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What’s in store for the second half of Continuum season one? Everything gets broken!

Check out a brand new promo for the final five episodes of Continuum season one, airing Sundays at 9 on Canada’s Showcase channel. Now that Edouard Kagame is back in charge of the Liber8 gang, it looks like he’s wasting no time starting a mass movement that will Occupy some people into the hospital. There…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Jul 6 '12

Ignore All of Your Friends and Get Away With It

Smartphones are incredible social tools. They give us the power to ignore other people like never before. In fact, not having to ever speak to humans might just be the best part. Here’s how to block everyone, every time, without ever facing any consequences. This best part of this pocket power to push people into…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jul 6 '12

Does oxygen deprivation make you stronger?

Everyone from NASA pilots to MMA fighters goes through oxygen deprivation testing and training. There are websites devoted to helping you train under conditions of reduced oxygen, in order to boost your athletic prowess. But does it work? And how could oxygen starvation possibly make you stronger? As part of its training facility, NASA has…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 6 '12

This Lightning Reaction Reloaded Shocking Game Is Your Masochism-Party Deal Of The Day

Ah, the board game party. One of life’s most fulfilling evenings. Gathering together with your friends to really liven up your night with a little Trivia Pursuit and SceneIt! Maybe some Dungeons and Dragons or Magic: The Gathering for the geekier among you. Maybe that’s not your kinda party, though. Maybe you need a little…

Tech News J.D. Levite Jul 6 '12

Why We’re Glad Amazing Spider-Man Dropped Most of its “Untold Story”

Remember the scene in Amazing Spider-Man where the Lizard says to Peter Parker, “You want to know the truth about your parents? Come and get it”? Us neither. That bit was in a bunch of the trailers for the film — but got cut out before the movie hit theaters, joining many other instances of…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 6 '12

Steampunk Spider-Man and his nemesis, Victorian-era Doctor Octopus

Steampunk superheroes are not an unfamiliar concept, but this particular batch was drafted by Italian artist Denis Medri — who was responsible for those delightful greaser Batman designs — so we’ll give them a pass. Behold such villains as Kraven, the Green Goblin, and Doctor Octopus, who I presume is named “Professor Cephalopod” in this…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 6 '12

Do You DVR Sporting Events?

Growing up, the summer tennis season was always my favorite. Beginning with the French Open, and culminating with the U.S. Open, I spent many a lazy summer day watching the likes of Pete Sampras and Roger Federer demolish opponent after opponent. As as “adult,” being in the office every day makes that less of a…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jul 6 '12

Why We Shouldn’t regulate Big Food… At Least, Not Yet

A recent article published by Kelly Brownell in PLos Medicine arguing for the regulation of the food industry has gone off like a hand grenade. Health, diet, and wellness websites are all abuzz this week over his contention that “Big Food” will always be a self-serving, socially irresponsible force — a problem that Brownell believes…

io9 George Dvorsky Jul 6 '12

15 of the World’s Smartest Men in Their Natural Habitat

Beyond the rock stars like Neil DeGrasse Tyson and multi-billion dollar, cutting-edge facilities like CERN, a lot of physics (especially the theoretical sort) is still done the same way it was at the turn of the last century—by hand, on blackboards. Our friends at Oobject have assembled a gallery of history’s brightest minds leveraging old-school…

Physics & Chemistry David Galbraith - Oobject.com Jul 6 '12

A Robot Walks Exactly Like a Human For the First Time

How do babies learn to walk? And how to victims of spinal cord injuries regain the ability to do so? We might soon have a bit more insight into these phenomena, because researchers at the University of Arizona have created the first pair of legs that can walk in in a biologically accurate way. So…

Health Leslie Horn Jul 6 '12

These Cthulhu LEGO sets will drive you insane with little plastic bricks

It’s unlikely LEGO will ever produce an H.P. Lovecraft-themed line of LEGO sets — what with the cosmic abominations and the creeping madness and unholy geometry and all that jazz —but that hasn’t stopped several intrepid builders from constructing their own eldritch play sets. Here are a dozen scenes inspired by the Cthulhu mythos. Unfathomable…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 6 '12

A Luminescent Map of the World’s Earthquakes Since 1898

You’re looking at the latest work of John Nelson, who is becoming well known for combining natural-disaster data with brilliant visualizations. The Michigan-based designer first captured our attention with a series of fantastic maps of U.S. tornado data. Now, he’s used his talents to chart a century’s worth of earthquakes (a staggering 203,186 of them)…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 6 '12

