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A good night’s sleep is crucial to remembering the waking world

Humans spend about a third our their entire lives asleep…at least, that’s the theory. Lots of people get by on significantly less sleep, but this has its trade-offs. And memory is one of the biggest victims of not enough sleep. Many people, either by necessity or by choice, don’t get as much sleep as researchers…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 14 '10

Is that an iPhone in your pocket or…

Today’s gadget-related double entendre is “birth control.” [Scottevest via Gear Junkie (yes, really) via InventorSpot]

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

Mapping the Seven Kingdoms

Want to see a map of the continent of Westeros from George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire? Of course you do. Also, see how Martin’s fictional continent stacks up with Europe. I’ve talked about this map briefly before, but renewed discussion on the subject of the size of Westeros and the Seven…

Books & Comics Adam Whitehead -- The Wertzone Nov 14 '10

AOL “Project Phoenix” Email Hub Goes Live

Those @aol.com email domain names? With apologies to dad, total jokes! AOL hopes to change that however, and it started today with an attempt to, hrm, freshen up its fledgling brand. Meet Project Phoenix! Yes, Phoenix, as in the flaming mythological bird that was reborn from its own ashes. How apt. The rollout is currently…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

Nicaragua, Costa Rica Still Butting Heads Over Google Maps Border Error

Nicaragua scoffed at an Organization of American States (OAS) condemnation regarding their Google Maps border incursion this weekend, and why shouldn’t they? Even Reuters was calling the measure a “toothless exhortation.” Coming soon: Google War? https://gizmodo.com/how-google-maps-led-to-an-accidental-invasion-5682017 Google, for its part, has since corrected the error, which they blamed on faulty U.S. State Department data. That…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

Tivo Premiere Box Is Free (with Two-Year $20 Monthly Subscription)

Tivo has seemingly taken a liking to the subsidized hardware model, as Tivo Premiere is now free—provided customers sign on the dotted line for a two-year $20 monthly contract. Alternatively, one could also purchase the box for $99 and only sign on for a year-long contract. As BGR reports, this was something Tivo was testing…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

Divine Proportions in male nipple re-positioning

For aesthetic reasons, plastic surgeons are sometimes required to re-position male nipples – after dramatic weight-loss for example. In such a case they are presented, in effect, with a substantially blank canvas. But the presently accepted methods for calculating ideal nipple locations are far from straightforward. “Currently available guidelines create areolas that are too large,…

io9 Martin Gardiner - Improbable Research Nov 14 '10

New discovery could be best hint yet of the elusive Higgs boson

The Higgs boson is the missing particle that would complete the standard model of particle physics, but so far we’ve found little to even suggest it actually exists. But a new finding might just have come from a decaying Higgs. The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) detector is one of several individual detectors that comprise the…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 14 '10

DIY Levitating Jedi Training Sphere

This levitating DIY project won’t give aspiring Jedi much of a challenge (it doesn’t really move), but it’s perfect for the Star Wars fan’s ever-growing display case. Plus, DIY! All you need is one of those “magical” tchotchke desktop floating globes, some reference photos, stock card and plastic bits, and time. Using the Force might…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

After 50 Years, Galactic ET Listening Post SETI Hits Redial with “Project Dorothy”

The astronomers, skeptics and believers who use SETI to scan the stars for extraterrestrial intelligences are retraining their sights on stars previously scanned by telescopes for signs of life 50 years ago. Second time’s the charm? The revisiting effort, called Project Dorothy, is part of the 50th anniversary of Project Ozma, the precursor to the…

Space & Spaceflight Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

Necropanspermia: was life created by zombie cells from outer space?

