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Scientists Prove Your Brain Still Contains Forgotten Memories

Even if you can’t consciously remember a face you’ve seen once before, your brain remembers it. Scientists interested in this phenomenon have proven that there’s strong evidence that our brains hold far more memories than we’re aware of. New Scientist has the story: [University of California, Davis, neuroscientists] Deborah Hannula and Charan Ranganath first trained…

io9 Annalee Newitz

GMO Espionage Fuels Environmental Thriller “The Windup Girl”

Science fiction about the environment can get preachy, so Paolo Bacigalupi’s hard SF novel The Windup Girl is a welcome change. Set in Thailand’s future, the book follows scientist spies hunting good genomes in a world ruined by GMO diseases. In the tradition of politically-minded hard SF writers like Iain M. Banks and Ian McDonald,…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Could Playboy’s Vampire Issue Bring Back She-Vamp Power?

The October issue of Playboy is vamped out. Huzzah for supernatural nudity but here’s hoping they turn down the coy and turn up the blood-bathing Elizabeth Báthory centerfolds. The latest Playboy will be all about vampires with an article detailing the sexification of the beast along with lots and lots of toothy pictures, naturally. Here’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A Mouse Defies Gravity Using Nothing But Magnets

In a study commissioned by NASA, a research team at the University of Missouri has made a mouse levitate, using nothing but magnetic fields. As a result, the poor mouse floats in mid-air, wondering where the ground went. The researchers put the three-week-old mouse in a specially designed chamber then applied an external magnetic field.…

io9 StephenGoldmeier

Resident Evil’s Army of Alices Get a Preboot

Once the army of short-skirted Alices roundhouse kicks the flood of zombies back into oblivion, Milla’s story gets a reboot. New Resident Evil flicks will focus on the original underground movement to destroy Umbrella and the T-Virus. Bloody Disgusting has confirmed a new crop of Resident Evils is on the way after Milla Jovovich‘s final…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Disney/Marvel Merger Forces Warners/DC To Jump Start Its Own Superhero Movie Line

Seemingly in response to the Marvel/Disney buyout, Warner Brothers have announced a surprise restructuring, creating its own in-house IP-development company, DC Entertainment. Which means WB might be jump starting its stalled-out superhero movies — hopefully including Wonder Woman. This clever marketing move hot on the heels of the Marvel announcement was no doubt pushed out…

Movies Meredith Woerner

A Deadly Diesel-Powered Walking Machine From An Alternate 1914

Imagine this walking machine chasing you across the battlezone, gears baying for your blood. Here’s an exclusive look at this chilling contraption from Scott Westerfeld’s alternate history Leviathan. See the whole thing, plus the real-life prototype it’s based on, below. Westerfeld’s nove, which comes out in 26 days according to his handy countdown clock, includes…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Live-Action Star Wars Series May be Eyeing Its Boba Fett

At Dragon*Con’s “Future of Star Wars” panel, Lucasfilm’s Steve Sansweet talked a bit more about the much-anticipated live-action Star Wars series. Preproduction is about to begin, but it looks like we won’t be seeing the hour-long drama until 2012. But it sounds like there’s an actor in the running for the role of bounty hunter…

Television Lauren Davis

60 Years Of Strange Parables And Unsettling Discoveries, In One Volume

The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction has been at the forefront of genre short fiction for sixty years. And current editor Gordon Van Gelder had the unenviable task of choosing just 23 stories to represent those six decades. The result is The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology, out now…

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Does Judge Dredd Movie Have A Screenplay Already?

There’s been no movement on a Judge Dredd movie since we featured some lovely concept art back in January. But yesterday, concept artist (and comics god) Jock Twittered that he’s “working through script visuals for Judge Dredd movie. Alex Garland writes a great script.” That’s confirmation that Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine)…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Transform Into Preview Of Fallen Comic Sequel

The second issue of IDW’s continuation of this summer’s Transformers Bayhem, Tales Of The Fallen, is released tomorrow, showcasing Sideswipe, as the Decepticons continue to cause trouble for our giant robot friends. Here’s a sneak peak at what to expect.

