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What is the ultimate impossible experiment?

There’s an old psychological theory that it takes 10000 hours of practice to become an expert in a field…and some argue that it’s only practice, not natural talent, that makes you an expert. But that theory is completely untestable. That’s the conclusion of Union College psychology professor Christopher Chabris, who was asked by Scientific American…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 6

The Concert of the Future, Today

For decades, Amon Tobin has constantly pioneered new sounds in the world of electronic music. So it makes sense that he’d want a visual stage show as advanced and experimental as his sounds. I think he nailed it this time. The result? An geometric and downright beautiful video wall projecting visuals that float, spasm, surge…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 6

First footage of David Tennant in the new Fright Night movie will knock your wig off

We’ve heard he’s the best part of the new Fright Night reboot, but we still haven’t seen a second of David Tennant’s douchey Vegas magician footage, until now. Here he is! Both in and out of performance wig! Aaand we’re officially excited about this reboot. Fingers crossed it can deliver. And let’s not forget, rumors…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 6

The Madness of Mercy, on Game of Thrones

Last night’s Game of Thrones was something special. It was written by George R.R. Martin himself, author of the original books, and it contained some key turning points in the saga. But most of all, it asked an important question. Is there any room for mercy in the cruel world of Westeros and the lands…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jun 6

Is a hole in the universe opening up…in Wyoming?

You’d be forgiven for having that reaction to this photo of the Ames Monument, a pyramid in Wyoming built to commemorate the transcontinental railroad. But that strange, unearthly light is just the beginning of the weirdness on display here. For the record, that strange light isn’t a wormhole opening up over Wyoming – it’s just…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jun 6

Witness an astronaut’s-eye-view of planet Earth

In this astounding video narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson of NASA, we see familiar geographical landmarks from across the globe as filmed by astronauts. Even the commonplace looks divine when you’re cruising in the orbital firmament. [Space Rip via Laughing Squid]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 6

You Don’t Want to Live Inside This Perpetually Rainy House

A haunted house? Yes please. A crowded house? Sure, as long as someone’s always playing “Don’t Dream It’s Over.” But one thing I could not stand is a rainy house, like this one, which will be rainy for the entire month of June. Australian art and design collective The Glue Society have put together the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 6

A New Way to Look at the Brain Using Google Maps

Researchers from Brown University have developed a way to view the brain using two dimensional neural maps. With their software, you can navigate the brain the same way you would use a Google Street Map. The benefit to all this being that you can easily spot bundles of neurons (or whatever you’re looking for) without…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 6

We All Suck at Passwords

You’re mad at Sony. We get it. But it turns out that users really aren’t much better at abiding by best security practices, according to software architect Troy Hunt’s quick parse of the account info released by LulzSec. Of the 37,608 released passwords, only 4% had three or more character types, with half made up…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner Jun 6

MTV’s Teen Wolf swaps basketball for pouty puppy stares

Get ready for the TV series you never wanted! MTV has rebooted the Teen Wolf legacy sans basketball or awesome white-haired pappa werewolf. But will this supernatural soap live up to the original? Only if you like lacrosse. First, the whole point of creating yet another supernatural series (I assume) is to reflect some of…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 6

There’s a New Chrome OS Competitor and It’s Called Webian

It was only a matter of time before someone responded to Google’s ChromeOS. Webian is that response, and looks and acts much like you’d expect a browser-based OS to act. Functioning as a Mozilla Labs project, Webian is fully open source, but in the very early stages of development. Still, some of the design ideas…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 6

The weirdest stories from the Star Wars Expanded Universe

We recently remember that wacky Lucas-approved comic story in which Han Solo met Indiana Jones. As strange as that was, it’s just the tip of an iceberg that’s inhabited solely by Wampas loaded on death sticks. https://gizmodo.com/the-lost-indiana-jones-star-wars-crossover-was-really-d-5805510 Truth is, plenty of writers have added befuddling embellishments to the Star Wars Universe. Not all of these…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jun 6

