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You’re more likely to die during sex than the numbers suggest

Here’s a little anecdote that shows how hard it is to get accurate data on risk. Just to keep things spicy, the “risk” involved is the likelihood of dying from a fatal heart attack during sex. It’s more complicated than it seems. We’ve known for some time that people do die of heart attacks during…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Scientific Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming: A Pie Chart

In reviewing more than 2,000 peer-reviewed publications, authored by over 9,000 authors between November 2012 and December 2013, geochemist James Powell found just one author who rejected global warming. Writes Powell, inviting others to replicate his findings: Anyone can repeat as much of the new study as they wish—all of it if they like. Download…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Map of the Futuristic Los Angeles Subway From Spike Jonze’s Her

One of the best moments in the new movie Her is watching Joaquin Phoenix ride an elevated train through a Los Angeles of the near-future, dance through a bustling subway station, and emerge at the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The scene got a surprised laugh from everyone at the screening I attended. After years…

Movies Alissa Walker

Michael Arndt’s scrapped Star Wars story was about Luke and Han’s kids

When Michael Arndt was replaced as the writer of Star Wars: Episode VII last fall, we were told it had to do with timing concerns. But according to a new report in the Hollywood Reporter, the real reason was a disagreement over who the film should be about: Luke, Leia and Han, or the next…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

NYC Commuters are Suspended in Time in Stainless

Artist Adam Magyar uses sophisticated software and high-speed camera rigs of his own design to capture beautifully haunting slow-motion footage of commuters, trains and passengers inside NYC’s Grand Central Terminal. Magyar compiled the footage into a 24-minute short film called Stainless. Josh Hammer describes the “long-running techno-art project” in a must-read profile on Magyar and…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The first Outlander trailer is all epic battles (with a hint of sex)

I mean, the music’s clearly trying too hard to make this show seem like a tense thriller, but there’s something almost charmingly earnest in it. That magic point where melodrama doesn’t know it’s melodrama. There’s a lot going on in this trailer. World War II! 18th century Scotland! Literally one second of sex! Don’t worry…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

China’s Moon Rover Snaps a View of Earth We Haven’t Seen in 40 Years

Nearly a month after the stunningly successful soft landing on the Moon by China’s first lunar mission on Dec. 14, 2013, the Chinese Academy of Sciences has at last released far higher quality digital imagery snapped by the Chang’e-3 lander and Yutu moon rover. Top Photo: The Earth from the Moon – by Chang’e-3 on…

io9 Ken Kremer – Universe Today

Use sound waves to make personalized jewelry

Go to this website, pick a material, send in an audio file. Get back jewelry in shape of the sound wave you gave them. It’s simple, and oddly beautiful. Bza.biz offers all sorts of materials and sizes for you to choose from. The shapes are made from the arrangement of differently diametered disks to recreate…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

No but really, why do we all burp and fart so much?

What makes humans so damn gassy? In a recent installment of SciShow, Hank Green explores the science behind our bodies’ various “gaseous emissions.” Complement with: Why does coffee make you poop? When people explode during colonoscopies Why can farts be set alight?

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Helix will definitely freak you out — but will it stay gold?

Helix is the new Fringe-style thriller series from Syfy, featuring an unregulated Arctic research facility, a black goo zombie virus, and menacing scientists with glowing eyes. Which sounds great. But it also suffers from some clunky, old fashioned scifi clichés. Let’s ponder this show’s possible fate. Spoilers ahead! It’s always hard to judge whether a…

Television Annalee Newitz

Why does Popular Science have to be so… science-y?

The latest issue of Popular Science features some counterintuitive commentary from one Bob “Words-Are-Hard” Quackenbush. I think what Bob is saying is that the print edition of PopSci could do with way more GIFs. At least one or two per page. Who needs words when you have, say, looping animations of carnivorous caterpillars? https://gizmodo.com/a-guide-to-the-ravenous-hellbeast-that-is-the-carnivoro-1032957256 https://observationdeck.kinja.com/the-big-problem-with-popular-science-magazine-1499388725

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

I could watch this time-lapse of Jupiter (and Io) all day long

A redditor by the name of bubbleweed shot this time-lapse of Jupiter moving in relation to its moon, Io, over the course of five and a half hours, and boy howdy is it beautiful. https://gizmodo.com/10-moons-every-person-should-know-5892559 https://gizmodo.com/behold-the-first-ever-geologic-map-of-volcanic-moon-io-5895256 The looping animation is captivating in its simplicity – not that there isn’t a lot to observe in the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Unloads Stockpile of Star Wars Set Photos

Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the original Star Wars, took to Twitter Thursday night and unleashed a veritable troveof annotated behind-the-scenes photos from the original trilogy. Some of these shots you’ll no doubt recognize, but many of them were new to us – like this ridiculously adorable photo of 11-year-old Warwick Davis! Many, MANY…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Scientists at work: stuck in the Antarctic ice we set out to study

