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Some people are more creative when they’re drunk

Are you more creative when you’re drunk? It’s one of those soundbites that you’re liable to hear a friend spout off somewhere between their fourth and fifth beer — a little factoid that might actually sound somewhat feasible if only there were a scientific study lying around to back it up. Fortunately for you, Jonah…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Ancient Poop Science: Inside the Archaeology of Paleofeces

The invention of the toilet accomplished many good things, but it did rob us of the chance at immortality – through our poop. Ancient humans have revealed some of their greatest secrets through paleofeces, the study of the waste they left behind. Top image via Democratic Underground In studying ancient humanity, there’s no more powerful…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Large Hadron Collider Finally Pays Off: Discovers New Range Rover

The Higgs Boson still hasn’t made an appearance, but in an even more stunning discovery apparently the Large Hadron Collider has been responsible for creating the new 2012 Range Rover Sport. That’s $9 billion well spent right there. https://gizmodo.com/the-higgs-boson-is-still-missing-but-the-lhc-just-foun-5870361 Unfortunately, the LHC has yet to discover the elusive Higgs Boson particle, but on a positive…

Physics & Chemistry Andrew Liszewski

Everything you Need to Throw a Successful Winter BBQ

I understand that winter is normal and that I shouldn’t hate mother nature. Fair. But that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna fire up the barbecue and make awesome ribs no matter what time of year it is. The problem is that standing outside in the winter sucks. You need to stay warm, entertain your guests,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

The extremely subtle Captain America motorcycle suit — for the fan with too much money

Suit up in your very own red, white and blue Captain America motorcycle suit, and no one will miss you while you scream down the highway. UD Replicas has made official Iron Man, Batman and Stormtrooper motorcycle suits — and now they’re manufacturing Captain America motorcycle suits! And for a mere $1,290 you too can…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Highest Skyscraper In the World Will Be This 3,444-Foot Turd

Forget about the 1-kilometer-high Kingdom Tower. There will be a building higher than that: the Azerbaijan Tower. It will be fifty meters higher than the Kingdom Tower, have 189 floors and look like a shiny glass, steel and concrete monolith of crap. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-images-of-the-worlds-newest-tallest-building-ar-5828801 The 1.050-kilometer (3,444.88-foot) Azerbaijan Tower will be built on the Khazar Islands,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

io9 Book Club Reminder: Meeting 2/21 to discuss Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus

The io9 Book Club meets every month to discuss a book, and then the author usually joins us for a chat. In February, we’re meeting on the 21st to discuss Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus. Watch for a post that day announcing the book club, and jump into comments for discussion! There’s still time to…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Facebook Is Killing Friendships and Causing Fist Fights

We usually think of Facebook as a place to either keep in touch with real friends or cryogenically freeze old and artificial ones that wouldn’t otherwise exist. But a new Pew study says FB can actually end relationships, too. Naturally! According to the study, “The tone of life on social networking sites,” 15 percent of…

Social Media Sam Biddle

A Fantasy Heroine Who’s Closer to Jean Grey than Frodo Baggins

Brimstone Angels by Erin M. Evans is not your typical fantasy novel. There’s jealousy, unbidden powers, forbidden lust — and not a magic Macguffin in sight. In Brimstone, a pair of tiefling twins and their dragonborn foster father stumble into a devilish plot in Neverwinter, a city still reeling in the aftermath of major cataclysm.…

Books & Comics Ed Grabianowski

5 Foolproof Methods for Detecting Secret Nuclear Bomb Tests

Over 2000 nuclear tests took place between 1945 and the signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996, with the United States and Soviet Union combining for over 1700 explosions. In signing the treaty, the International Monitoring System put in place by the United Nations keeps watch for clandestine nuclear explosions in four…

io9 Keith Veronese

Course of the Force: Olympic Torch-Style Run to Comic Con WITH LIGHTSABERS

From July 7th through the 11th, lightsaber-toting nerds will be running up the coast of southern California, all the way to Comic Con. The run’s being sold off in quarter-mile chunks for the Make a Wish Foundation, and participants get a bunch of cool stuff like limited edition lightsabers. Each night of the run, the…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

Cinemagram for iPhone: Like Instagram With Cinemagraphs

Instagram has talked about how a move into video might be the future of the platform, which seems like a terrible idea. Know what doesn’t seem like a terrible idea? Animated GIFs, especially cinemagraphs. And with the arrival of Cinemagram to the iOS App Store,you can make them right now. https://gizmodo.com/video-sharing-on-instagram-sounds-like-a-bad-idea-5856870 What does it do?…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The creepiest video of coral you’ll ever watch

