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Where do space whales come from?

It’s the perfect painting to find at a garage sale: the 1970s-style space whale, floating through a psychedelic wonderland of nebulae and hippie hopes for world peace. But where did this iconic image come from? Over at Lapham’s Quarterly, Rebecca Onion has a great essay where she explores the strange history of the space whale.…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Can You Guess Which Movies These Facial Mashups Belong To?

Every director has his or her own distinct visual mood, but does that mood extend to what types of faces they cast? Based on data pushed through a facial recognition algorithm, these images shows us the aggregate of every face shown in a handful of blockbusters from the past few years. As you might guess,…

Movies Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Newly discovered “Pandoravirus” could redefine life as we know it

Scientists have discovered a pair of viruses that defy classification. Bigger and more genetically complex than any viral genus known to science, these so-called “pandoraviruses” could reignite a longstanding debate over the classification of life itself. The Largest Virus Ever There was a time when scientists regarded viruses as small and simple. Then along came…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Parkour goat is tired of your bullsh*t fence

Five-foot fence? Please. Parkour goat’s got this. Goats were basically born to do this kind of thing. They scale near-vertical faces on the daily. [Spotted on Laughing Squid]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

The very best finds on the floor at Comic-Con 2013

Navigating the sweaty masses on the Comic-Con floor can be soul-crippling. So we did it for you! Here’s our list of the best booths, sites, toys, action figures, and goodies you should be gobbling up (with location numbers) on the floor of San Diego Comic-Con. That’s not just He-Man, it’s King He-Man at the Mattel…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Heal your Game of Thrones anguish with these plush Direwolf puppies

It’s no secret that this past season of Game of Thrones has been rather… rough. But what better way to get over your agony than by snuggling your very own plush Direwolf puppy? These three Stark pets are the pinnacle of Factory Entertainment’s brand-new, shockingly adorable Game of Thrones plush line. The Direwolf puppies stand…

io9 Rob Bricken

Here’s the New Lego Back to the Future Set

This is the back of the box of the Lego Back to the Future set, which I got last week. While I’m still disappointed with how they made the hood, it’s still a nice set. That car’s front is easily fixable if you get some extra pieces—and the third movie’s car actually looks nice. Masashi…

Movies Jesus Diaz

io9 Book Club reminder: Meeting 7/30 to discuss Odds Against Tomorrow

In July, we’re reading Nathaniel Rich’s near-future novel of climate disaster and corporate insanity, Odds Against Tomorrow. We’ll meet July 30 to discuss it, and we hope Rich will join us later that week for a discussion! What is this io9 Book Club all about? We meet once a month and discuss a book we’re…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Like humans, chimps and orangutans remember their past

Sometimes a particular smell, flavor or other sensory cue can trigger a flood of distant memories. New research shows chimpanzees and orangutans have similar capacities for this kind of episodic memory — they’re able to accurately recall an event that happened three years prior. The results suggest, once again, that we’re just not as unique…

io9 Joseph Bennington-Castro

Which New Show Will Rock Your TV Set? First Impressions on 5 Pilots!

Soon, a dozen new TV shows will court your eyeballs. They’ll present their fancy concepts, like “What if the whole population of the world was 100 horny teenagers?” And they’ll trot out their beautiful, talented stars. But which show deserves your love? We watched five brand new pilots, and here are our impressions. Top image:…

Television io9 staff

Joe Rogan tells io9 why you should question the !@#$ out of everything

Though he’s primarily known as a UFC commentator and comedian, Joe Rogan is also an outspoken advocate of science. In his new show, which is set to premiere on Syfy later this month, he critically investigates a series of strange and unexplained phenomenon. We recently caught up with him to learn more. If you follow…

io9 George Dvorsky

Astronomers watch as a gas cloud gets torn to shreds by a black hole

Two years ago, astronomers realized that a gas cloud was on a collision course with the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. The encounter has since taken place — and it was all recorded in real time. Here’s how it all went down — and a stunning simulation to go along with…

io9 George Dvorsky

Infographic shows that the world likes the US slightly more than China

The Pew Research group recently conducted a massive, global poll to figure out who has “favorable” views of the U.S. and China. They put together a great visualization to show how many people in each region look favorably on the two superpowers. The U.S. is liked slightly more, except in the Middle East. Below, you…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Why Cropping Movies to Fit Your Screen Really Sucks

