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U.S. Navy Developing Lasers and Huge Guns

The year is 2019. The destroyer U.S.S. Mason patrols enemy waters, and is suddenly faced with a barrage of incoming missiles. Almost instantly, dozens of brightly colored lasers beam out of the Mason, intercepting the missiles and destroying them harmlessly in the air. Then a massive deck-mounted gun turns and takes aim at an onshore…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

First Look Behind The Scenes Of The Prisoner Remake

A new video of the first table read for AMC’s remake of 60’s imprisoned-spy series The Prisoner shows the cast and crew psyching themselves up to play the Villagers. The most endearing thing is hearing nervous Jim Caviezel (playing the main character Number 6) and Ian McKellen (who plays the evil Number 2) both talk…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Deprive Yourself of Sleep and Your Neurons Will Get You High

People who are sleep-deprived often report getting a “second wind” where they suddenly wake up and feel great — though they are still too fatigued to do any major problem-solving. A group of researchers have discovered there’s a good reason for this. Sleep deprivation floods your brain with dopamine, the very same hormone that amphetamines…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Galactica’s Final Season Won’t All Be On TV

When Battlestar Galactica makes its long-awaited comeback next year, it won’t just be our television screens that it’s returning to. In a recent interview, executive producer David Eick revealed that fans can expect more The Resistance-style minisodes, as well.Talking to Newsarama, Eick admitted that webisodes are definitely part of the plan for Battlestar’s final season:…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Megan And Shia Ready For Action In New Transformers 2 Set Pics

Click to viewThis morning’s spoilers include half a dozen exciting details for the Lost episodes you won’t see for another five months… including filming at the house of one of the Oceanic Six. Speaking of set reports, there are new pics of Shia LaBoeuf and Megan Fox, back on the set of Transformers 2. Find…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

We Wear These Pointy Hats Because We’re, Like, Scientists

Click to view The 1960s German flick Kiss Me Monster is the random tale of two strippers on tour in Latin America who are recruited by a secret society to track down the lost elixir of the mad Professor Bertrand. Apparently Bertrand was creating an army of supermen, and now a bunch of evil-but-sexy ladies…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Fangs Of Love Are Sharp, And Apparently Wooden, On The Middleman

I’m still reeling from the revelations in last night’s new Middleman episode. Well, two revelations in particular, both involving Lacey, the show’s unsung star. I almost had a temperomandibular joint disorder from having my jaw drop so many times. To be fair, the episode’s main plot was one that I could take or leave —…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Race Has Little to Do with Genetic Makeup, Say Scientists

In an effort to create “personalized drugs” that work for specific, targeted groups of people, many medical researchers have suggested the adoption of “race-based” medicine. Race-based meds like BiDil, aimed at African Americans with heart disease, are already on the market. But in a fascinating commentary in today’s issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, infamous…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Firefly Series Comes to Blu-ray November 11

Firefly might have been the best thing Joss Whedon has ever done in our opinion, but it’s also one of the shortest things he’s ever done. In just 14 episodes, the space western was able to surpass both Buffy and Angel (and all of his smaller creations) in our minds as his work, which is…

Movies Jason Chen

Your Robot Defense System Has Arrived

Wondering just what you can do to protect yourself from ninjas, cowboys and My Chemical Romance fans? We’re pleased to introduce you to the sexy Bikini FemBot, a robot that’s designed to do just that very thing. And she’s just one of many such robots, all available to you through this very internet.Bikini FemBot is…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Watchmen DVD May Be Even Longer Than 3 Hours

While plenty of you seemed to be ready to spend three hours – or even more – in theaters watching Watchmen, co-creator Dave Gibbons let slip that an even longer version may be waiting for fans on DVD while speaking at an event this weekend. But the changes made to create the even-longer-than-the-Director’s-Cut edit of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Darth Vader Slays The Wookiees In Force Unleashed Concept Art

A new behind-the-scenes book on the Force Unleashed video game is out today, and its pages are bursting with fantastic Star Wars concept art. The book, written by video-game writers W. Haden Blackman and Brett Rector, tells the story from the first concept still to the finished game. It also explains their original pitch to…

io9 Meredith Woerner

How Mad Can a Scientist Get?

You probably already knew that Nikola Tesla, who developed alternating current electricity, was so OCD that he couldn’t eat food until he’d determined its exact mass. But did you know that Jack Whiteside Parsons, founder of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, was a Pagan who loved orgies? Or that Marie Curie, who discovered radium and coined…

io9 Annalee Newitz

OMG Lego Batgirl!