Watching a Girl Spin Inside a Hula Hoop Is Freaking Dizzying

Go Pro HDs are the camera for recording extreme activities. Like skiing. Or skimboarding. Or surfing. And hell, even hulahooping. A girl attached a Go Pro HD to record what it would look like from the inside and it’s crazy. https://gizmodo.com/a-skiers-helmet-cam-records-his-horrific-fall-from-a-cl-5773236 I can’t tell what’s moving. Is it the hula hoop? Is she spinning in…

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 6

MobileMe Will Live for Another Year as Find My iPhone Escapes From Its Grasp

MobileMe will die someday. Just not anytime soon, since apple will keep MobileMe operational until June 30, 2012. But now that iCloud is here (and free), all MobileMe subscriptions from the last year, will be free until they expire. According to GigaOm, if you recently bought the service, but have yet to activate it, or…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 6

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

Launchpad! Mission Control! Airdrop! Lion’s packing so many bold new features that the keynote sounded like chatter from a missile silo. Apple highlighted the ten big ones, but what about the other 240? There are some hidden gems. Let’s look! https://lifehacker.com/whats-brand-new-in-os-x-lion-5808446 • A new address book: The new book’s dropping its side and status bars,…

Tech News Sam Biddle Jun 6

Want to be the first to meet aliens when they arrive? Here’s the travel guide for you.

This guide is brought to you by Atlas Obscura, and is dedicated to this question: If aliens ever do make contact with the earth… Where will they park? Part One: Contact Allen Telescope Array, United States Hey E.T. we’re listening, and we have a lot of ears. SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) refers to the…

io9 Eric Grundhauser - Atlas Obscura Jun 6

Science Fiction Porn Parodies We’d Like To See

For most people, summer means action-packed sci-fi/fantasy blockbusters, but for us skin mongers, summer brings a lot of sci-fi/fantasy porn parodies. Since “X-Men: First Class” just hit theaters and “This Ain’t Ghostbusters XXX” recently showed up in our mailbox, we… [Fleshbot]

io9 Ottimo Massimo Jun 6

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko’s new 3DS accessories are both excellent and horrible reminders of the way we live now. First, a horribly frankensteinian alarm clock/charging dock/speaker system, the Play Dock. If you can dream it, it can be crammed into an alarm clock. Next, the ill-named “Shock ‘n’ Rock,” which combines a much-needed life-tripling battery pack with four…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 6

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

A pair of lenses that clip onto your Kinect, Nyko’s Zoom reduces the distance you need to play Kinect by up to 40 percent. If it works, it sounds terribly useful, especially in New York City (trust me). I’m wondering how significantly it affects Kinect’s peripheral vision though, especially when you’re talking about bringing in…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 6

The iPhone Extinguished All My Doubts Today

Using the first generation iPhone was unbelievable. I felt like an Amazonian tribesman who had wandered out of the jungle and tasted refined sugar for the first time. Goddamn. That’s delicious. And then my teeth started rotting. Apple is one of the most innovative companies there is. But sometimes to innovate, you have to copy.…

Tech News Mat Honan Jun 6

What is the ultimate impossible experiment?

The Concert of the Future, Today

First footage of David Tennant in the new Fright Night movie will knock your wig off

The Madness of Mercy, on Game of Thrones

Is a hole in the universe opening up…in Wyoming?

Witness an astronaut’s-eye-view of planet Earth

You Don’t Want to Live Inside This Perpetually Rainy House

A New Way to Look at the Brain Using Google Maps

We All Suck at Passwords

MTV’s Teen Wolf swaps basketball for pouty puppy stares

There’s a New Chrome OS Competitor and It’s Called Webian

The weirdest stories from the Star Wars Expanded Universe

Watching a Girl Spin Inside a Hula Hoop Is Freaking Dizzying

MobileMe Will Live for Another Year as Find My iPhone Escapes From Its Grasp

The Best of the 240 Unsung Features in OS X Lion

Want to be the first to meet aliens when they arrive? Here’s the travel guide for you.

Science Fiction Porn Parodies We’d Like To See

Finally, a 3DS Alarm Clock and Battery Pack With a Buttload of Speakers

Nyko Zoom for Kinect Lets You Play in the Tiniest Apartments

The iPhone Extinguished All My Doubts Today

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