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Nobody Writes Anything Anymore, Says Study

Have any of you picked up a pen and paper to scrawl some note or jot down a quick to do list only to find your hand muscles have gone slack and your once-clear, familiar handwriting now crooked and forced? I have. Sometimes. It’s really rather sad. The results of a study commissioned by the…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Vacation Sex

The only thing better than vacation sex? Sneaking into a wealthy couple’s house, having sex in their bed, and pointing a gun at them when they come home early. Okay, well, maybe not better. But definitely funnier. Full video below: The rest of this week’s top comedy videos, including an anti-bath salt campaign, some pro-YOLO…

Tech News Splitsider

These Swiss Wrist Watches Are Contemporary, Classic, and Utterly Crave-able

Orolog is a newly established Swiss-made watch company, a collaborative effort between Jaime Hayon and Ian Lowe. Crafted using exquisitely-colored Hermes leather, Ronda quartz movements, matte stainless steel and pvd case finishes, matching/contrasting matte black pvd buckles, crowns & pushers—these elegant time pieces strike the perfect balance between classic and contemporary. This first collection comprises…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Why are schizophrenics starting to respond better to placebos?

Studies of drugs that treat schizophrenia, what are also known as antipsychotics, are having fewer effects over time — and it’s not because these drugs are becoming any less effective. Rather it’s because patients are responding better to placebos – and it’s not immediately obvious why this is happening. Antipsychotics have been helping schizophrenics manage…

io9 George Dvorsky

Paradise Lost 3: The Dramatic Story of the West Memphis Three Takes a Surprising Turn

This is the third installment in Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s HBO documentary series that began in 1993 when three teenage boys from West Memphis, Arkansas—Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley—were arrested and accused of brutally raping, mutilating and killing three eight-year-old boys. Despite lack of physical evidence linking them to the crimes, the…

Tech News Molly Oswaks

Map of the United States of Television is like Google maps for TV addicts

We love this TV map that points out where all of our favorite shows live. Especially since Supernatural kind of covers almost all of the US. What shows would you like to add? [via The Slavic Inferno]

Television Meredith Woerner

The First Ever Fossils of Vertebrates Who Died During Sex

It’s rare to find fossils of animals doing anything other than, well, dying. Sure, occasionally we’ll find a brooding mother with her eggs, or animals locked in mortal combat — but the vast majority of fossilized remains are simply in the midst of their death throes. But now, for the first time, we have fossil…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Remembering Alan Turing

This Saturday, June 23rd, would have marked the 100th birthday of Alan Turing. A visionary mathematician, logician and codebreaker, Turing was a pioneer in the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. A linchpin member of Ultra, Britain’s World War II counterintelligence team, Turing created the electro-mechanical, code-decrypting “bombe” that deciphered countless intercepted Nazi communications.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Secret Passageways, Origami Sculptures, and More

We’re giving you plenty of gorgeous gifts this week. There’s a dreamy bungalow in Brazil, some stylish magnets, a handsome juicer, and much more in this round of the most beautiful items we’ve seen lately. Your Refrigerator Will Thank You For Adorning It With These Stylish Magnets https://gizmodo.com/your-refrigerator-will-thank-you-for-adorning-it-with-t-5919056 Normally, refrigerator magnets are the exclusive territory…

Tech News Leslie Horn

How do plants know which way is up?

Try turning a growing plant on end, and a funny thing happens. It will right itself, twisting and contorting so its leaves project skyward and its roots extend down toward the center of the Earth. Logic would dictate that plants solve the problem of which way to grow by sensing gravity — but how did…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Kepler scientists find freaky solar system that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before

NASA scientists working on the Kepler Mission have discovered an unprecedented solar system, in which two planets with vastly different densities and compositions are locked in a surprisingly close orbit around their star. The finding shows that there is much greater diversity in the composition of solar systems than we’d previously thought. Prior to our…

io9 George Dvorsky

Watch Earth’s Heart Beat In This Mesmerizing Animation

There’s something about this animation that mesmerizes me. Like a lava lamp, but better. It’s as if Earth had an invisible heart beat showing through the surface temperature of our oceans. Beautiful. Made by the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it shows “the sea surface temperature (SST) simulation from…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Artificial finger brings us closer to prosthetic limbs with a sense of touch

