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Your expectations about the world change what you see in it – literally

Common sense holds that your brain sees an object, and then recognizes it. But a new study shows that the reality may be the reverse. Your expectations shape what you see. There is an area of every person’s brain, the fusiform face area, that is in charge of recognizing faces. When a complete stranger comes…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

The Reaction of Governments to Wikileaks Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Wikileaks is a flawed endeavor represented publicly by a smug egotist. But it deserves the respect and support of anyone who prioritizes the privacy of individuals over that of governments. You don’t have to like it or Assange in order to value the counterpoint they represent to the modern high-technology security state. Instead, it is…

Privacy & Security Roberto Arguedas

Carl Sagan is still rocking our world

Carl Sagan’s still a rockstar, plus he’s still helping people understand the vastness of space.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

How to make your Tron costume glow with electroluminescent wire

Do you want your Tron costume to glow like this one, created by designer Syuzi? Then you need to learn about electroluminescent wire. There’s a great tutorial over on Adafruit that teaches you everything you need for Tron cosplay. EL wire glows beautifully, is very bendy, and emits no heat, so it’s the perfect glowing…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Lock Your Tablet to the Table and Poo With Peace of Mind

You wouldn’t just leave your bike unattended in the middle of Starbucks if you had to take a bathroom break, would you? OK maybe you would. But an iPad is much easier to steal! The solution: lock. it. up. Is it socially acceptable to take your iPad with you into a coffeeshop bathroom? I don’t…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Did a 1975 novel predict the Wikileaks controversy?

A group of idealistic young hackers and computer whizzes exposes all of the government’s secrets – sound familiar? It’s the plot of John Brunner’s 1975 novel, Shockwave Rider, which some are calling a precursor to Wikileaks. In Shockwave Rider, activist Nick Haflinger creates a computer worm (this novel invented that word) which is designed to…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Yahoo! Can’t Tell the Difference Between Yoko Ono and World of Warcraft Monster

“John Lennon’s family and friends today”: What do they look like? According to Yahoo! (taking a page from the Washington Post) they look like a World of Warcraft orc or monster or something. No wonder the Beatles broke up! http://gawker.com/5525783/the-washington-post-cannot-tell-obama-from-malcolm-x

Tech News Max Read

The Sculptor, In the Conservatory, With the Baseball Bat

Some consider art to be the breathing of new life into ordinary materials. Sculptor Laurent Craste would beg to differ, turning each of these works into scenes of violent ceramic murder. The following is not for faint-of-heart urn lovers. Craste is from Montreal, and the artist describes the work as follows: In terms of narrative…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sorry Jack Black, not even Star Wars jokes can save Gulliver’s Travels

The latest TV spot for Jack Black’s Gulliver’s Travels comedy is out. This time it has even more insane Star Wars jokes, but we’re still not digging it. https://gizmodo.com/gullivers-travesty-new-trailer-reveals-more-wrongness-5679986

io9 Meredith Woerner

These Hornets Have Solar Powered Bodies

Solar power is always pretty exciting as it reaches more and more places in our lives—a future without fossil fuels! But what if solar power also means getting stung more? Take oriental hornets—buzzing around with built-in solar panels. German researchers have discovered that a yellow portion of oriental hornets’ bodies isn’t just decorative, but rather…

Tech News Sam Biddle

First Private Spacecraft In Orbit After Perfect Launch (Updated)

The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched successfully, carrying the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Dragon is the first private spaceship in history. It would be able to carry seven astronauts to orbit. Watch the launch and the separation videos here. Updated Launch video Separation and orbit Live coverage 14:13 The Dragon spacecraft has splashed down…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz

Netflix Will Soon Stream ABC TV and Movies: Lost! Scrubs! High School Musical!

Heaps of ABC TV shows and movies will be coming to Netflix soon, thanks to a new deal with Disney. That includes all of Lost, all of Scrubs, the first two High School Musicals, and whole lot more. In no way does this mean you should go back and rewatch Lost, but more Netflix stuff…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Now Your iPhone Can Be the Universal Remote it Always Wanted to Be Thanks to Peel

Peel is trying to change the way you channel surf, by sidestepping the concept of channels altogether. How are they accomplishing that feat? By releasing an iPhone app/hardware accessory combo that turns the smartphone into a universal remote. The Peel app on the iPhone is designed to help you figure out what’s on TV, not…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Green Lantern’s deleted Superman cameo revealed, plus Cate Blanchett and the 7th Doctor join The Hobbit!

