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Science cheerleaders!

Just because you’re a science geek doesn’t mean you can’t also be a cheerleader. I love the bit at the end where they all chant, “We’re bustin’ . . . we’re bustin’ . . . we’re bustin’ down those stereotypes!” I expect this to be a subplot on Glee pretty much any old time. [via…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The fastest way to send humans to Mars is to not worry about bringing them back

All current plans to send human explorers to Mars suggest the first mission is 25 years away. But a one-way journey could actually be possible very soon, and it might be just what we need to kick-start human space exploration. That’s the only slightly crazy idea put forward by Washington State’s Dirk Schulze-Makuch and Arizona…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Geeky holiday wrapping paper will make your gifts look better than they actually are

Check out this amazingly geektastic wrapping paper — your gifts of DVDs and memorabilia shouldn’t come wrapped in anything else. All we need now is a claymation Chainsaw Maid riding zombie Rudolph, and we’re good to go. https://gizmodo.com/bloody-claymation-zombie-massacre-unleashes-chainsaw-ma-5020970 All of the paper is from Merry Pranxter’s Etsy page. The paper runs about $22 a roll.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

When a great author puts out one bad book

Over at Shelfari, they’re discussing “the worst books of the good authors” in science fiction. Including lone clunkers by Asimov, Heinlein and Niven. What are your least favorite books by your favorite authors? [Shelfari]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Cyriaque Lamar bio

Cyriaque Lamar is your morning editor and comic book liaison. He’s extremely glad when you stop by and say hullo while he mans the io9 Leisure AM Panopticon™ every weekday. Cyriaque’s written for Cracked, Nerve, and once wrote a science fiction sketch comedy show (America 20XX) for the New York Fringe Festival (half good reviews…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Will your next job interview involve a brain scan?

A study in the UK aims to figure out what the brains of business leaders look like, at least inside an fMRI machine. The brain images could be used in future as models for “ideal brains” in a business setting. via BBC

io9 Annalee Newitz

Is Disney deliberately keeping Tron out of print on DVD?

Prices for DVDs of the original Tron have tripled on eBay, as movigoers hunt for the out-of-print item to re-watch it before seeing Tron Legacy. But is Disney keeping Tron unavailable on purpose, to help promote Tron Legacy? According to the L.A. Times’ Rebecca Keegan, original director Steve Lisberger has finished remastering Tron for a…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

New Cowboys and Aliens trailer shows Daniel Craig at his most brutal

We got an early look at Wednesday’s Cowboys & Aliens trailer. Daniel Craig’s alien-fighting cowboy puts James Bond to shame; Harrison Ford has never been nastier; and this really is both a serious western and serious alien invasion movie. Last week, we were one of a handful of sites invited to the edit bay for…

Trailers Alasdair Wilkins

NASA’s “exceptional object” = a young black hole, right in our cosmic backyard

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has picked up what appears to be the youngest black hole we’ve discovered near our planet. This object could however instead be the youngest documented neutron star. Either way, it’s an exciting find. From NASA’s press conference in Washington today: The 30-year-old object is a remnant of SN 1979C, a supernova…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Watch NASA’s press conference about an “exceptional object in space” at 12:30 PM EST

Today NASA will hold a news conference at 12:30 p.m. EST concerning the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s finding “of an exceptional object in our cosmic neighborhood” from NASA Headquarters’ TV studio in Washington. They’ll be airing the press conference live streaming on NASA TV.

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

First clips of Summer Glau on Chuck, Futurama’s holiday episode and the Venture Bros. season finale!

Futurama’s having its holiday spectacular and Venture Bros. has a one-hour season finale — and we’ve got clips! Plus meet Summer Glau’s “little friend” on Chuck. Ben Edlund writes Supernatural, Fringe’s Walternate makes his move and Walking Dead heats up! Today: There’s a new Johnny Test at 7:30 PM on the Cartoon Network. And then…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch found footage from the Biff Tannen Museum in Back To Future, Part II

In Back to the Future, Part II, Marty McFly watches promotional footage for the Biff Tannen Museum in a dystopian 1985. A rare VHS copy of this ad was recently unearthed, so make like a tree and check it out. Says the footage-finder at BTTF.com: The 3½ minute segment was digitized from an old VHS…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

First picture from Disney’s Mars Needs Moms is terrifying

Children of the world, look into the faces of the alien monsters that will abduct your mothers. The first image from the adaptation of Berkeley Breathed’s Mars Needs Moms is out, and it is frightening. We’ve seen the gorgeous spacecraft bathed in blue alien light, now stare at the spooky alien faces that will abduct…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Primates have a hidden ability to repair their own damaged spines

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated that primates, including humans, have an innate ability to repair some spinal damage, including recovering from paralysis. The next step is to enhance this ability, so that we can regrow injured spinal nerves. It’s been known for a long time that people with moderate injuries to the nerves…

io9 Annalee Newitz

What if Batman was a steampunk cinema hero?

