based on, “All You Zombies,” you’ll know how tough her role is. We talked to Snook about dealing with paradoxes — and relationships — that would make your head explode. We were lucky…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

These Are The Science Stories That Will Be Making News In 2015

The coming year is shaping up to be a rather extraordinary one. Over the next 12 months, we’ll be visiting dwarf planets, unlocking the secrets of a 400,000-year-old genome, and resuming the hunt for exotic particles. Here are the science stories to look out for in 2015. Above: Artistic depiction of Pluto’s surface with Charon…

io9 George Dvorsky

An Experiment To Make Pigeons Into Art Critics Doesn’t Go Far Enough

If you’ve spent your week wondering if pigeons can distinguish Picasso from Monet, get ready to have your questions answered. But the answer just makes us want more. In 1995, scientists took “experimentally naive” pigeons, and put them in their own personal enclosures in a lab. The pigeons’ naivete wouldn’t last for long. They needed…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Terrifying Resilience Of Fast Food That Refuses To Decompose

The “food” you see pictured here is nearly two years old. As Business Insider reports, A Michigan chiropractor has been saving a Taco Bell chicken taco and McDonald’s cheeseburger with fries for two years, and none of the items have appeared to rot. Dr. Jacqueline Vaughn purchased the meals in early 2013 and put them…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Top 10 Biggest Design Flaws In The U.S.S. Enterprise

Star Trek broke new ground by having a spaceship without fins and rockets, and by consulting with the RAND Corp. on its design. And the Enterprise is indeed a beauty. But the Federation’s coolest starship isn’t flawless, by any means. Here are the 10 biggest design flaws in the U.S.S. Enterprise. Image by Sam Woolley…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Diana Biller

Two Men Become Robots, Cats, and Each Other In This “Face Hacking” Vid

Remember when the apex of what computers could do to morph faces was represented in Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” music video? Yeah, things have changed, and with jaw-dropping results. In Face Hacking, a stunning meld of real-time face tracking and 3D animation, artist Nobumichi Asai creates incredible illusions using living faces. The two men…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Amazing StarTalk Is Getting Its Own TV Series

This Is The First Video Ever Taken Of Rare “Type D” Orcas

We Wish These Retrofuturistic Versions Of American Cities Had Come True

Classic Paintings, With All The Humans Replaced With Playmobil Toys

How The LEGO Movie Was Built Brick By Virtual Brick

What Do Bhopal And Chernobyl Have To Do With Artificial Intelligence?

We’re Dying To Visit This Weird New Museum of Curiosities

You’re Immune to This Illusion for Only Two Months in Your Life

Humble Comic Bundle, Predator Triple Feature, and More Deals

We Could Have A Wicked Movie By 2016!

Men Can Live 20 Years Longer… But There’s A High Cost

Exclusive Vice Clip: Thomas Jane’s Answer To The Voight-Kampff Test

Your Guide To Ant-Man, The Newest (And Smallest) Marvel Cinematic Hero

What Would Ghostbusters Look Like As A 1980s Anime? Pretty Damn Fun

How Predesination‘s Sarah Snook Tackled The Weirdest Love Story Ever

These Are The Science Stories That Will Be Making News In 2015

An Experiment To Make Pigeons Into Art Critics Doesn’t Go Far Enough

The Terrifying Resilience Of Fast Food That Refuses To Decompose

Top 10 Biggest Design Flaws In The U.S.S. Enterprise

Two Men Become Robots, Cats, and Each Other In This “Face Hacking” Vid

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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