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Science Hits Back At Eleventh Hour’s Slurs

Worried, like Annalee, that CBS’ new Eleventh Hour series is trying to turn America against science with its’ ridiculous take on the subject? You’re not alone – the world’s self-proclaimed “largest biotechnology organization” has created a website specifically aimed at giving the science fact about the show’s science fiction. But is this real, or just…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Six Sweaty Moments of Geeky Triumph

If you watch enough high school movies, you’ll begin to think that jocks and geeks are always at war. Not so, however: Science fiction is full of triumphant sports moments, and not just the ones that end in death. From Battlestar Galactica’s pyramid ball to Futurama’s Blernsball to Arthur C. Clarke’s outer space sailing, this…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

The Clone Wars Need More Elvis And More Space Whales

We admit it, midway through last night’s third episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, we were beginning to think that ol’ Tiger Karate knew what he was talking about when he asked for a little less conversation and a little more action, please. But just when we were on the verge of giving up,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Eleventh Hour’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Itself

Want to see the original version of the show that turned Annalee Newitz against science? BBC America is reshowing all four episodes of the British version of Eleventh Hour – starring Patrick Stewart as Rufus Sewell’s older, more English cousin, investigating science gone evil – in a marathon tomorrow, starting at 1pm EST. [BBC America]

io9 Graeme McMillan

Jonas Jurgaitis’ Alien-Inspired Furniture

There is a reason that Jonas Jurgaitis’ furniture appears alien-influenced. The Lithuanian designer claims that in 1999, he was captured by extraterrestrials. They instructed him to bring the design for this sofa, aptly named “Alien,” to Earth. And Jurgaitis’ minimalist modular seating is ready for the space age. Potentially NSFW image after the jump.The “Soft…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Past Goes Back Further Than Life on Mars

As a budding fan of old radio broadcasts, one of my favorite places to hide on the internet is Counter Clock, a blog highlighting the golden age of the medium. The site features the entire broadcast of Washington D.C. station CBS station WJSV on September 21th, 1939, including a moving oratory by FDR and all…

io9 Alex Carnevale

Amanda Tapping Orders Skeleton Genocide

This week’s Sanctuary followed up the premiere episode by murdering the skeletons of the Super Mario Bros. We’re not sure who these crypt-soldiers are working for – our best guess would be Shredder – but the slaughter can be laid on the hands of Amanda Tapping’s 157 year old (and spry) cryptozoologist and her mercenary…

io9 Alex Carnevale

io9 Learns About Secret History Of Superheroes From No Heroics’ Creator Drew Pearce

We’ve told you about No Heroics before – the hilarious British sitcom that makes you realize that superheroes are just as screwed up as the rest of us, if not moreso. If you’re not convinced that this should be your new favorite sitcom yet, we talked to show creator Drew Pearce about the show’s history,…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Fringe Cancelled – But Only The Comic

While Fringe may be a success for , that doesn’t mean that everything’s going as planned for Walter Bishop and company; DC Comics’ tie-in series has been postponed until the new year after last month’s first issue has already hit stores. Retailers have been informed that all existing orders have been cancelled, and the series…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Atomic Robo Saves The Day, And Solves Your Decoration Woes

If your walls are looking in need of some robotic decoration, you could do worse than pick up some of the original art from indie comic series Atomic Robo. And now that artist Scott Wegener is offering pages at 25% off of their usual prices, it’s definitely the time to pick up some android awesomeness…

io9 Graeme McMillan

MIT Professor Stares Down Hurricanes

Biologist and chemical engineer Robert Langer won the $1.2 million Millennium Technology Prize earlier this year for his work fighting cancer and heart disease with advanced drug delivery systems. Now, he’s setting his sights on sinister weather, and he hopes to win. Langer revealed at a recent talk that he has been working for almost…

io9 Nivair H. Gabriel

Why Heroes’ Ratings Freefall Doesn’t Matter – And Why Knight Rider May Have A Long Drive Ahead

We’re firmly into the new fall TV season now, but every single week seems to confuse TV execs with news of rollercoaster ratings and imminent cancellations (followed by non-denial denials). We decided to look at how some of our favorite – and less than favorite – shows are performing so far, as well as try…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Evil Carbon Dioxide Threatens Us From Above

