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Rick and Morty gets a second season

Good news! Adult Swim has announced that Rick and Morty is getting a second season! If you’re not watching Rick and Morty, you need to start watching it right now. The animated series centers around a scientist and his grandson (but it’s really so much more than that). Creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland released…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Why speed cameras don’t work as well as we think they do

Speed cameras have been put in at various intersections across the globe. Depending on who you ask, they were put in to bring in money or to reduce accidents. But here’s one reason why they don’t reduce accidents as much as we think they do. In the past we’ve talked about how extraordinary results cause…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A heroine who went from burlesque dancing to crime fighting

During the Golden Age of comics, before the rise of the Comics Code Authority, crime was king. Newsstands were filled with lurid titles like Gangsters and Gun Molls, Prison Riot, Murder, Inc., Murderous Gangsters and their equally lurid covers. As obscure as some of these comics were, even more obscure was the one called Velda:…

Books & Comics Ron Miller

Your brain no longer knows the difference between emoticons and emotion

Does anyone know the emoticon for a vague sense of discomfort, caused by staring-down a dark and technologically alienating future? A new study published in Social Neuroscience says that the brain has begun processing a typed emoticon with the same signals that previously only accompanied processing a real, emoting human face. Smithsonian explains: Researchers at…

io9 Ria Misra

China’s Lunar Rover Yutu: Not Dead Yet

Just one day after being declared officially dead, Jade Rabbit has suddenly sprung back to life, transmitting a downlink signal to mission controllers back home on Earth. But while the rover may not be completely lost, it’s still not clear if it’s functional enough to continue the mission. Details are vague. Here’s the entire release…

io9 George Dvorsky

The sixth and final season of Clone Wars will debut on Netflix

Those waiting for Clone Wars: The Lost Missions to get some kind of closure for the hit Star Wars cartoon won’t need to wait much longer. The never-before-seen final episodes will debut on Netflix on March 7th, and here’s the first clip featuring a very special cameo! The 13-episode Lost Missions season will premiere along…

io9 Rob Bricken

Just what will Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s Scarlet Witch look like?

The Divergent sequel has a new director. Amazing Spider-Man 2’s viral site sets up B.J. Novak’s character. Josh Schwartz talks bringing Chuck back. And does a set photo reveal Eric’s fate on True Blood? Plus, new photos from X-Men: Days of Future Past! Spoilers now! Avengers: Age of Ultron According to Elizabeth Olsen, we shouldn’t…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

The Story of Star Wars Hand-Stitched into a 30-foot Bayeux Tapestry

Inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry, Aled Lewis cross-stitched “The Coruscant Tapestry,” a 30’x13″ visual retelling of the six Star Wars films with Aurebesh script surrounding the borders. “The Coruscant Tapestry” is currently on display at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles as part of Lewis’ Just Pixels solo show, and the folks at the gallery say…

io9 Lauren Davis

Here’s what a Martian space elevator might actually look like

By the turn of the 23rd Century, our founding Martian colonies will be so large and developed we’ll be able to see them from space, providing a spectacular view as visitors ride down on the Tharsis Space Elevator. Titled “The Space Elevator to Mars — Descent At Dusk,” this is a stunning new piece of…

io9 George Dvorsky

The ISS will soon be outfitted with a “Laser Cannon”

What’s a space station without a laser cannon? The International Space Station will be getting its very own laser at the end of 2014. And unlike the planet-smashing capabilities of the Death Star of Star Wars fame, this laser will to be enlisted for the purpose of science. Above: CATS in the laboratory. Credit: NASA/GSFC.…

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Possibly the greatest rap song about Pokémon ever written

I am so glad that this exists. Not just for Pokémon fans, but for the good of the universe. This sketch, called Pokéballer, was written by Alice Moran and directed by Mike Fly for the Second City Network. See more of their videos on YouTube!

io9 Annalee Newitz

Build your own map of The Kingdom of Eliphaz from Knights of Badassdom

LARP comedy Knights of Badassdom (which we enjoyed despite the rumors of editing hackery) is releasing a piece-by-piece map of the fictional Kingdom of Eliphaz. And here’s another section to the puzzle. To check out the rest of the growing map, head over to Knights of Badassdom website.