Clark Kent really did almost appear in Green Lantern, and The Hobbit adds some awesome new cast members. The Spider-Man reboot has begun filming in 3D, and Jon Favreau talks about what The Magic Kingdom will and won’t be. Spoilers! Green Lantern Writer Marc Guggenheim gushed about the movie, going so far as to compare…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

First-Run Movies at Home? Sure, For $20,000

Need to watch Burlesque immediately, but aren’t in the mood to trudge to your local cinemaplex? Never fear! You’ll soon be able to rent it from home the day it’s released for a mere $20,500. Wait, what? That’s apparently Prima Cinema Inc.’s plan, a company that wants to stream first-run movies to homes for $20,000…

Movies Brian Barrett

The Tron Lebowski Shirt

You want a Tron/Lebowski mash-up t-shirt? I can get you that, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don’t wanna know about it, believe me. This is just a game! On sale today only, for $9. [Teefury via SlashFilm]

Movies Kat Hannaford

Do We Really Need a 10-Inch Tablet With Sliding Keyboard, Samsung?

I’m a great fan of sliding keyboards, refusing all else in my smartphone choices. But a 10-inch tablet? Surely there’s enough touchscreen real estate to type accurately there, already? Nonetheless, this is what Samsung’s proposing, with the Gloria. The image here is by no means what the Gloria device will look like if it launches…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Spotify’s US Launch Has Unsurprisingly Been Delayed Again

The much-loved European music service Spotify won’t be launching in the US this year, as planned. Considering there’s just 23 days until the end of the year (and it was originally meant to launch last year), it’s not surprising. https://gizmodo.com/why-its-worth-getting-excited-for-spotifys-us-launch-5502815 According to reports, Spotify hasn’t actually signed a single licensing agreement with any music publishers.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Bacteria is Nibbling Away at the Titanic’s Carcass

Always wanted to see the remains of the Titanic, 3.8km below the surface? You better start making travel arrangements, because this never-seen-before bacteria “rusticles” are eating away at the ship. An iceberg may’ve knocked the ship from the surface back in 1912, killing 1,517 people, but it’s now this bacteria which is finishing it off…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Second Concept-to-Reality Watch Has Gone at Sale at Tokyo Flash

Another concept watch voted on by fans has been made a reality by Tokyo Flash—the Kisai Satellite. Available in either black or white, people voted in droves for the chance to be able to buy it. https://gizmodo.com/tokyo-flash-is-making-this-watch-a-reality-thanks-to-y-5699090 The readability on this watch design is actually pretty simple. The top circle on the face represents hours,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Your expectations about the world change what you see in it – literally

The Reaction of Governments to Wikileaks Should Scare the Hell Out of You

Carl Sagan is still rocking our world

How to make your Tron costume glow with electroluminescent wire

Lock Your Tablet to the Table and Poo With Peace of Mind

Did a 1975 novel predict the Wikileaks controversy?

Yahoo! Can’t Tell the Difference Between Yoko Ono and World of Warcraft Monster

The Sculptor, In the Conservatory, With the Baseball Bat

Sorry Jack Black, not even Star Wars jokes can save Gulliver’s Travels

These Hornets Have Solar Powered Bodies

First Private Spacecraft In Orbit After Perfect Launch (Updated)

Netflix Will Soon Stream ABC TV and Movies: Lost! Scrubs! High School Musical!

Now Your iPhone Can Be the Universal Remote it Always Wanted to Be Thanks to Peel

Green Lantern’s deleted Superman cameo revealed, plus Cate Blanchett and the 7th Doctor join The Hobbit!

First-Run Movies at Home? Sure, For $20,000

The Tron Lebowski Shirt

Do We Really Need a 10-Inch Tablet With Sliding Keyboard, Samsung?

Spotify’s US Launch Has Unsurprisingly Been Delayed Again

Bacteria is Nibbling Away at the Titanic’s Carcass

The Second Concept-to-Reality Watch Has Gone at Sale at Tokyo Flash

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