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The Latest Strange Discoveries and Most Maniacal Research

Science makes the world better – and weirder. Here are some of the latest odd discoveries that will set your brain on fire with curiosity. Or just, you know, with fire. Trying to treat stress, scientists may have accidentally stumbled on a cure for baldness Your body responds to stress in many ways. It gives…

io9 Annalee Newitz Feb 22

Mars Needs Moms rap video is the most terrifying thing you’ll hear all day

The new Mars Needs Mom trailer starts with such promise and great zombie banter. Until the rapping starts: “Can’t even tell, is that a boy or a girl? They look so nasty, make a robot hurl!” (Cue barfing robot.) What is happening with this movie? There are aliens, spaceships and cool looking little baby aliens,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Feb 22

Best Stories of Today, February 22, 2011

Here are the best stories on Gizmodo today. Enjoy them! Apple Will Unveil iPad 2 On March 2 All Things D just reported that Apple will be holding their iPad 2 unveiling on March 2. No official invites have gone out yet, so think of this one as a strong rumor. Here’s an outline of…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 22

Never pick up sexy hitchhikers; they’re probably feline body-snatchers

The other day we featured this positively perplexing Japanese monster scene, and the internet seemed to dig it. https://gizmodo.com/and-now-your-100-context-less-kaiju-clip-of-the-day-5764609 Now — thanks to the helpful tutelage of io9 commenter Erwin — we know that the monster (“The Pink/Peach Armadillo”) was from the 1970s Japanese tokusatsu show Android Kikaider (the monster apparently commits suicide at the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 22

In Louisiana, the Historical Record Is a Wikipedia Printout

The next time you think about hitting up Baton Rouge for some historical enrichment, you can save yourself the trip. Because at this statue of Louisiana’s first governor, the biographical write-up is two printed out pages out from his Wikipedia entry. From 2009. Including external links. [Wonkette]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

I Wish This Really Were the iPad 2

So apparently the iPad 2 is coming next week after all! I know this is just a funny video parody, but is it too much to ask for that auto-edit feature? Well, okay, yes. Yes it is. [The Next Web] https://gizmodo.com/apple-will-unveil-ipad-2-on-march-2-5767306

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

New Evidence Shows That Cellphones Can Alter Brain Function

Talk on your cellphone for an hour or more a day? Scientists have discovered that you’re speeding up brain activity in the area near the antenna. Now we just need to figure out if that’s a good or a bad thing. C’mon good thing! [NY Times]

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

Hipmunk Flight Search for iPhone

There are plenty of tools for finding flights, but when you’re doing it on your phone, a streamlined experience is of the essence. Hipmunk doesn’t clutter up search with stuff you don’t need and makes the most painless flight of the lot easy to find. What is it? Hipmunk Flight Search, Free, iPhone. A simple…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 22

MyLyrics Helps You Remember Those Songs You Forgot

If you’ve ever hummed song without knowing all the words, MyLyrics is an app that lets you know what’s been stuck in your head all day. Just enter a few of the lyrics and off you go. [iTunes]

Tech News Kwame Opam Feb 22

The World’s Smallest Aquarium Only Holds Two Teaspoons of Water

The world’s smallest aquarium measures 30x24x14mm and holds only 10ml of water. For reference, 5ml is one teaspoon, so the aquarium can only hold two teaspoons worth of water. The tank was made by Anatoly Konenko, a Russian artist who makes his name in microminiature art. [Telegraph UK]

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 22

The Japanese Take Drifting To the Ice

Drifting? Old news. Drifting on a frozen lake? Now that’s 2011. [Japanprobe via Dvice]

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 22

Mastermind Behind Chinese Net Censorship Censored by China

Rain on your wedding day: not ironic. Creating the backbone of China’s internet censorship apparatus, and then having an online profile of your work erased by the Chinese government? Perfect. Fang Binxing began working on the “Great Firewall of China” over a decade ago, and in a recent article on his career featured on the…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 22

