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Massive Zombie Clusterfuck in New Anthology “The Living Dead”

If you love zombies whether they are fast or slow, infected or mind controlled, then you need to dig into John Joseph Adams’ new anthology The Living Dead. With stories by (among others) Kelly Link, George R. R. Martin, Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, and Dan Simmons, this anthology explores every inch of the zombie…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Frat Humor Will Kill Superhero Movies In Years To Come

While Will Smith’s Hancock may have failed to kill the superhero trend in movies this summer, we think we’ve identified the actor who stands the most chance of being the unwelcome nail in this genre coffin – Seth Rogen. It’s not enough for him to be writing and starring in the upcoming Green Hornet movie.…

Movies Graeme McMillan

First Look At The Set Of James Cameron’s Avatar

One single precious image of the filming of James Cameron’s space saga Avatar has leaked out, and it’s full of tantalizing clues to the movie’s look and storyline. There are also a couple of new Transformers set pics, and a shocking Lost set report. And there’s some news about a cameo you’ve been hoping for…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Apparently We’re All Super-Kids After All

My quest for lame video-game moments from scifi earlier today led me to this moment from the movie D.A.R.Y.L., about a cute robot kid who gets adopted by a wholesome family. You know he’s a super-kid, because he can play two Atari 2600 games simultaneously, while also watching four screens of cartoons and bad documentaries.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Doctor Who’s Paul Cornell Tells io9 Why Darkness Is Overrated

Paul Cornell helped to reinvent British time-travel soap Doctor Who, with his contributions to the New Adventures novels, his webcast starring Richard E. Grant, and some of the most moving scripts of the new series. He’s also worked on Marvel Comics, including the new Fantastic Four: True Story, and he’s adapting an Iain M. Banks…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Athletic Performance Enhancer Turns Out to Be Effective Memory Booster

The drug erythropoietin (EPO), whose ability to increase blood production has made it the center of several sports doping scandals, turns out to be a memory-enhancing drug. In fact, researchers today announced that it might turn out to help in the treatment of people who suffer from schizophrenia and Alzheimers. Hannelore Ehrenreich of the Max…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Server Farms of the High Seas

So Google has a satellite in orbit, and now it wants to take over the oceans too? The New York Times’ Ashlee Vance just reported that Google has taken out a patent to create “water based datacenters,” which are essentially barges that house cargo container-sized server farms. Is the mega-company about to create a floating…

io9 Annalee Newitz

10 Suckiest Video Games People Play In Science Fiction

Science fiction is all about advancing into a shinier future – so why are people always playing such crufty video games in scifi shows and movies? In the distant future, will we really be stuck playing bad 8-bit knockoffs, or trying to get a frisbee into a tentacle mouth over and over? Here’s our list…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Strange New Twist In The Captain America Story?

Strangest of superhero rumors yet — actor Derek Luke told MTV that Marvel has already offered up the role of Captain America to the freshest prince who ever lived.In an interview for Miracle at St. Anna, Derek Luke explained that: “I heard they offered Will Smith ‘Captain America, just shows you how times have changed.”…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Will We See Hellboy The TV Show?

We’ve already told you about the surprisingly full schedule of director Guillermo Del Toro, but the eagle-eyes of Newsarama’s Kevin Melrose found an interesting tidbit of information hidden in a recent Variety story about Del Toro’s future. Will the movie adventures of Mike Mignola’s friendly red demon continue on the small screen?After listing Del Toro’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Sarah Connor Rocks Your Head!

Click to viewWe’ve seen tonight’s season premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and it’s one of the strongest episodes of the show so far. It’s full of explosions, Biblical references, weird messed-up moments, and Summer Glau and Shirley Manson doubling your psychotic fun. And the episode’s last moment (which we won’t reveal) is one…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Manga Superfan Boosts Economy, Runs for Japan Prime Minister

Though certain Western politicians may act like supervillains, you’d be hard-pressed to find one who admits to digging comic books. Not so in Japan, where the love of manga runs deep: Meet 67-year-old Taro Aso, who in addition to being a hardcore conservative (despite being part of the Liberal Democratic Party), totally digs comics. Last…

Books & Comics Nisha Gopalan

Home of the Future: Lots of Plastic, Steel, and a Table That Turns Into a Range

The Eichler X-100 model home was opened to the public in October 1956. Built in San Mateo, California, and bearing the name of dairy-wholesaler-turned-developer Joseph Eichler, the house was a tribute to modern design and included “such innovations as a revolving fireplace, one entire wall of glass, a plastic skylight like a bomber bubble, two…

io9 Lynn Peril

Military Exo-Suits Are On the Way

U.S. military troops won’t have to wait decades for useful exoskeleton robo-suits. According to the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (SSC), development plans are on track to deploy the suits in a few years. Which soldiers will get the suits, and what roles will our cyborg supersoldiers play?SSC (also known as Natick, for the Massachusetts…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

True Blood Takes Us Out, But Will We Call Back?

