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The Myth of Multiple Personality Disorder

Fiction has mined the idea of multiple personalities for centuries, but it was only in the 1970s that science followed suit. But many argue that “multiple personality disorder” is not a real psychological ailment. What exactly is the science behind this disorder, and does it even exist? How does it work for people who are…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Dec 7 '11

The New Facebook Is Finally Public! …In New Zealand.

We reviewed Facebook Timeline, the awesomely personal, beautifully designed new profile, in September. September. Facebook said it’d be open to everyone soon after. Clearly, that hasn’t happened—but the wait is over! If you live in New Zealand. What? As someone who uses Timeline daily, I’m without an explanation for why Facebook is holding out on…

Social Media Sam Biddle Dec 7 '11

The Lorax trailer! What the hell was that?

We were optimistic when the first trailer for The Lorax popped up (what with the heartstring yanking tunes from The Polyphonic Spree and the decidedly Seussian village). But the latest trailer is simply the last straw. This longer look at the adapted classic has “lifted away” any sort of morality or mood from the original…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 7 '11

Microsoft’s Windows Store Will Start Peddling Apps, Books and Games in February

Windows 8 is coming and it’s going to make all your wildest dreams come true. OK, that might not be wholly accurate, but at least Microsoft is hoping it’ll shake things up in the world of computing. One of the new additions will be a Windows Store, which was shown off at a preview event…

Tech News Sam Gibbs - gizmodo uk Dec 7 '11

Does stress cause U.S. Presidents to age faster and die younger?

Being the U.S. President is a stressful job — just look at how quickly our last few leaders have gone grey while in office. But is that stress enough to shorten their lifespans? A piece of research in this month’s Journal of the American Medical Association answers that question definitively. In the study, doctor Jay…

io9 Tim Barribeau Dec 7 '11

Words of Wisdom from Walter Mosley: If publishers tell me which genre to write in, “I go to another publisher.”

Good news! Walter Mosley, best known for his Easy Rawlins novels, will be publishing more science fiction next year — he has a series of SF novellas coming from Tor, whom he describes as “THE science fiction publisher.” They’ll be packaged as one or more flipbooks. A new interview with Mosley in Associated Press is…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 7 '11

Massive Stargate graph attempts to chart out every SG-1 story arc

The brave fans of Richard Dean Anderson (known to Gaters as Col. Jack O’Neill) are attempting to map out every single Stargate story arc in the 10 seasons Stargate SG-1 was on the air. Clearly this is a work in progress, as “200” and “Bad Guys” from Season 10 are missing. But we’ve got to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 7 '11

John Carpenter’s music video for the Big Trouble in Little China theme song is hard to watch

We all know that Big Trouble in Little China is the best movie ever made (in which Kurt Russell is extremely confused). But did you know that director John Carpenter and his band the Coup DeVilles starred in a magnificent music video to accompany the flick? It’s true! I owe Jalopnik bon vivant Ray Wert…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 7 '11

Here are 10,000 reasons to be excited about deep-space exploration

Yesterday, NASA announced a milestone in the almost 22-year history of its Hubble Space Telescope: The 10,000th refereed scientific paper based on Hubble data has now been published, reinforcing that Hubble is one of the most successful astronomical experiments in human history. Many people will see this as an incredible achievement — a testament to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Dec 7 '11

Read an exclusive preview of Uncanny X-Force, one of the best X-Men comics out there

All this week, we’ve been gearing up for the conclusion of the “Dark Angel Saga” storyline in Uncanny X-Force, one of the most rollicking X-comics to date. In this grand finale, author Rick Remender and illustrator Jerome Opeña take us to the mutant team’s last stand against Archangel, their erstwhile teammate who has been corrupted…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Dec 7 '11

A beloved Supernatural character will return. Plus Michael Bay might really be doing Transformers 4!