Chinese Factory Workers Ask Apple for Respect and an Apology

Chinese factory workers have sent a letter to Steve Jobs and Apple hoping that the company will take notice of the harsh working conditions of factories and apologize to the workers for exposing workers to hexyl hydride, also called n-hexane. Hexyl hydride causes “sweaty hands and feet, sudden numbness in hands, swelling and pain in…

Tech News Casey Chan Feb 22

Amazing video shows the relative sizes of all the planets and stars

This video starts with the Moon, runs through our solar system’s rocky and gas planets, and then takes us from our regular-sized Sun to the biggest hypergiant star, all to a pulse-pounding beat. Prepare for a crash-course in cosmic scale. The video isn’t perfect – it omits the Neptune-sized Uranus and the now demoted Pluto…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 22

The Sad State of Hollywood Movies

In this month’s GQ, Mark Harris laments the death of the adult drama and the rise of the comic book-remake-prequel-sequel (pick whichever permutation applies). Here, he says, is what we have to look forward to this summer: four adaptations of comic books. One prequel to an adaptation of a comic book. One sequel to a…

Movies Kyle VanHemert Feb 22

What it’s like to be a young writer working with Joss Whedon and Kevin Williamson

Andrew Chambliss is one of the most successful young writers in television — he’s written some of the most memorable episodes of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse and The Vampire Diaries. He told us what it’s like to work with genre legends. When did you first become a science fiction/fantasy fan? And what’s your favorite scifi/fantasy that…

Television Michael Ann Dobbs Feb 22

How To Make These Adorable Heart-Shaped Eggs

It’s a little too late for a Valentine’s breakfast in bed, but making hard-boiled eggs that look like hearts easy and adorable enough to merit near-daily execution. You can follow this step-by-step photo progression to make your own, or check out more detailed instructions from bento master Anna the Red here: [annathered via Reddit via…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 22

The Chinese Government Gets a Search Engine of Its Own

Google may have shut down its China-approved search engine, but the Chinese government isn’t losing any sleep over it. The largest news agency in China (which is government run) is launching a search engine of their own, Panguso, to provide citizens with results approved by the Communist powers that be. If you’re interested in freeing…

Tech News Adrian Covert Feb 22

What would it take for grownups to love dystopian fiction as much as teenagers?

Our teens are living in horrible oppressive conditions — in their imaginations, at least. Dystopian fiction, which has never been more than a minor sub-genre in the past, has become a runaway success in young-adult publishing. And adults are reading teen books like the Hunger Games series in droves. So why aren’t we seeing dystopian…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Feb 22

This is the World’s Teensiest Computer

As a baby step toward finally being able to wear your computer, researchers at the University of Michigan just completed the first millimeter-scale computing system. The device is designed to be implanted into glaucoma patients’ eyes in order to monitor internal pressure. It also comes packed with its own even-smaller radio and battery. Safe and…

Tech News Kwame Opam Feb 22

The Latest Strange Discoveries and Most Maniacal Research

Mars Needs Moms rap video is the most terrifying thing you’ll hear all day

Best Stories of Today, February 22, 2011

Never pick up sexy hitchhikers; they’re probably feline body-snatchers

In Louisiana, the Historical Record Is a Wikipedia Printout

I Wish This Really Were the iPad 2

New Evidence Shows That Cellphones Can Alter Brain Function

Hipmunk Flight Search for iPhone

MyLyrics Helps You Remember Those Songs You Forgot

The World’s Smallest Aquarium Only Holds Two Teaspoons of Water

The Japanese Take Drifting To the Ice

Mastermind Behind Chinese Net Censorship Censored by China

Chinese Factory Workers Ask Apple for Respect and an Apology

Amazing video shows the relative sizes of all the planets and stars

The Sad State of Hollywood Movies

What it’s like to be a young writer working with Joss Whedon and Kevin Williamson

How To Make These Adorable Heart-Shaped Eggs

The Chinese Government Gets a Search Engine of Its Own

What would it take for grownups to love dystopian fiction as much as teenagers?

This is the World’s Teensiest Computer

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