Over at Whitechapel, Warren Ellis is holding an open submission thread to redesign Batman for the steampunk era. If you couldn’t get enough of Gotham By Gaslight, this artwork is definitely up your alley. Here are Ellis’ marching orders — “Immerse yourself in the era of Steampunk, and the coal-fired industrial nightmare of Gotham, where…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Watch the Cape in full-blown cheesy superhero action: “I will not stop until they know justice.”

How cornball will The Cape, NBC’s new Batman-esque superhero show, get? Just watch these two new TV spots that aired during Sunday Night Football. One-liners, smoke bombs, acrobatics, and circus folk. What do you think: Guilty pleasure, or shared pain? Here’s the other TV spot for The Cape, which starts airing in January. And here’s…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Why the humble tippe top baffled physicists and statesmen

Tippe tops flip themselves over when spun. The toy was a physics puzzle that fascinated at least two Nobel Prize Winners and one of the Allies’ greatest strategists in World War II. Tippe tops are round tops that, when spun fast enough, tip sideways and eventually turn upside down so that they are spinning on…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Avatar 2 is staying on Pandora, plus why The Dark Knight Rises isn’t 3D!

Avatar 2 will go underwater, but don’t expect any trips off-world. Christopher Nolan’s cinematographer explains why Batman isn’t going 3D. Colin Farrell really is starring in Total Recall, but Zac Efron’s not in Akira. Plus tons of Doctor Who/Torchwood spoilers. Avatar 2 Producer Jon Landau says the next film will remain focused on Pandora, and…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Alasdair Wilkins bio

Alasdair Wilkins is a reporter at io9. He mostly specializes in science pieces, some of which are even accurate. He recently relocated to Los Angeles and is hard at work slowly transforming himself into every horrible Southern California (sorry, sorry…SoCal) stereotype ever. This is to make up for utterly failing to turn into a walking…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Gooey bio-slime breasts and one vengeful GPS

Snot fetishists, your day has come! This week in cult check out the very naked (and very slimy) trailer for Contagion, a glimpse at the Makoto Shinkai’s new anime movie, and Tom Holland’s (Fright Night, Thinner) latest project. Twisted Tales Horror legend Tom Holland has been busy putting together a collection of horror shorts entitled…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Science cheerleaders!

The fastest way to send humans to Mars is to not worry about bringing them back

Geeky holiday wrapping paper will make your gifts look better than they actually are

When a great author puts out one bad book

Cyriaque Lamar bio

Will your next job interview involve a brain scan?

Is Disney deliberately keeping Tron out of print on DVD?

New Cowboys and Aliens trailer shows Daniel Craig at his most brutal

NASA’s “exceptional object” = a young black hole, right in our cosmic backyard

Watch NASA’s press conference about an “exceptional object in space” at 12:30 PM EST

First clips of Summer Glau on Chuck, Futurama’s holiday episode and the Venture Bros. season finale!

Watch found footage from the Biff Tannen Museum in Back To Future, Part II

First picture from Disney’s Mars Needs Moms is terrifying

Primates have a hidden ability to repair their own damaged spines

What if Batman was a steampunk cinema hero?

Watch the Cape in full-blown cheesy superhero action: “I will not stop until they know justice.”

Why the humble tippe top baffled physicists and statesmen

Avatar 2 is staying on Pandora, plus why The Dark Knight Rises isn’t 3D!

Alasdair Wilkins bio

Gooey bio-slime breasts and one vengeful GPS

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

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

Sun’s Latest Outburst Complicates Planned Launch of Artemis 2

Instagram Will Finally Let You Lurk to Your Heart’s Content—for a Price

Popular Sweetener Found in Protein Bars Tied to Stroke, Blood Clot Risk

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

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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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