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Read a sneak peek of the comic Bloodshot, about a one-man nanotech Wikileaks

We recently saw how Valiant Entertainment is bringing back superheroes like Harbinger with bizarre techno-espionage twists. Now check out an exclusive preview at Valiant’s new series about the nano-powered soldier Bloodshot. This debut issue hits stores Wednesday, July 11 — here’s the synopsis: BLOODSHOT #1 Written by Duane Swierczynski Art by Manuel Garcia & Arturo…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

With nearly 1 in 12 teens diagnosed, is ‘Anger Disorder’ the next big thing?

With all that teens have to go through on the way to adulthood, it’s understandable that many of them lash out and lose it everyone once in awhile. But a new study from Harvard suggests that nearly 8% of teens are now exhibiting outbursts so violent, they fall into the category of a mental disorder.…

io9 George Dvorsky

Did the Romans drive a birth-control plant to extinction?

Yes and no. Yes, they almost certainly did drive this plant to extinction. No, it probably wasn’t that good a method of birth control. Learn how silphim, a long-dead relative of fennel, powered an entire economy, before it disappeared forever. Top image: Roman Mosaic from Centocelle. The long-ago Romans had a problem. They were big…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The early 1900s version of Photoshop involved lots of giant rabbits and corn

Thanks to programs like Photoshop, our inner skeptic almost immediately screams “FAKE!” whenever we see a fantastical image on the internet. This dubiousness isn’t anything new, as humans have been manipulating pictures since the early days of photography. Prior to World War I, “tall tale” postcards allowed smaller agrarian communities across the United States to…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Futurama acknowledges a universal truth: We’re obsessed with actors, except when they’re talking

Taking a shot at celebrity culture is so easy that it’s pretty much like taking a shot at the Earth itself — it’s more remarkable if you miss. Still, last night’s Futurama episode The Thief of Baghead still gets in a few good shots, including some great visuals — and one character finally dies! Needless…

Television Esther Inglis-Arkell

First Set Photos from Mad Max: Fury Road!

Check out your first glimpse of a huge, hellish vehicle from the fourth Mad Max movie, now filming at last after years of delays. What do you think this monster is? In the photos below, you can glimpse the “Wives,” the new female characters in the movie, sitting in what looks like the cab of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Why The Left-Brain Right-Brain Myth Will Probably Never Die

The myth of the logical left hemisphere and the creative right hemisphere has become a powerful and useful metaphor for understanding the human brain. But while this notion is not entirely unfounded, it’s one that psychologist Christian Jarrett says we should challenge. Find out what the left-brain/right-brain model gets right — and how it misleads…

io9 Christian Jarrett - Psychology Today

GlaxoSmithKline Handed a Whopping $3 Billion Fine… But Is It Enough?

Talk about making a statement: Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline was recently slapped with an unprecedented $3 billion fine for a series of questionable business practices dating back to 1998. The fine is the largest for healthcare fraud in US history — and a clear message from the US Department of Justice that putting the lives of…

io9 George Dvorsky

10 Great Science Fiction Novels with Go-Back-To-Bed Depressing Endings

Most great science fiction and fantasy novels leave you with a sense of wonder, and maybe a final moment of hope and awe. There aren’t that many authors who are willing to leave you so depressed and apathetic, you might forget to recommend their book. But some brave genre authors just go for it, and…

Books & Comics Amanda Yesilbas and Charlie Jane Anders

Brooklyn hipsters try to guess what the Higgs Boson is

If you’ve been following the excitement about yesterday’s Higgs Boson discovery, now’s your chance to feel vaguely smug. Vice Magazine’s Motherboard went out in Brooklyn and asked hipsters what the Higgs Boson is — and their answers may alarm you somewhat. Science literacy is taking a back seat to hairstyle mechanics in this country, judging…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

The complete history of philosophy visualized in one graph

Simon Raper of Drunks&Lampposts has compiled a mesmerizing graph that charts the entire history of philosophy. By extracting information from the “influenced by” sections in Wikipedia, he was able to visually convey an overarching web of philosophical traditions. And by adding extra weight to the most influential philosophers, Raper was able to produce a compelling…

io9 George Dvorsky

Surefire Tips and Tricks to Convince People You Have Psychic Powers

So you want to be a psychic. You want to make tons of money, preying on desperate, gullible people. Let’s assume you don’t actually have psychic powers — or else, you already know that you don’t need to read this article. For the rest of us, pretending to have clairvoyant abilities is a whole complicated…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Best Comic-Con Exclusive Toys of 2012

The San Diego Comic-Con is inundated with playthings and doodads you can only find in the hallowed halls of the convention center. Here are twenty of our favorite Comic-Con exclusives to hit the scene next week — the offerings range from the 4-foot-long S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier to perhaps the most ridiculous Star Wars statue ever commissioned.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Stephen Hawking on the Higgs discovery: “It seems I have just lost 100 dollars.”