Movies Graeme McMillan

Space Horror And Marvel Superheroes Rule This Week’s Comics

It’s not the busiest of weeks in terms of new comics, with Marvel pretty much dominating new launches, and alien horrors both old and new making a comeback. There may not be many, but these are still comics we crave. With the exception of Image Comics’ Dead Space: Extraction special issue (tying in with the…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

The Curious Art of Ghana’s Mobile Movie Posters

In the days when mobile cinemas first came to Ghana, local artists were commissioned to paint posters promoting the films, posters that often exaggerated the content of the films and took on an artistic life of their own. In the early 1980s, video cassettes enabled entrepreneurs in Ghana to set up traveling open-air cinemas to…

Movies Lauren Davis

If Nice Machines Battle Evil Machines After You’re Dead, Will You Care?

In most post-apocalyptic movies, we bring destruction on ourselves with our advanced science, and there’s a cautionary message about trusting technology. But the lyrical 9 may be the first film that shows good machines fighting evil ones, after we’re dead. Oh, and there are definitely spoilers in this review, although I try to avoid giving…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Does It Really Get Any Better Than Dinosaurs vs. Robots?

Two of the solar system’s greatest enemies – dinosaurs and robots – are captured here mid-clash in all their fightastic glory. It’s claw against bolt; sinew against actuator; and metal against proto-chicken. Collect the whole set of paintings! Over on Etsy, you can see this delightful series of dino vs. bot combat scenes in Excape…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat

This cat town, where skinny kitties smoke cigarettes and appreciate fine music, will stay with you for days. With gorgeous animation, lovely poetry and silky narration by Nick Cave, “The Cat Piano” is a must-see. The Cat Piano from PRA on Vimeo. [Cat Piano Film]

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Spirit Of Ed Wood Lives On In “Plan 9” Remake

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Plan 9 From Outer Space with the first teaser trailer from the remake, called simply Plan 9. It nods to the original, with the classic speech about “the future.” But it’s also surprisingly… good? The Plan 9 remake doesn’t actually start shooting until April 2010 — director John Johnson had…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Will The First Marvel/Disney Film Be A Pixar Ant-Man?

We’ve been eagerly, if anxiously, awaiting news on Disney and Marvel’s first combination since the big buy out last week. Turns out the first Disneyfied hero could be Ant-Man, but brought to you by Pixar. But will it be CG? https://gizmodo.com/the-house-of-mouse-eats-the-house-of-ideas-disney-buys-5349410 In the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, one sentence sparked a lot of conversation.…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Human Fat Could Provide An Infinite Supply of Stem Cells

Stem cells are versatile cells that can turn into almost anything – skin, organs, brain tissue. They could revolutionize medicine, but these cells are hard to get. Until now. New research proves human fat will yield an endless supply. This week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of researchers announced…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Lost’s New Timeline, Supernatural’s Dressed-Down Devil, And Megan Fox’s Ritual Sacrifice

Today’s spoilers include a heaping pile of Lost, including a character you thought we’d never see again. Supernatural’s Lucifer sports a T-shirt and jeans, and we see how Jennifer’s Body begins. Plus Cloudy, True Blood, Fringe, Pandorum, Smallville, and FlashForward. Jennifer’s Body A new TV spot shows a little bit of the murder that gets…

Television Lauren Davis

Scientists Prove Your Brain Still Contains Forgotten Memories

GMO Espionage Fuels Environmental Thriller “The Windup Girl”

Could Playboy’s Vampire Issue Bring Back She-Vamp Power?

A Mouse Defies Gravity Using Nothing But Magnets

Resident Evil’s Army of Alices Get a Preboot

Disney/Marvel Merger Forces Warners/DC To Jump Start Its Own Superhero Movie Line

A Deadly Diesel-Powered Walking Machine From An Alternate 1914

Live-Action Star Wars Series May be Eyeing Its Boba Fett

60 Years Of Strange Parables And Unsettling Discoveries, In One Volume

Does Judge Dredd Movie Have A Screenplay Already?

Transform Into Preview Of Fallen Comic Sequel

Space Horror And Marvel Superheroes Rule This Week’s Comics

The Curious Art of Ghana’s Mobile Movie Posters

If Nice Machines Battle Evil Machines After You’re Dead, Will You Care?

Does It Really Get Any Better Than Dinosaurs vs. Robots?

The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat

The Spirit Of Ed Wood Lives On In “Plan 9” Remake

Will The First Marvel/Disney Film Be A Pixar Ant-Man?

Human Fat Could Provide An Infinite Supply of Stem Cells

Lost’s New Timeline, Supernatural’s Dressed-Down Devil, And Megan Fox’s Ritual Sacrifice

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

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

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

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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