Physical Oceanographer Erik van Sebille recounts his experience aboard the recently rescued Australasian Antarctic Expedition. Top Photo via Intrepid Science Antarctica is a desolate place. That much we know, but nothing prepares you for it until you actually get there. It’s cold, windy and lonely. Everything about it is the exact opposite of my normal…

io9 Erik van Sebille – The Conversation

Beautiful footage of SpaceShipTwo’s latest supersonic test flight

Virgin Galactic’s space plane, SpaceShipTwo, finished its third rocket-powered test flight yesterday, breaking the sound barrier and reaching an altitude of 71,000 feet – the loftiest in a spate of recent test-runs. Here for your enjoyment is a highlight reel of yesterday’s flight. https://gizmodo.com/watch-the-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-test-flight-f-1265129729 https://gizmodo.com/this-unbelievable-image-of-virgin-galactics-spaceshipt-471817306 Via the Virgin Galactic news brief: In command on the…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Watch this fish snag a bird OUT OF MIDAIR

Bird eats fish? No big deal. Fish eats bird by jumping from a lake to grab it, mid-flight, and drag it back into the water? YES. That is amazing. For decades, African tigerfish have been rumored to leap from the water in active, predatory pursuit of low-flying birds. Now, for the first time ever, scientists…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

This is how map projections warp your understanding of geography

How distorting are map projections? Here’s what four commonly used systems of projection do to a human head. From the 1921 publication Elements in Map Projection comes this striking demonstration of “the distortion and exaggeration inherent in various systems of projection.” Preserving the relative size and shape of the globe’s assorted land masses on a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Plans come together, fall apart, and get impaled on a crazy Dracula

You know when you’re riding a roller coaster, and you finally reach the top of a big hill, and the cars are going their slowest, but you know in just a few seconds you’re going to be careening down at about a million miles per hour? That was tonight’s Dracula, but with way more murder.…

Television Rob Bricken

What is Cassini’s most amazing discovery?

NASA’s Cassini probe has been exploring the Saturn system for almost a decade. In that time, it has fundamentally changed the way we look at the Ringed Planet and its many moons – not to mention the rest of our solar system. But which of its observations rank among Cassini’s greatest contributions to science? https://gizmodo.com/this-stunning-view-of-saturn-will-restore-your-sense-of-1447208074…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Wesen street gangs are Nick’s smallest problem on another great Grimm

Look at Grimm! Continuing to shake up its patented, very familiar formula two weeks in a row! The changes still aren’t major, and the stakes aren’t any higher, but I feel like I’m getting so much more character in these last two episodes, and it’s getting me invested in a way i hadn’t managed before.…

Television Rob Bricken

You’re more likely to die during sex than the numbers suggest

Scientific Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming: A Pie Chart

A Map of the Futuristic Los Angeles Subway From Spike Jonze’s Her

Michael Arndt’s scrapped Star Wars story was about Luke and Han’s kids

NYC Commuters are Suspended in Time in Stainless

The first Outlander trailer is all epic battles (with a hint of sex)

China’s Moon Rover Snaps a View of Earth We Haven’t Seen in 40 Years

Use sound waves to make personalized jewelry

No but really, why do we all burp and fart so much?

Helix will definitely freak you out — but will it stay gold?

Why does Popular Science have to be so… science-y?

I could watch this time-lapse of Jupiter (and Io) all day long

Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Unloads Stockpile of Star Wars Set Photos

Scientists at work: stuck in the Antarctic ice we set out to study

Beautiful footage of SpaceShipTwo’s latest supersonic test flight

Watch this fish snag a bird OUT OF MIDAIR

This is how map projections warp your understanding of geography

Plans come together, fall apart, and get impaled on a crazy Dracula

What is Cassini’s most amazing discovery?

Wesen street gangs are Nick’s smallest problem on another great Grimm

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

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You’re more likely to die during sex than the numbers suggest

Scientific Consensus on Anthropogenic Global Warming: A Pie Chart

A Map of the Futuristic Los Angeles Subway From Spike Jonze’s Her

Michael Arndt’s scrapped Star Wars story was about Luke and Han’s kids

NYC Commuters are Suspended in Time in Stainless

The first Outlander trailer is all epic battles (with a hint of sex)

China’s Moon Rover Snaps a View of Earth We Haven’t Seen in 40 Years

Use sound waves to make personalized jewelry

No but really, why do we all burp and fart so much?

Helix will definitely freak you out — but will it stay gold?

Why does Popular Science have to be so… science-y?

I could watch this time-lapse of Jupiter (and Io) all day long

Chewbacca Actor Peter Mayhew Unloads Stockpile of Star Wars Set Photos

Scientists at work: stuck in the Antarctic ice we set out to study

Beautiful footage of SpaceShipTwo’s latest supersonic test flight

Watch this fish snag a bird OUT OF MIDAIR

This is how map projections warp your understanding of geography

​Plans come together, fall apart, and get impaled on a crazy Dracula

What is Cassini’s most amazing discovery?

​Wesen street gangs are Nick’s smallest problem on another great Grimm

‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Stinks

‘Scream 4’ Is Back, and on Tape

Iran Threatens to Attack U.S. Tech Companies Starting April 1

Amazon Clears Out Netflix-Licensed Nebula Capsule 3 Mini Projector at 32% Off, Dolby Audio Home Theater for Less

Anker 160W Laptop Charger Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing in a Last-Minute Amazon Spring Sale Deal

The New ‘Backrooms’ Trailer Is Packed Full of Endless Dread

Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo Falls Under $25, a Budget Bundle Deal in the Final Hours of Spring Sale

Liquids Crack With an Audible Snap, Study Finds

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Plans come together, fall apart, and get impaled on a crazy Dracula

Wesen street gangs are Nick’s smallest problem on another great Grimm