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This Pipeline Spilled Almost 150,000 Gallons of Waste And It’s Not Even Running Yet

Before a pipeline can spill any oil or gas, it must be built. During that process, however, a different type of spill can happen—one that spews not fossil fuels but drilling liquid instead. Now this has happened in Ohio, where the Rover Pipeline, one of the latest projects from Energy Transfer Partners—yes, the same company…

Environmental Justice Yessenia Funes Jan 17 '18

Social Media Giants Assure Senators They Totally Have This Terrorism and Propaganda Thing Under Control

Representatives for Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube trekked up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to let senators know how their personal war on terrorism is going. It turns out that things are going well, thanks for asking. “We think we’re better prepared for this election than we’ve ever been,” Carlos Monje, Twitter’s director of public policy…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 17 '18

Thousands of Rare, First Edition Stephen King Books and Manuscripts Destroyed in Freak Accident

A Stephen King enthusiast has just been struck a terrible blow that a lot of other fans might feel once they hear the news. A large portion of a private collection of King works, which included original typed manuscripts of Maximum Overdrive and The Eyes of the Dragon, has been lost to an accident. Gerald…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 17 '18

After Months of Wearing Grey Spandex, The Flash Is Finally Giving Elongated Man a Costume

So far, Flash’s take on Ralph Dibny has been stretching around as the Elongated Man in a costume that is as comical as Dibny himself can be. But, at long last, Ralph is getting something that looks a bit better than his light-grey spandex take on Daredevil season 1’s costume. The CW has released new…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 17 '18

How the Gig Economy Exposes Workers to Cybersecurity Risks

Tech firms spend serious time and money trying to secure their employees and infrastructure from hackers. But gig economy companies like Lyft and Handy pay far less attention to cybersecurity for their contractors and, in some cases, encourage insecure behavior, researchers say—potentially exposing workers to greater risk of identity theft and phishing attacks. The ways…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger Jan 17 '18

I’d Actually Consider Going to a Spin Class If I Could Ride Schwinn’s Retro-Styled Exercise Bikes

Pour through an old album of your parents (or grandparents) and you’ll probably find a photo of them riding a classic Schwinn bike that looks like it was designed by an aerodynamics-obsessed Oldsmobile engineer. Schwinn has long since updated its bike designs, but the company pays homage to its past with an indoor bike that’s…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 17 '18

Just Get The Damn Flu Shot

The flu tends to be the leaky basement pipe of disease: It’s easy enough to avoid doing something about it, right up until the point it completely bursts and ruins your month. But the flu is much more deadly than a flooded basement. Even at its weakest in recent years, the virus killed at least…

Health Ed Cara Jan 17 '18

Let’s Be Very Clear About What Happened to James Damore

On Tuesday, Wired published an article (which also appears in the February edition of the magazine) recounting the stories of six individuals who were asked to freely discuss their experiences with “censorship.” Among the six chosen individuals is James Damore, the former Google engineer known for the lengthy anti-diversity memo he circulated within the company…

Tech News Melanie Ehrenkranz Jan 17 '18

Alexander the Great and Xerxes Will Clash in Frank Miller’s Long-Awaited 300 Prequel

In Frank Miller’s original 300 comic, it takes the Persian king Xerxes and his army of thousands three days to destroy the small Spartan force led by King Leonidas and go on to successfully invade and conquer Greece. But 300 creator Frank Miller wants to make sure we know Xerxes’ story doesn’t really begin with…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 17 '18

Google Has Made It Simple for Anyone to Tap Into Its Image Recognition AI

Google released a new AI tool on Wednesday designed to let anyone train its machine learning systems on a photo dataset of their choosing. The software is called Cloud AutoML Vision. In an accompanying blog post, the chief scientist of Google’s Cloud AI division explains how the software can help users without machine learning backgrounds…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Jan 17 '18

Divers in Mexico Have Discovered the World’s Largest Flooded Cave

The Yucatan Peninsula is renowned for its extensive network of submerged tunnels and caves. Now, after searching for near two decades, divers with the Gran Acuífero Maya project have proven that two massive caverns are connected, making it the largest known flooded cave on Earth. The low-altitude, limestone-laden expanse of the Yucatan peninsula is the…

Tech News George Dvorsky Jan 17 '18

No, Grocery Stores Aren’t Locking Up Tide Pods Because of the Teens

A rash of reports from overly credulous news outlets would have you believe that retailers are locking up their detergent in response to the “Tide pod” meme. As proof, the articles show photos pulled from social media of soap products bearing security devices. These products really are behind safety glass in some stores, but it’s not…

