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John Carter releases the first image of its Martian beast, the White Ape!

Here’s your first look at the great white ape from Andrew Stanton’s movie adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars book series. Take a closer look at our leather-clad hero Taylor Kitsch as he fights the Martian beast! Entertainment Weekly has the first look at the Martian Ape Vs. Earth Man showdown. The…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 23 '11

This 23″ HP Monitor Is Your I-Like-It-Big Deal of the Day

I love Thanksgiving. Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. Stuffing. Everything and anything at dinner, to be honest. I love the colors. Orange, brown, it’s perfect for that fall spirit. I love football, there’s no other holiday associated with sports as much as Thanksgiving is. I love playing football, it’s the only time I put on cleats any…

Tech News Gizmodo Deals Nov 23 '11

Just how tall can a glacier get before it breaks?

On August 15th, this 200-foot-tall hunk of ice fell from the face of the gargantuan Hubbard Glacier in a process known as “calving,” crashing into Yakutat Alaska’s Disenchantment bay with an ear-splitting crack and a borderline unbelievable degree of force. A 200-foot-tall segment of ice is nothing to sneeze at — they rarely come any…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Nov 23 '11

Breakthrough: Human stem cells successfully transplanted into mouse brains

In research published this week, scientists report that they’ve successfully transplanted human stem cell-derived neurons into the brains of living mice. That’s right, we’re talking about a functioning trans-species transplant of brain matter. The researchers took human embryonic stem cells, and grew them in a culture with mouse neurons that had a specific trait —…

io9 Tim Barribeau Nov 23 '11

Brine Your Turkey, Fool. It’s SCIENCE!

Yes, there are all sorts of fancy newfangled ways to cook an incredible Thanksgiving Turkey. But there’s no Norman Rockwell picture of a Sous Vide. And there’s something magical about a whole bird roasting in the oven. It’s almost as hypnotic as fire. No problem. If you want a super moist Thanksgiving bird without poisoning…

Tech News Joe Brown Nov 23 '11

Apple’s Grand Central Store Will Make New York’s Worst Place Worse

Apple’s taken down the mighty velvet curtain atop its impending Grand Central Station megastore in Manhattan. It’s got a giant, snazzy video facade—and it’s very stupid looking! It’s also a harbinger of a stupid retail nightmare to come. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-the-grand-central-apple-store-looks-like-5824647 The store’s face grins at you with a smarmy 52-monitor sign: GRAB AN IPOD TOUCH. YOU’LL…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 23 '11

Is it Ready Yet? Gallery

Return to the Is It Ready? article. https://gizmodo.com/is-it-ready-yet-stop-over-cooking-your-meat-5862287

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 23 '11

NYT: Microsoft Thinking About Buying Yahoo. Again.

Seems like only a few years ago Microsoft was courting Yahoo. Yeah, that didn’t work out so hot. Well, Microsoft is back to kicking Yahoo’s tires. And this time Yahoo isn’t telling at Redmond to get off its lawn. The New York Times reports that Microsoft has signed an NDA that allows it to peer…

Tech News Roberto Baldwin Nov 23 '11

Weird experiment recreates the sounds our distant ancestors made 3 million years ago

Humanity language is the result of some dramatic evolutionary changes over the last few million years, which have reshaped our old primate vocal organs into the more sophisticated organs we use today. So what did all this change sound like? That’s the question University of Amsterdam researcher Bart de Boer attempted to find out, using…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 23 '11

Attention Design Nerds: The Most Badass Custom Shelving System Will Be at the Giz Gallery

We’re compulsive in our gear-hoarding. Just look at the huge number of gadgets we’ve assembled for Gizmodo Gallery. Where the hell are we going to put all that stuff? The modular storage specialists at Vitsoe are giving us a hand. https://gizmodo.com/bestmodo-at-gizmodo-gallery-5859625 You know what we love most about Vitsoe? It’s a great-looking product that does…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Nov 23 '11

10 of the Most Dangerous Chemicals in the World

It’s our chemical all-star team of death. We’ve got historic poisons that have claimed the lives of millions in a sinister manner, along with a couple of chemicals that might be in your home. Contact with any of these, in the right dose, will send you running for a hastily scribbled bucket list. Before we…

io9 Keith Veronese Nov 23 '11

Point and Click: 8 Photo Hosting Websites Compared

Facebook. Flickr. Picasa. Photobucket. Even those who still consider the Internet the work of demons and wizards know the names. And chances are virtually everyone in your posse has used at least one or more of these giants to host and share their personal photos. But online photo hosting is no longer limited to just…