It’s official (unofficially) — scientists at CERN have found the most compelling evidence yet for the existence of the Higgs Boson. That’s obviously very exciting, but the discovery has bittersweet implications for Stephen Hawking. Find out why the famed cosmologist bet against the Higgs, and why he’s eating crow for it now (albeit with a…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Brand new Amazing Spider-Man concept art takes you deep inside OsCorp!

Now that you’ve seen Amazing Spider-Man, it’s time to go deeper inside the movie’s cool visuals — especially that big final showdown. Concept artist George Hull sent us a ton of his ASM art, including designs for the inside and outside of the OsCorp building… and the Lizard’s final battle with Spidey. Plus early concept…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Botox: Not Just for Terrifying Rictus Faces Any More!

While most of us still mock those who would willingly inject deadly botulism toxin into their faces for cosmetic reasons, it turns out there really are some genuine therapeutic uses for the stuff, including curing migraines. The latest reason why it might actually be a good idea to have this awful poison injected into you?…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Drunk professor forces students to sit through 23-hour-long science exam

University exams are never anyone’s idea of a rollicking time, particularly when your professor rambles on besotted for 23 hours, denies you sustenance and bathroom breaks, and covers topics not on the syllabus, such as her wardrobe and outside business interests. And according to students at Russia’s Kazan Federal University, this is exactly what precipitated…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

First Official Image of Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium. Plus All the Latest Dark Knight Rises Secrets!

Does a release date change reveal Marvel’s top-secret project? Iron Man 3 incorporates one of writer-director Shane Black’s trademarks. Oz: The Great and Powerful has a poster. Plus more updates for Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, and The Walking Dead! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Dark Knight Rises. The Dark Knight…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

It’s Higgs Day!

What Today’s Higgs Boson Discovery Really Means Earlier today, scientists from the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced the discovery of a subatomic particle that’s consistent with the Higgs Boson. So, have physicists finally found the elusive particle? Short answer? Yes. Longer answer? Well… More » Stop calling it “The God Particle!”…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A gorgeous, trippy animated short about machines on an alien world

This is the fourth in a series of beautifully-animated short films called “Bendito Machine,” or blessed machine. Created in Spain, but packed with imagery that appears to be drawn from native Mexican traditions, this is a world that’s as weird as anything in classic SF mind-twister Fantastic Planet. Plus, it’s a whimsical satire of humanity’s…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Read a sneak peek of the comic Bloodshot, about a one-man nanotech Wikileaks

With nearly 1 in 12 teens diagnosed, is ‘Anger Disorder’ the next big thing?

Did the Romans drive a birth-control plant to extinction?

The early 1900s version of Photoshop involved lots of giant rabbits and corn

Futurama acknowledges a universal truth: We’re obsessed with actors, except when they’re talking

First Set Photos from Mad Max: Fury Road!

Why The Left-Brain Right-Brain Myth Will Probably Never Die

GlaxoSmithKline Handed a Whopping $3 Billion Fine… But Is It Enough?

10 Great Science Fiction Novels with Go-Back-To-Bed Depressing Endings

Brooklyn hipsters try to guess what the Higgs Boson is

The complete history of philosophy visualized in one graph

Surefire Tips and Tricks to Convince People You Have Psychic Powers

The Best Comic-Con Exclusive Toys of 2012

Stephen Hawking on the Higgs discovery: “It seems I have just lost 100 dollars.”

Brand new Amazing Spider-Man concept art takes you deep inside OsCorp!

Botox: Not Just for Terrifying Rictus Faces Any More!

Drunk professor forces students to sit through 23-hour-long science exam

First Official Image of Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium. Plus All the Latest Dark Knight Rises Secrets!

It’s Higgs Day!

A gorgeous, trippy animated short about machines on an alien world

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

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

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