Earlier this week we reported on the magnetic anomaly map of the world, and now there is evidence of a more pressing concern: carbon dioxide. Don’t believe me? Consult the details of a recent collaboration between NASA and Caltech – Carbon dioxide rides about the world on warm atmospheric belts to threaten the ones you…

io9 Alex Carnevale

Sticky Substance Could Turn You Into Spider-Man

Click to view Peter Parker needed a radioactive spider bite to be able to climb walls. And Mohinder Suresh joined the wall-climber club after downing his superpower formula, and we all know that doesn’t end well. So, rather than have us expose ourselves to unpredictable mutations, a pair of researchers have developed a material that…

io9 Lauren Davis

Gods And Superheroes Collide In San Francisco’s Hero Worship

Many people have compared superheroes to gods, but few have taken the route of San Francisco’s Justin Lamb, who’s trying to make the point through comedy in his new one-man stand-up show, Hero Worship. Ahead of tonight’s premiere, we talked to Lamb about where the show came from.Described as “[using] multimedia and original standup material…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Meet Torchwood’s New Cast Members

Details of four new cast members for Torchwood: Children of Earth have been released, and with them some idea of what’s lying in store for the few remaining members of Wales’ favorite investigators of the weird in their upcoming five episode third season. Perhaps unsurprisingly, “secrets from the past” and governmental employees figure prominently.According to…

io9 Graeme McMillan

When Superheroes Go Too Far

Heroes wishes it could explore the dark side of superhuman abilities a hundredth as well as Sidekick, a 2005 indie movie from Canada. Comic-book fan Norman realizes his coworker Victor has telekinetic powers, so he trains Victor to use them and tries to groom Victor to be a superhero. Unfortunately, Victor has his own ideas…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Eleven Ways “Eleventh Hour” Smears the Reputation of Real Science

Judging by the ratings, a lot of people tuned in last night to watch Eleventh Hour, Jerry Bruckheimer’s Fringe-esque show about Hood, a “special science adviser to the FBI” played by Rufus Sewell. Based on a British show that failed, the series winds up making science seem even more like a preposterous Medieval fantasy than…

io9 Annalee Newitz

25 Years of The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction Has Come To This

It’s been 25 years of Gardner Dozios’ The Year’s Best Science Fiction, and the 25th anniversary edition totals 692 pages of testimony to the state of the industry. Dozois dedicates the first 51 pages alone to a summation of the previous year, a trend he started in the first volume a quarter of a century…

io9 Alex Carnevale

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Too busy battling polar bears in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan? Don’t worry, we’ve compiled a list of the best stories of the week, just for you.Magnetic Anomaly Map of the World This map shows areas on the globe where there are disturbances in the Earth’s magnetic field. Here, red indicates a stronger magnetic tug, and blue…

io9 Lauren Davis

Science Hits Back At Eleventh Hour’s Slurs

Six Sweaty Moments of Geeky Triumph

The Clone Wars Need More Elvis And More Space Whales

Eleventh Hour’s Past Comes Back To Haunt Itself

Jonas Jurgaitis’ Alien-Inspired Furniture

The Past Goes Back Further Than Life on Mars

Amanda Tapping Orders Skeleton Genocide

io9 Learns About Secret History Of Superheroes From No Heroics’ Creator Drew Pearce

Fringe Cancelled – But Only The Comic

Atomic Robo Saves The Day, And Solves Your Decoration Woes

MIT Professor Stares Down Hurricanes

Why Heroes’ Ratings Freefall Doesn’t Matter – And Why Knight Rider May Have A Long Drive Ahead

Evil Carbon Dioxide Threatens Us From Above

Sticky Substance Could Turn You Into Spider-Man

Gods And Superheroes Collide In San Francisco’s Hero Worship

Meet Torchwood’s New Cast Members

When Superheroes Go Too Far

Eleven Ways “Eleventh Hour” Smears the Reputation of Real Science

25 Years of The Best Short Stories in Science Fiction Has Come To This

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

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