Tech News Gord Goble - MaximumPC Nov 23 '11

The Porn Folder of All Porn Folders

What your porn folder is filled with is your own business. No, seriously, I don’t want to know. Unless it’s filled with another porn folder, and there’s another porn folder in that one, and so on. Because that’s pretty great. And honestly, who are we to judge if someone’s more turned on by file systems…

Tech News Brian Barrett Nov 23 '11

You Can Rent Disney Movies on YouTube Now

From classics like Alice in Wonderland to the Pixar hits and Pirates movies of today, Disney will eventually put up a lion’s share of its movies for rent on the digital boob tube, YouTube. There are only a handful of Disney movies on YouTube right now but hundreds more will join the rental list in…

Movies Casey Chan Nov 23 '11

A Thanksgiving Meal (in-a-pill)

Many Americans celebrating Thanksgiving tomorrow will have a meal centered around Ben Franklin’s favorite bird — the turkey. But if this cartoon from the September 19, 1926 Ogden Standard-Examiner had proven prescient, the Thanksgiving meal of the 21st century would’ve been entirely pill-based. The turn of the 20th century brought a whole host of predictions…

Tech News Matt Novak Nov 23 '11

More MRSA Found in Supermarket Turkey

There are two new studies out that confirm, once again, that drug-resistant staph or MRSA – normally thought of as a problem in hospitals and out in everyday life, in schoolkids, sports teams, jails and gyms – is showing up in animals and in the meat those animals become. The strain of staph that shows…

Health Maryn McKenna - Wired Nov 23 '11

Ursula K. Le Guin writes a fable of Occupy Wall Street

If you’ve been wondering just what’s wrong with unemployed people, and why they won’t just go get a job, then Ursula K. Le Guin has some answers for you. In the time-honored tradition of fantasists and fabulists, she’s phrased her answers in the form of a fable. Her story “Ninety Nine Weeks: A Fairy Tale”…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 23 '11

Why flying on planes can make you sick – and how to stop it

If you’re about to fly somewhere for Thanksgiving, you’re probably dreading the possibility that you’ll catch a bug along the way. And you’re not alone. Many people report coming down with something in the days following an airplane flight. It’s not like we’re all lining up to lick the lavatory handles — so why can’t…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Nov 23 '11

What makes a psychopath’s brain different?

There’s no neurological disorder quite as infamous as psychopathy, and yet figuring out exactly what goes on in a psychopath’s brain is extraordinarily difficult. We’ve now got an answer…and all it took was scanning the brains of forty medium-security prisoners. Specifically, the new findings come from brain imaging performed on forty inmates at a medium-security…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 23 '11

Which Airlines Are Most Likely to Get You Home Late During the Holidays?

I bet you’re traveling home for Thanksgiving today, aren’t you? A recent report by the Department of Transportation lists the airlines which suffered the worst delays and setbacks over the last year. I hope you’re not flying JetBlue or ExpressJet Atop the list is JetBlue, reporting only 77.8 percent of flights arriving on time. The…

Tech News Adrian Covert Nov 23 '11

John Carter releases the first image of its Martian beast, the White Ape!

This 23″ HP Monitor Is Your I-Like-It-Big Deal of the Day

Just how tall can a glacier get before it breaks?

Breakthrough: Human stem cells successfully transplanted into mouse brains

Brine Your Turkey, Fool. It’s SCIENCE!

Apple’s Grand Central Store Will Make New York’s Worst Place Worse

Is it Ready Yet? Gallery

NYT: Microsoft Thinking About Buying Yahoo. Again.

Weird experiment recreates the sounds our distant ancestors made 3 million years ago

Attention Design Nerds: The Most Badass Custom Shelving System Will Be at the Giz Gallery

10 of the Most Dangerous Chemicals in the World

Point and Click: 8 Photo Hosting Websites Compared

The Porn Folder of All Porn Folders

You Can Rent Disney Movies on YouTube Now

A Thanksgiving Meal (in-a-pill)

More MRSA Found in Supermarket Turkey

Ursula K. Le Guin writes a fable of Occupy Wall Street

Why flying on planes can make you sick – and how to stop it

What makes a psychopath’s brain different?

Which Airlines Are Most Likely to Get You Home Late During the Holidays?

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