Yesterday, much ado was made about the apparent cropping of movies streamed on Netflix. While some were outraged, others spoke up to say: It’s not that big of a difference, who cares? It is. You should. Here’s why. First off, what exactly is happening when a movie is cropped, or letterboxed, or what-have-you? Every movie…

Movies Michael Hession

Jeff Bridges’s lawman bitches about his death in this R.I.P.D. cartoon

Get ready for R.I.P.D.’s premiere with two short animated “deleted scenes” courtesy of Adult Swim! Here, Wild West lawman Roy Pulsifer knows there are worse things than death — namely, getting your corpse chewed on by vultures and thing dragged away (and possibly humped?) by coyotes.

Movies Rob Bricken

Meet X-Men: Days of Future Past‘s Sentinel (or at least its head)

Trask Industries didn’t have a booth inside San Diego Comic-Con, but that didn’t stop the company from unveiling the head of its new Sentinel prototype outside the convention center! The feared mutant-hunting robots look different from the comic incarnations, but they still look pretty damn intimidating. We’ve got more pics below!

Movies Rob Bricken

Get a Stack of Indie RPGs with the Pay-What-You-Want Bundle of Holding

Bundle of Holding +4 is a package of innovative and independently created story games that can be had for any price, with some of the proceeds going to Oxfam and Feeding America. There are three games included in the bundle: Psi*Run, in which a government agency is trying to track you down. Witch: The Road…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

In this Firefly online game, you can’t let them take the sky from you

Check out the first teaser for Firefly Online, a “a multi-user, social online role-playing game” for smartphones and tablets, which is being announced at San Diego Comic-Con. Will there be a “kick the mercenary into your engine” button? Firefly Online is being rolled out by Quantum Mechanix, makers of those awesome collectables, and Spark Plug…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

20 Great Insults from Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Suppose you really need to put people in their place? Consult the great works of science fiction and fantasy! You need a lot of imagination to concoct a truly bracing put-down, so it’s probably not surprising that speculative fiction writers cook up the best burns. Here are 20 great insults from SF and fantasy novels.…

Books & Comics Amanda Yesilbas and Katharine Trendacosta

Do Jenny McCarthy’s antivax views stem from the indigo child movement?

Jenny McCarthy is well-known for her thoroughly debunked anti-vaccination claims. She also once claimed she was an “indigo” and her son was a “crystal” child. Those two beliefs may be connected. When it was announced that Jenny McCarthy got a gig on The View, many people protested. McCarthy’s known for claiming (despite being disproved by…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Where do space whales come from?

Can You Guess Which Movies These Facial Mashups Belong To?

Newly discovered “Pandoravirus” could redefine life as we know it

Parkour goat is tired of your bullsh*t fence

The very best finds on the floor at Comic-Con 2013

Heal your Game of Thrones anguish with these plush Direwolf puppies

Here’s the New Lego Back to the Future Set

io9 Book Club reminder: Meeting 7/30 to discuss Odds Against Tomorrow

Like humans, chimps and orangutans remember their past

Which New Show Will Rock Your TV Set? First Impressions on 5 Pilots!

Joe Rogan tells io9 why you should question the !@#$ out of everything

Astronomers watch as a gas cloud gets torn to shreds by a black hole

Infographic shows that the world likes the US slightly more than China

Why Cropping Movies to Fit Your Screen Really Sucks

Jeff Bridges’s lawman bitches about his death in this R.I.P.D. cartoon

Meet X-Men: Days of Future Past‘s Sentinel (or at least its head)

Get a Stack of Indie RPGs with the Pay-What-You-Want Bundle of Holding

In this Firefly online game, you can’t let them take the sky from you

20 Great Insults from Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

Do Jenny McCarthy’s antivax views stem from the indigo child movement?

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

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

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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