Incredible World-Translating App Word Lens Is Finally on Android

Basically the coolest and most futuristic app for iOS is finally on Android. Word Lens—the augmented reality app that translates signs, newspapers, menus, and anything else from one language to another in real time—is finally out on Android. After a few minutes of testing the Android version, this initial build is decent, but very jumpy.…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 6 '12

Explosive Fireworks Horrifically Severed and Blew Off a Paraplegic’s Leg

In a horrible July 4th accident, a paraplegic man’s leg was blown off while he was trying to light fireworks while still in his wheelchair. The fiery explosion blew the man’s leg 50 feet across the street where it smacked a neighbor’s house. That is not fun. The accident, which occurred at Hazel Park, Michigan,…

Tech News Casey Chan Jul 6 '12

Toshiba Would Like to Sell You These Boobs Gadgets

Hello there, shopper! You seem like the type who would be interested in some breasts tablets. Can we interest you in our latest Windows 8 breasts tablet, with the revolutionary Breasto Metro UI? It feels great in a sultry paid actress’s crotch the hand, and we think the message that women, yoga, anything to do…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 6 '12

And Finally, How to Make Arya Stark of Winterfell Look Even More Badass

Over the past few months, we’ve featured Hugo-nominated artist John Picacio’s fascinating tutorials on the process behind the artwork in his 2012 calendar for George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Now, at last, here’s the sixth and final process post — which might be the most exciting yet. For it features Arya…

Television John Picacio Jul 6 '12

What Features Would You Want in an Amazon Phone?

The Amazon phone rumor mill is in full force right now, and regardless of whether they’re true or not, the idea of Amazon making phones is an intriguing prospect. But without an operating system of its own, Amazon would need to imbue such a device with features that make it stand out. If you were…

Commerce Adrian Covert Jul 6 '12

How to Win a Three-Way Gunfight

Truels are things guaranteed to make any Western fifty percent better — by adding a third person to a duel. Each person can choose his or her target, and the worst person might very well be the winner — provided they play it smart. Learn how to win yourself a truel, gunslinger-style. Game theorists have…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 6 '12

How to Make Your iPhone Charge Wirelessly (Without an Ugly Case)

Wirelessly charging your iPhone would be pretty great, but not with the dumb cases that inductive charging requires. That’s why this mod from Tanveer is so great. A regular iPhone that charges when you set it down. The future! Here’s what you’ll need, according to Tanveer, in addition to some serious soldering skills: patience a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Jul 6 '12

Watch This Guy Survive a 393-Foot Fall Like Wile E. Coyote

This video seems out of a Chuck Jones cartoon of the Roadrunner and the Coyote, but it’s real. It happened in Konakova, Russia. A BASE jumper jumped off the top of an electric post, 393 feet (120 meters) over the snow surface below. Unfortunately, his parachute failed. He probably crashed at about 106 miles per…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jul 6 '12

What’s in store for the second half of Continuum season one? Everything gets broken!

Ignore All of Your Friends and Get Away With It

Does oxygen deprivation make you stronger?

This Lightning Reaction Reloaded Shocking Game Is Your Masochism-Party Deal Of The Day

Why We’re Glad Amazing Spider-Man Dropped Most of its “Untold Story”

Steampunk Spider-Man and his nemesis, Victorian-era Doctor Octopus

Do You DVR Sporting Events?

Why We Shouldn’t regulate Big Food… At Least, Not Yet

15 of the World’s Smartest Men in Their Natural Habitat

A Robot Walks Exactly Like a Human For the First Time

These Cthulhu LEGO sets will drive you insane with little plastic bricks

A Luminescent Map of the World’s Earthquakes Since 1898

Incredible World-Translating App Word Lens Is Finally on Android

Explosive Fireworks Horrifically Severed and Blew Off a Paraplegic’s Leg

Toshiba Would Like to Sell You These Boobs Gadgets

And Finally, How to Make Arya Stark of Winterfell Look Even More Badass

What Features Would You Want in an Amazon Phone?

How to Win a Three-Way Gunfight

How to Make Your iPhone Charge Wirelessly (Without an Ugly Case)

Watch This Guy Survive a 393-Foot Fall Like Wile E. Coyote

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