Last night we went on our first date with HBO’s sexed-up vampire series True Blood. Lets just say after the night was through, there were a lot of flushed cheeks, broken bones and glimpses into a whole seedy vamp underworld that left us intrigued, excited and curious for more. But still we have our doubts.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Stephen Colbert’s DNA To Be Sent Into Space, Become Self-Aware

Click to viewFor those who can’t imagine a universe without Stephen Colbert, there’s good news. The satirist’s DNA is going to be preserved for future generations, and perhaps future civilizations. Video game designer and soon-to-be space tourist Richard Garriott is adding Colbert’s genetic code to the Immortality Drive, the digital time capsule Garriott plans to…

io9 Lauren Davis

Fringe Preview Screeners Measured Audience’s Emotional Responses

When Fringe premieres tomorrow night, what you’ll see on screen isn’t just a product of the collective minds of JJ Abrams, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It’s also the product of biometric audience testing, to fine-tune just how addictive the show can be made to America at large. Is this the new scientific face of…

Television Graeme McMillan

A Fleet of 1500 Cloud-Seeding Ships Could Stop Global Warming, Say Scientists

Using a fleet of 1500 wind-powered ships that cruise the oceans autonomously, spraying massive plumes of salt water into the air, we could reverse the effects of global warming within years. So says John Latham, a researcher at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, U.S., who has worked with colleagues to develop a…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Come Fly The Friendly Skies Of Gatchaman Air

When aliens take over our planet, it’s up to Gatchaman to set things right. Due to each hero’s unique genetic code, these characters are forced to step up and defend the planet. But with the gig comes some seriously sick future toys such as slick cars and the amazing ship the Phoenix, which you finally…

io9 Meredith Woerner

BSG’s Coolest Set… Gone Forever?

Vancouver’s Battlestar Galactica fan club, the 13th Colony, is reporting that the CIC, the set where so many anxious battle moments have taken place, has just been dismantled forever. Does that mean we won’t be seeing it again, say in the TV movie that starts filming today? Not necessarily. Back in July, Sci Fi Channel…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Massive Zombie Clusterfuck in New Anthology “The Living Dead”

Frat Humor Will Kill Superhero Movies In Years To Come

First Look At The Set Of James Cameron’s Avatar

Apparently We’re All Super-Kids After All

Doctor Who’s Paul Cornell Tells io9 Why Darkness Is Overrated

Athletic Performance Enhancer Turns Out to Be Effective Memory Booster

Server Farms of the High Seas

10 Suckiest Video Games People Play In Science Fiction

Strange New Twist In The Captain America Story?

Will We See Hellboy The TV Show?

Sarah Connor Rocks Your Head!

Manga Superfan Boosts Economy, Runs for Japan Prime Minister

Home of the Future: Lots of Plastic, Steel, and a Table That Turns Into a Range

Military Exo-Suits Are On the Way

True Blood Takes Us Out, But Will We Call Back?

Stephen Colbert’s DNA To Be Sent Into Space, Become Self-Aware

Fringe Preview Screeners Measured Audience’s Emotional Responses

A Fleet of 1500 Cloud-Seeding Ships Could Stop Global Warming, Say Scientists

Come Fly The Friendly Skies Of Gatchaman Air

BSG’s Coolest Set… Gone Forever?

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Massive Zombie Clusterfuck in New Anthology “The Living Dead”

Frat Humor Will Kill Superhero Movies In Years To Come

First Look At The Set Of James Cameron’s Avatar

Apparently We’re All Super-Kids After All

Doctor Who’s Paul Cornell Tells io9 Why Darkness Is Overrated

Athletic Performance Enhancer Turns Out to Be Effective Memory Booster

Server Farms of the High Seas

10 Suckiest Video Games People Play In Science Fiction

Strange New Twist In The Captain America Story?

Will We See Hellboy The TV Show?

Sarah Connor Rocks Your Head!

Manga Superfan Boosts Economy, Runs for Japan Prime Minister

Home of the Future: Lots of Plastic, Steel, and a Table That Turns Into a Range

Military Exo-Suits Are On the Way

True Blood Takes Us Out, But Will We Call Back?

Stephen Colbert’s DNA To Be Sent Into Space, Become Self-Aware

Fringe Preview Screeners Measured Audience’s Emotional Responses

A Fleet of 1500 Cloud-Seeding Ships Could Stop Global Warming, Say Scientists

Come Fly The Friendly Skies Of Gatchaman Air

BSG’s Coolest Set… Gone Forever?

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!