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Why do rational people buy into conspiracy theories?

You’ll find them on Facebook, in bars, and at weekend barbecues: people, friends and loved ones you generally regard as level-headed who believe whole-heartedly in the most implausible conspiracy theories. Where does this seemingly contradictory behavior take root? Writing for New York Times Magazine, Boing Boing science editor Maggie Koerth-Baker explores this fascinating quirk of…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Amazon Is Going to Start Selling Fan Fiction — Legal Fan Fiction

I personally am not the biggest fan of fan fiction, as some of you might know. But rest assured that the Scanners “Head Asplode” pic I’ve used to lead off this article doesn’t come from a place of distaste as much as pure shock at Amazon’s insane, bold, and genuinely brilliant plan to sell legal…

io9 Rob Bricken

9 Reasons Green Lanterns Are the Universe’s Worst Protectors

This is the oath of the Green Lantern Corps: “In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight!” It’s a lot better than “We are terrible at our job of being space cops,” but it’s less accurate, too, unfortunately. In semi-honor of Geoff Johns final Green Lantern comic, coming out today, here…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Watch the amazing, fantastic and stupendous pilot of Steven Universe

Rebecca Sugar is the powerhouse writer and musician behind many of the best Adventure Time episodes, and now she has her own show, Steven Universe! And you can watch the entire pilot, right here, right now. Do it. It’s amazing. Behold the Crystal Gems, a gang of female superheroes and their buddy Steven, who isn’t…

Television Meredith Woerner

How To Survive the Economic Apocalypse

Even as the U.S. is lashed by hurricanes and tornados, the disaster that most people worry about isn’t a super storm. It’s economic collapse. How do you prepare for a catastrophe like that? We asked a founder of the American Preppers Network, as well as economist Brad DeLong. Surprisingly, they agreed on an answer. I…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Every President’s Underground Lair: The Raven Rock Mountain Complex

Want to take a very bizarre vacation? Not worried about putting a trespassing arrest on your record? Pennsylvania’s Raven Rock Mountain Complex might be the destination for you. The United States built the mysterious Raven Rock Mountain Complex in the early 1950s, to allow for the continuation of the U.S. Government should a widespread nuclear…

io9 Keith Veronese

Why do people hallucinate geometric tunnels?

Whenever you imagine any kind of altered reality — from dreams, to drug trips, to warp speed — the main image is always a tunnel, ringed by regular geometric patterns. And most of us see those odd, tunneling patterns at some point in our lives. What exactly is it about our brains that creates them?…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Humans With Amplified Intelligence Could Be More Powerful Than AI

With much of our attention focused the rise of advanced artificial intelligence, few consider the potential for radically amplified human intelligence (IA). It’s an open question as to which will come first, but a technologically boosted brain could be just as powerful — and just as dangerous – as AI. https://gizmodo.com/how-much-longer-before-our-first-ai-catastrophe-464043243 As a species, we’ve…

io9 George Dvorsky

Humans may soon regenerate damaged body parts like salamanders

Australian researchers have isolated an immune system cell in salamanders which helps it regenerate missing limbs and damaged organs — and they suspect the same thing could work in humans, too. Salamanders, or axolotls, are unique among vertebrates in that they’ve got remarkable regenerative powers. Adults can literally regrow and restore function to any part…

io9 George Dvorsky

Supercut: “Dragged to the Altar” Scenes from Science Fiction & Fantasy

Weddings are magical and transformative — except when you’re being forced to marry someone against your will. Just the other day one of our favorite shows featured a shotgun wedding. To celebrate, here’s our collection of scenes where an unwilling bride or groom is tying the knot. With no recent spoilers. Note: We included a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

True facts about the aye-aye, wielder of the most alien hand on earth

We’ve always thought aye-ayes looked like a little like horrendously malformed koalas. In fact, they’re actually lemurs — lemurs with the freakiest fingers we’ve ever seen. In this, the latest in Ze Frank’s outstanding “True Facts about _______” nature series, we investigate the aye-aye, its nightmarishly awesome middle digit, and, well, its general weirdness. [Via…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Why Wrath of Khan is Still a Bloody Great Star Trek Movie

Now that a Star Trek movie is #1 at the box office again, everybody’s looking back at the history of Star Trek films. And one meme I’ve been hearing a lot is that Wrath of Khan, formerly the sacred cow of Trek films, is overrated. Here’s why that’s not true. Massive spoilers for Wrath of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New trailer for Simon Pegg’s beer-soaked apocalypse The World’s End

Get a better look at the evil soul-sucking baddies Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and director Edgar Wright are teaming up to fight in their new apocalypse comedy The World’s End. This will be the finale to the Blood and Ice Cream trilogy, and while we haven’t even seen the movie yet, we already miss this…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

How fast does the Earth rotate?