A breakthrough in tactile sensor technology could pave the way for advanced prosthetics, that have a better sense of touch than regular human fingers. Researchers at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a robotic fingertip that can distinguish different materials by touch, a development that could not only lead to…

io9 George Dvorsky

Back in the day, Mickey Mouse attempted suicide and fought opium smugglers

Intrepid readers will remember that one time Mickey Mouse and Goofy espoused the salubrious effects of amphetamine-laced soft drinks. https://gizmodo.com/in-the-1950s-mickey-mouse-shilled-amphetamines-to-afri-5568119 The truth is, that helium-voiced cartoon rodent weathered many a dubiously family-friendly moment during his early years. Let’s look at those occasions Mickey tried to kill himself and extolled the virtues of gigolos. Perhaps the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

When arsenic peppermints poisoned nearly 200 people in a single night

Back in Victorian England, they knew how to inflict macabre, terrible death. Case in point: a single mishap led to the death of 25 people and the poisoning of nearly 200 individuals in one night, after they all consumed arsenic-laced peppermint treats. How did lethal levels of arsenic enter a homemade recipe for candy? Top…

io9 Keith Veronese

Tumblr, Cloth, and More

This week’s best iPhone apps have you prepared for the weather, with one that lets you tag and save outfits with the current conditions and another that tells you exactly when it’s going to rain. There’s also an update to a popular title, and much more. Tumblr: A massive update that dropped this week has…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Piano Dust Buster, Trippy, and More

The latest round of the week’s best iPad apps will have you brushing up on your piano skills, getting ready for your next vacation, organizing your schedule, and a lot more. Piano Dust Buster: When we were kids, forced piano lessons were painful. But we didn’t have engaging iPad apps to trick us into practicing.…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Flipboard, Nike+ Running, and More

There’s a lot to like about the best Android apps of the week. We’re giving you a couple of games, along with titles to beautify both your body and your home. Flipboard : At long last, the social reader app has made its way to Android. The new version pulls together all Twitter feeds and…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Amazing Fairy-Tale Artwork to Commemorate a Mother Lost to Cancer

This incredible fairytale image, “The Queen’s Armada,” is a labor of love. Specifically, the love of a daughter for her mother, who died of cancer. Artist Kirsty Mitchell has been creating her own fairy-tale images, under the title “Wonderland,” for three years, in the memory of her mother. Mitchell shares some of her images with…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Behind-the-scenes video shows how the Hulk became the coolest thing in The Avengers

Watch how Mark Ruffalo transformed from Bruce Banner to the rampaging Hulk, in this amazing behind-the-scenes look at The Avengers. Including lots of fun video of Thor fighting a giant foam creature. Hulk smash! [via The Daily]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Nobody Writes Anything Anymore, Says Study

This Week’s Top Web Comedy Video: Vacation Sex

These Swiss Wrist Watches Are Contemporary, Classic, and Utterly Crave-able

Why are schizophrenics starting to respond better to placebos?

Paradise Lost 3: The Dramatic Story of the West Memphis Three Takes a Surprising Turn

Map of the United States of Television is like Google maps for TV addicts

The First Ever Fossils of Vertebrates Who Died During Sex

Remembering Alan Turing

Secret Passageways, Origami Sculptures, and More

How do plants know which way is up?

Kepler scientists find freaky solar system that’s unlike anything we’ve seen before

Watch Earth’s Heart Beat In This Mesmerizing Animation

Artificial finger brings us closer to prosthetic limbs with a sense of touch

Back in the day, Mickey Mouse attempted suicide and fought opium smugglers

When arsenic peppermints poisoned nearly 200 people in a single night

Tumblr, Cloth, and More

Piano Dust Buster, Trippy, and More

Flipboard, Nike+ Running, and More

Amazing Fairy-Tale Artwork to Commemorate a Mother Lost to Cancer

Behind-the-scenes video shows how the Hulk became the coolest thing in The Avengers

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