Sure, that’s maybe the most ridiculous question we’ve posed. But a new theory suggests life’s building blocks did originate in outer space, although they couldn’t have survived traveling to Earth. And with an awesome name like necropanspermia, it’s worth considering. Panspermia often gets mixed up with a lot of bonkers theories about ancient aliens seeding…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 14 '10

Darren Aronofsky’s Wolverine movie has a title — “The Wolverine”

Darren Aronofsky’s revealed the title of his follow-up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It will be called The Wolverine, and the director asserts that the film isn’t a sequel to Wolverine’s prior mouthless Deadpool adventure/team-up with the Black Eyed Peas. [Hitfix]

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 14 '10

Leaked Verizon LTE Modems “Coming Soon”

Two Verizon LTE modems from LG and Pantech have leaked out in an ad that all but confirms the promised 38-city high-speed wireless network activation has all but arrived. https://gizmodo.com/verizon-4g-lte-will-be-in-38-cities-by-the-end-of-the-y-5657278 The only downer for LTE aficionados appears to be that these two LTE modems will be on the husky side in terms of their size.…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 14 '10

An Unboxing of John’s Phone, the Anti-Smartphone

If you recall, the adorably simple, no-nonsense John’s Phone only makes phone calls. There’s no texting, no music, and no color LCD. It’s address book is a pen and paper attached to the back. Here’s a video of it being unboxed. https://gizmodo.com/the-anti-smartphone-5671996 Is it wrong for me to want something so delightfully useless? [BuzzFeed]

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Why Are Chains Growing Out Of This Man’s Skin?

Apparently, a man in China had his arms chained so tightly in an illegal prison that his flesh and skin began growing over the shackles. It’s really gross and if you have a weak stomach, don’t click through. No, seriously. Zhang Chuanqiu, a 27-year-old man, was locked to a cowshed by village officials over a…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

I Imagine This Is What A White Christmas Looks Like In The Future

This could be how we re-create a “white Christmas” in the future when the world is dead and barren. But right now it’s an art installation called the “Hope Tree” that’s actually built with paper within a shipping container. The surface of Hope Tree is made from paper panels punched with cutouts. It’s illuminated by…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

I live in a hot spot

John Denver proclaimed it “almost heaven”, but a group of geoscientists are implying it’s a little more like the opposite. Most of the rest of the world doesn’t think of West Virginia as a hot spot, but it is. It’s just been overlooked. A recent study funded by Google (more on that) updated the Geothermal…

io9 Diandra Leslie-Pelecky - Cocktail Party Physics Nov 13 '10

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

Apple just updated the iTunes app on the iPad and it adds…Ping! It was a backend update so there’s no new download necessary. Just hit up the new Ping tab on the iTunes app to get your social music-ing on. *cricket* In the tab in iTunes, You get your Ping feed, the people you follow,…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

Gemenoid-F, a robot, is co-starring in a Japanese play where she plays the role of a caretaker. It’s a director’s dream: the robot has no ego and does what is told. Here’s a video of her in action, or “acting”. It seems like most of the action is done behind the scenes, with nothing pre-programmed,…

Tech News Casey Chan Nov 13 '10

Add a 5-foot-tall Gundam to your living room for only $3,800

Looking for the right mecha to spruce up your parlor? Bandai is offering a 1/12th scale model of a Gundam mech for a discount 380 sawbucks. It’s five feet tall, 77 pounds, and will require some assembly. Burglars beware! Of course, this scale HY2M Hyper Hybrid Model doesn’t actually come to life, but it might…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 13 '10

A good night’s sleep is crucial to remembering the waking world

Is that an iPhone in your pocket or…

Mapping the Seven Kingdoms

AOL “Project Phoenix” Email Hub Goes Live

Nicaragua, Costa Rica Still Butting Heads Over Google Maps Border Error

Tivo Premiere Box Is Free (with Two-Year $20 Monthly Subscription)

Divine Proportions in male nipple re-positioning

New discovery could be best hint yet of the elusive Higgs boson

DIY Levitating Jedi Training Sphere

After 50 Years, Galactic ET Listening Post SETI Hits Redial with “Project Dorothy”

Necropanspermia: was life created by zombie cells from outer space?

Darren Aronofsky’s Wolverine movie has a title — “The Wolverine”

Leaked Verizon LTE Modems “Coming Soon”

An Unboxing of John’s Phone, the Anti-Smartphone

Why Are Chains Growing Out Of This Man’s Skin?

I Imagine This Is What A White Christmas Looks Like In The Future

I live in a hot spot

You Can Use Ping On Your iPad Now

A Robot Actress Stars In A Play

Add a 5-foot-tall Gundam to your living room for only $3,800

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