Imagine that you’re coral at the bottom of the sea — a thrilling fantasy, we know. You’re minding your own coral business when suddenly some obnoxious scuba diver ungraciously dumps sediment on you. How do you free yourself from this sand trap? If you happen to be mushroom coral, you can extricate yourself by inflating…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

“Better Book Titles” has been rocking the hell out of science fiction classics lately

The “Better Book Titles” blog is one of the internet’s great treasures — and if you haven’t checked it out lately, you’ve missed some total gems. The blog is just what it sounds like — people post their versions of books with more appropriate titles. Above are Twilight as reimagined by Liz Lay, Dune as…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

The Clearest Way to Tell Verizon It Sucks

The owners of this New York restaurant don’t like Verizon. In fact, they think it sucks. Sucks. So much so that they’ve turned their only window into an angry billboard. Take that! A Consumerist reader spotted the angry eatery, which is keeping track of the number of days it’s been without Verizon service via magic…

Tech News Sam Biddle

We only wish Glee‘s performances were as much fun as this science fiction medley

Rockin’ a cappella group Novis mixed together a fantastic medley of various science fiction tunes and theme songs. There’s something for every nerd in this music mix. Here’s the list of songs: 2001: A Space Odyssey Doctor Who Theme Stargate SG-1 Ballad of Serenity (Firefly) Battlestar Galactica (Main Theme) Fringe Theme I Am The Doctor…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display Compared to the iPhone and iPad

Chris Koerner was curious about what the oft rumored resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display would look like compared to previous iOS devices, so he whipped up a little image that compared each devices’ resolution against each other. The 2048×1536 screen would dwarf everything. If the 2048×1536 iPad 3 retina display turns out to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Nike’s Space Sneakers Will Make You the Coolest Kid in the Universe

The NBA All-Star Game is in Orlando this year, and do you know what happens near Orlando? NASA. In celebration of NASA (and the All-Star Game) Nike is releasing the Space Exploration and All-Star Game Packs, a batch of galactic-themed sneakers. Oh, and they GLOW IN THE DARK. The Space Exploration Pack consists of special…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Let’s Kill Cash: Q&A With Author David Wolman on Our Moneyless Future

Cash is an antiquated concept. It originated thousands of years ago, as a banking receipt that bearers could exchange for stored grain or gold. Today it’s little more than an abstract concept, its value tied to perception instead of goods. Yet we still exchange these slips of paper, and redeem them for goods and services,…

Tech News Mat Honan

What Frank Herbert’s Dune Can Teach Us About the Power of Positive Thinking

You probably know that Frank Herbert’s Dune teaches that “fear is the mind-killer.” But what else can you learn from Dune about the power of using your mind and avoiding negative thoughts? Psychologist Maria Konnikova delves into the real-life neuroscience that Paul Atreides taps into. I’m about to make an embarrassing (to science fiction fans)…

Books & Comics Maria Konnikova - Scientific American

Some people are more creative when they’re drunk

Ancient Poop Science: Inside the Archaeology of Paleofeces

Large Hadron Collider Finally Pays Off: Discovers New Range Rover

Everything you Need to Throw a Successful Winter BBQ

The extremely subtle Captain America motorcycle suit — for the fan with too much money

The Highest Skyscraper In the World Will Be This 3,444-Foot Turd

io9 Book Club Reminder: Meeting 2/21 to discuss Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus

Facebook Is Killing Friendships and Causing Fist Fights

A Fantasy Heroine Who’s Closer to Jean Grey than Frodo Baggins

5 Foolproof Methods for Detecting Secret Nuclear Bomb Tests

Course of the Force: Olympic Torch-Style Run to Comic Con WITH LIGHTSABERS

Cinemagram for iPhone: Like Instagram With Cinemagraphs

The creepiest video of coral you’ll ever watch

“Better Book Titles” has been rocking the hell out of science fiction classics lately

The Clearest Way to Tell Verizon It Sucks

We only wish Glee‘s performances were as much fun as this science fiction medley

The Resolution of the iPad 3’s Retina Display Compared to the iPhone and iPad

Nike’s Space Sneakers Will Make You the Coolest Kid in the Universe

Let’s Kill Cash: Q&A With Author David Wolman on Our Moneyless Future

What Frank Herbert’s Dune Can Teach Us About the Power of Positive Thinking

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