The answer, obviously, is really, really fast. Here, Universe Today‘s Fraser Cain tells us exactly how fast, and gives us answers to a few other things you may have wondered about before. For instance: how much lighter are you on a spinning Earth as opposed to a stationary one? [Via Universe Today]

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Could Spider-Man and Wolverine guest-star on Agents of SHIELD?

We’ve got a lot to get through in this week’s “Postal Apocalypse” — zombies, Agent Coulson, more zombies, Game of Thrones, and, of course, more superhero sex. So make sure you send your questions to [email protected], and let’s get started! THE DYING DEAD Flytrap: Hey Rob, A Question about The Walking Dead: Something about the…

io9 Rob Bricken

What is Megan Fox saying to Raphael’s cold, dead mutant turtle eyes?

What do you think the slightly ginged Megan Fox is saying to CG Raphael on the set of Michael Bay’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Or is she just mentally cashing her big fat paycheck inside her head over and over again? You decide. [via SuperheroHype]

Movies Meredith Woerner

It’s the zombie asshole mini-apocalypse in the Grimm finale

I wouldn’t exactly say Grimm’s season 2 finale was disappointing, but for those looking for the mythology-building of the mid-season premiere, you’re out of luck. Still, “Goodnight, Sweet Grimm” was action-packed and fun, and that’s all I really ask out of Grimm. The episode is mostly about Baron Samedi’s (I refuse to call him by…

Television Rob Bricken

What it’s like to have an EF5 tornado pass almost directly overhead

Two days ago, as the 2013 Moore tornado struck Oklahoma, Charles Gifford sought refuge in a storm shelter. After he was safe inside, and with the door securely shut, Gifford poked his camera through a small hole, allowing him to capture this insanely up-close video of the 1.3 mile wide tornado. This video shows how…

io9 George Dvorsky

How to Sound Just the Right Kind of Concerned About Google Glass

Kicking and screaming will the late adopters be dragged into the future. But if you want to stoke their deepest fears just the right amount, let xkcd be your troll-guide: Maybe before we rush to adopt we should stop to consider the consequences of blithely giving this technology such a central position in our lives.…

Books & Comics Brian Barrett

Crazy Rumors for Guardians of the Galaxy, Man of Steel, and Doctor Who

Could the villain of Marvel’s big space opera be the ruler of one of its most famous alien races? Could a Man of Steel prequel comic set the stage for one of Superman’s closest allies? Could a villain of anniversary specials past return to menace the Doctor on his 50th anniversary? Maybe not, but prepare…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Why do rational people buy into conspiracy theories?

Amazon Is Going to Start Selling Fan Fiction — Legal Fan Fiction

9 Reasons Green Lanterns Are the Universe’s Worst Protectors

Watch the amazing, fantastic and stupendous pilot of Steven Universe

How To Survive the Economic Apocalypse

Every President’s Underground Lair: The Raven Rock Mountain Complex

Why do people hallucinate geometric tunnels?

Humans With Amplified Intelligence Could Be More Powerful Than AI

Humans may soon regenerate damaged body parts like salamanders

Supercut: “Dragged to the Altar” Scenes from Science Fiction & Fantasy

True facts about the aye-aye, wielder of the most alien hand on earth

Why Wrath of Khan is Still a Bloody Great Star Trek Movie

New trailer for Simon Pegg’s beer-soaked apocalypse The World’s End

How fast does the Earth rotate?

Could Spider-Man and Wolverine guest-star on Agents of SHIELD?

What is Megan Fox saying to Raphael’s cold, dead mutant turtle eyes?

It’s the zombie asshole mini-apocalypse in the Grimm finale

What it’s like to have an EF5 tornado pass almost directly overhead

How to Sound Just the Right Kind of Concerned About Google Glass

Crazy Rumors for Guardians of the Galaxy, Man of Steel, and Doctor Who

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