Movies Meredith Woerner

One of the remote-controlled Lost World dinosaurs actually bit an actor

In the second Jurassic Park movie, a pack of tiny Compsognathus swarm Peter Stormare’s character, Dieter Stark. Apparently, even the remote-controlled puppet versions of these Compies were vicious little critters; some were designed to actually bite Stormare’s lip. Stan Winston Studio posted this video of how they accomplished the Compy attack, and it’s a great…

Movies Lauren Davis

Nature had finally reclaimed the colonists’ original home

Two hundred years ago, when our founders declared independence from Earth, this station was their only stronghold against the dangers of Neo-Earth. But today the only people who visit are historians and exo-anthropologists. This illustration was created in Photoshop by Montreal concept artist Nivanh Chanthara. He works at Eidos, and you can see more of…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Listen to the entirety of The Lego Movie‘s awe-inspiring Batman song

In a movie full of awesome moments, Batman’s self-composed theme song from The Lego Movie may be the awesomest. But you only got to hear part of it! Here’s the full-length track, which should be legally required to accompany every single Batman appearance from here on out. [Via Badass Digest]

io9 Rob Bricken

Was Deus Ex: Human Revolution a re-imagining of Robocop?

The Robocop remake is out today — but it might not be the only re-working of the original movie’s world. After reading the movie review, a discussion began about the differences between a remake and a re-imaging — and just where videogame Deus Ex: Human Revolution , with its direct references to the original Robocop…

Movies Ria Misra

There’s still a way Firefly could come back to television

As much as we would all absolutely love to see more episodes of Firefly, getting the gang back together is a tricky proposition. But former Firefly writer and producer Tim Minear says he wouldn’t “foreclose the possibility” of more Firefly and has a proposal for another flight aboard Serenity. Firefly creator Joss Whedon has said…

Television Lauren Davis

The directors of Lego Movie are creating a post-apocalyptic TV show

That didn’t take long. Now that Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s brilliance is being recognized, they’ve gotten a series order for a Fox show called Last Man on Earth, starring Will Forte (Nebraska). It’s a single-camera comedy about, well, the last man on Earth. According to Variety, Lord and Miller are producing but also directing,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Art Deco furniture makes your house look like a Metropolis set

Art Deco is a futuristic style from the early twentieth century that influenced the design of everything from buildings to science fiction movies. And when you look at these pieces of Art Deco furniture, you’ll see why. A custom daybed with bookshelves from the New York apartment of composer and pianist George Gershwin (via 1stdibs)…

io9 Vincze Miklós

How a satellite actually creates images of the Earth

On February 11, 2013, NASA’s Earth-mapping Landsat 8 satellite was launched into our planet’s orbit. To celebrate a year in space, Landsat team leader David Roy has used imagery acquired by the satellite to create a most unusual composite photograph of the United States: a patchwork of parallel strips, each one 115-miles wide. Image Credit:…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Rick and Morty gets a second season

Why speed cameras don’t work as well as we think they do

A heroine who went from burlesque dancing to crime fighting

Your brain no longer knows the difference between emoticons and emotion

China’s Lunar Rover Yutu: Not Dead Yet

The sixth and final season of Clone Wars will debut on Netflix

Just what will Avengers: Age of Ultron‘s Scarlet Witch look like?

The Story of Star Wars Hand-Stitched into a 30-foot Bayeux Tapestry

Here’s what a Martian space elevator might actually look like

The ISS will soon be outfitted with a “Laser Cannon”

Possibly the greatest rap song about Pokémon ever written

Build your own map of The Kingdom of Eliphaz from Knights of Badassdom

One of the remote-controlled Lost World dinosaurs actually bit an actor

Nature had finally reclaimed the colonists’ original home

Listen to the entirety of The Lego Movie‘s awe-inspiring Batman song

Was Deus Ex: Human Revolution a re-imagining of Robocop?

There’s still a way Firefly could come back to television

The directors of Lego Movie are creating a post-apocalyptic TV show

Art Deco furniture makes your house look like a Metropolis set

How a satellite actually creates images of the Earth

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

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

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

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