Cobie Smulders reveals a seemingly unexpected detail about her Avengers character. Matt Smith talks the Doctor Who Christmas special. After Earth and The Host make some awesome casting additions. Plus why The Darkest Hour isn’t your average alien invasion movie. Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Hunger Games. The Avengers How I…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Dec 7 '11

How to Carve and Paddle Your Way Down the Slopes with a Big Stick

The worst part of snowboarding? Getting stuck on the flats, having to uncouple your boot, pedal along like a schmuck—all while hoping you don’t get run down from behind. Bugger that. The Kahuna Snow Stick turns your snowboard into reliable cross-country transportation. The Kahuna is an adjustable aluminum pole modeled after a stand-up surf paddle.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 7 '11

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

A camera on board NASA’s STEREO A satellite seems to have captured video of an unknown thing that looks like an actual spaceship. The blip appeared when a Sun’s coronal mass ejection (CME) reached planet Mercury. Watch the video and judge by yourself. Update: whatever it is, it appears on the images taken by STEREO…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Dec 7 '11

The CompBullet Reduces Recoil With “Rocket” Vents

Noe drawbacks of rifling gun barrels is that they allow a small amount of the expanding gases to exit the gun in all directions before the bullet itself does—decreasing its velocity and increasing recoil. A projectile design by Comp Bullet aims to overcome these issues with vented rounds. According to the Italian firearms maker, these…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 7 '11

Head-Mount Your iPhone with the Optrix Case

Hankering for some POV action shots of this winter’s snowboarding exploits but can’t swing a GoPro? No Problemo. Just strap your iPhone 4/S to your noggin with this. I suppose it does makes sense, I mean the iPhone’s already got a 1080p camera, slender form factor, and top-notch video editing apps. The only real problem…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 7 '11

The New iBooks 1.5 for iPad and iPhone Is a Must Have Upgrade

The new iBooks 1.5 is out. It’s great. It has a nighttime mode to make reading books in the dark easier on the eyes and full-screen layout with none of the stupidly gimmicky backdrop. Just beautiful typography. More useful features: • New typefaces, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan and Seravek. Some are great. • Redesigned annotation…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 7 '11

The CDC Doesn’t Want You Donating Your Slutty Organs

Boned more than two people this year and trying to donate an organ? GOD, keep that to yourself! And by that the CDC means whatever organ you had in mind. The CDC’s new proposed policy will ask donor candidates about their specific sexual history and discourage those with a rather—ahem—active lifestyle from donating. The CDC…

Health Natt Garun Dec 7 '11

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

The cannonball was supposed to blast through an array of water barrels and a cinderblock wall. Supposed to. Instead it hit the wall, a hill, a house, and Jasbir Gill’s Toyota Sienna. Now do you see why they tell you not to try this at home? The accident occurred Tuesday afternoon at an Alameda County…

Television Andrew Tarantola Dec 7 '11

BBX Is (Temporarily) Dead, Long Live BlackBerry 10 (for the Time Being)

When Basis International recently sued over the BBX trademark, Research in Motion couldn’t see what the fuss was about. An Albuquerque court could, granting Basis a temporary injunction against using it for RIM’s new OS. So what does RIM do in response? It pulls an end-around by quickly renaming the OS “BlackBerry 10”. Check out…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 6 '11

128Gb NAND Chips Promise SD Cards with Terabytes of Storage

Cell phones have taken another step towards becoming full-fledged pocket computers with an announcement by Micron and Intel. Get ready to carry even more of your digital life on your phone. The 128Gb NAND device, a world’s first, is the result of a multi-year collaboration between the memory and chip manufacturers. It uses MLC technology…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 6 '11

The Myth of Multiple Personality Disorder

The New Facebook Is Finally Public! …In New Zealand.

The Lorax trailer! What the hell was that?

Microsoft’s Windows Store Will Start Peddling Apps, Books and Games in February

Does stress cause U.S. Presidents to age faster and die younger?

Words of Wisdom from Walter Mosley: If publishers tell me which genre to write in, “I go to another publisher.”

Massive Stargate graph attempts to chart out every SG-1 story arc

John Carpenter’s music video for the Big Trouble in Little China theme song is hard to watch

Here are 10,000 reasons to be excited about deep-space exploration

Read an exclusive preview of Uncanny X-Force, one of the best X-Men comics out there

A beloved Supernatural character will return. Plus Michael Bay might really be doing Transformers 4!

How to Carve and Paddle Your Way Down the Slopes with a Big Stick

Awesome NASA Video Captures What Looks Like an Alien Spaceship (Updated)

The CompBullet Reduces Recoil With “Rocket” Vents

Head-Mount Your iPhone with the Optrix Case

The New iBooks 1.5 for iPad and iPhone Is a Must Have Upgrade

The CDC Doesn’t Want You Donating Your Slutty Organs

How The Mythbusters Accidentally Punched a Six-Inch Cannonball Hole in a Minivan (Updated)

BBX Is (Temporarily) Dead, Long Live BlackBerry 10 (for the Time Being)

128Gb NAND Chips Promise SD Cards with Terabytes of Storage

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