Lego justice has a new name – Barbara Gordon. You may never get to see Batgirl in another Batman movie, but she’ll turn up in the new Lego Batman video game, and we’ve got the first look at Commissioner Gordon’s red-headed girl in action. The newly released pics do raise one unsettling question, though –…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Better Look At Benjamin Button’s Backwards-Aging Romance

A new TV spot for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which aired during the Olympics, shows more of the life of the boy who ages backwards. Director David Fincher has promised us a dark, romantic film that deals with mortality in an unflinching way, and this trailer certainly seems like a promising start. Click…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Harryhausen Alien Is Silent But Deadly

This short, silent clip of Ray Harryhausen’s stop-action Martian emerging from its crashed spaceship (a 1940s study for an unmade War of the Worlds) cries out for some Don Martin/Mad magazine-esque onomatopoeia – but all I’ve got is a SCHLOOMP and a couple of SPLATS. I know you can do better.

io9 Lynn Peril

Death Race Director Comes Clean About How Many Cameras Were Smashed During Filming

Click to viewDirector Paul W.S. Anderson, known for bringing the monstery violence in Resident Evil and AVP, is also at the helm of the controversial remake of Death Race 2000. We got a chance to talk to Anderson at a press conference, where he explained the best way to run over a camera with a…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Best Scifi Book Covers Of All Time — And Space

Click to viewHere’s a gorgeous detail from Michael Whelan’s cover art for Arthur C. Clarke’s 2010: Odyssey Two. It has everything, the giant blue baby head, the spaceship, the sillhouette of Jupiter, and that sexy, sexy obelisk. The folks over at LibraryThing are having a discussion of their favorite science fiction book covers, and it’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why Dollhouse’s Original Pilot Will Make A Better Second Episode

I know you’re concerned that Joss Whedon is making a new pilot for his mind-wiped puppet show Dollhouse, and turning the original pilot into the second episode. What if this ruins the show before it starts? But you can forget that worry, almost as if a high-tech device had erased it from your mind to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Buzz Aldrin Wants Entrepreneurs to Claim the Moon

Over at BoingBoingTV, Xeni Jardin has a great interview with astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who is never shy about sharing is opinions about what’s wrong with the U.S. space program. Here he talks about how entrepreneurs should take over the moon, and why space travel is synonymous with freedom. Video below. Click to view I wish…

io9 Annalee Newitz

U.S. Navy Developing Lasers and Huge Guns

First Look Behind The Scenes Of The Prisoner Remake

Deprive Yourself of Sleep and Your Neurons Will Get You High

Galactica’s Final Season Won’t All Be On TV

Megan And Shia Ready For Action In New Transformers 2 Set Pics

We Wear These Pointy Hats Because We’re, Like, Scientists

The Fangs Of Love Are Sharp, And Apparently Wooden, On The Middleman

Race Has Little to Do with Genetic Makeup, Say Scientists

Firefly Series Comes to Blu-ray November 11

Your Robot Defense System Has Arrived

Watchmen DVD May Be Even Longer Than 3 Hours

Darth Vader Slays The Wookiees In Force Unleashed Concept Art

How Mad Can a Scientist Get?

OMG Lego Batgirl!

A Better Look At Benjamin Button’s Backwards-Aging Romance

Harryhausen Alien Is Silent But Deadly

Death Race Director Comes Clean About How Many Cameras Were Smashed During Filming

The Best Scifi Book Covers Of All Time — And Space

Why Dollhouse’s Original Pilot Will Make A Better Second Episode

Buzz Aldrin Wants Entrepreneurs to Claim the Moon

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

New Details Add a Bizarre Twist to NASA’s First ISS Medical Evacuation

ASUS TUF 27” HDR Gaming Monitor Briefly Returns to Black Friday Pricing for a Limited Run in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

‘Speed Racer’ Is Getting a Glorious New Remaster

Dreame Pocket Pro Hair Dryer Is Now Over 3x Cheaper Than Dyson’s Deal in Amazon’s Prime-Exclusive Spring Sale

Pompeii Study Confirms Roman ‘Wine’ Ritual Previously Known Only From Texts

JBL Clears Out a 5.0-Channel Compact All-in-One Soundbar at a Record Low Beyond Its Portable Speaker Deals

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

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

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