Tech News Avery Ellis Jan 17 '18

The Crucial First Step in the Legal Battle to Save Net Neutrality [Updated]

A cadre of public interest groups and at least 22 attorneys general have filed petitions this week challenging the FCC order that seeks to gut net neutrality. But before the real legal challenge begins, net neutrality advocates are fighting to ensure the case is heard in their court of choice. The dubiously titled “Restoring Internet…

Tech News Dell Cameron Jan 17 '18

A Volcanologist Explains Why She’s Running For Congress

Jess Phoenix is likely one of the only would-be U.S. politicians with a favorite volcanic eruption. (The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, if you were wondering.) She’s almost certainly the only one who’s led expeditions to active volcanoes around the world. But while eruptions are near and dear to…

Climate Change Maddie Stone Jan 17 '18

How Americans of the 1960s Really Felt About Nuclear Fallout Shelters

If you had to guess the percentage of American households that had a fallout shelter in the 1960s, what would you say? Fifty percent? Twenty-five percent? As low as 10 percent? In reality, just 1.4 percent of Americans had a nuclear fallout shelter in 1962. And the study that gave us that figure provides a…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 17 '18

The 100 Most Important Pop Culture Moments of the Last 10 Years: #41-60

As part of our 10th anniversary, io9 is examining all the things that have had the most impact on pop culture since the site went online back on January 2, 2008. Today, we’re counting down from 60 to 41—check out 100-61 below, and come back tomorrow and Friday for the rest! https://gizmodo.com/the-100-biggest-most-important-pop-culture-moments-of-1822079294 https://gizmodo.com/the-100-most-important-pop-culture-moments-of-the-last-1822114600 60) After…

io9 Io9 Staff Jan 17 '18

Steven Moffat on His Desperate Backup Plan for Doctor Who‘s 50th Anniversary

Steven Moffat has long made it known what an insanely stressful time the creation of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary special was—an event almost so disastrous it nearly didn’t have the Doctor in it at all. But at long last, Moffat has revealed what story he would’ve had to use for the potential reality of “The…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 17 '18

Why the Eastern Corner of Siberia Is the Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth

Siberia is geographical shorthand for “very cold.” But even by Siberian standards, what’s happening in the eastern Siberia hamlet of Oymyakon right now is ridiculous—and it begs the question of just what the heck makes this part of the world so freaking cold. Temperatures have been topping out at minus-40 degrees Fahrenheit in Oymyakon, home…

Earth Science Brian Kahn Jan 17 '18

Silicon Valley Is Ready to Spend Millions More on Its Anti-Aging Obsession

This month, the famed Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator put out a call for companies working to “help people live healthier for longer.” If you’re a scientist or entrepreneur who wants to increase human longevity and “healthspan,” Y Combinator will give you up to $1 million to do it. “Think of this as treating…

Health Kristen V. Brown Jan 17 '18

I Hope ‘Ages Five and Up’ on This Jurassic Park Power Wheels Jeep Includes Middle-Aged Bloggers

The most important thing to happen in the world of cinema in 2018 will be the 25th anniversary of the original Jurassic Park, which will be celebrated with a mountain of movie-related merchandise including this tiny drivable replica of the fictional park’s Jeeps from Fisher-Price. Ages five and up? Sounds like a challenge to me.…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski Jan 17 '18

This Pipeline Spilled Almost 150,000 Gallons of Waste And It’s Not Even Running Yet

Social Media Giants Assure Senators They Totally Have This Terrorism and Propaganda Thing Under Control

Thousands of Rare, First Edition Stephen King Books and Manuscripts Destroyed in Freak Accident

After Months of Wearing Grey Spandex, The Flash Is Finally Giving Elongated Man a Costume

How the Gig Economy Exposes Workers to Cybersecurity Risks

I’d Actually Consider Going to a Spin Class If I Could Ride Schwinn’s Retro-Styled Exercise Bikes

Just Get The Damn Flu Shot

Let’s Be Very Clear About What Happened to James Damore

Alexander the Great and Xerxes Will Clash in Frank Miller’s Long-Awaited 300 Prequel

Google Has Made It Simple for Anyone to Tap Into Its Image Recognition AI

Divers in Mexico Have Discovered the World’s Largest Flooded Cave

No, Grocery Stores Aren’t Locking Up Tide Pods Because of the Teens

The Crucial First Step in the Legal Battle to Save Net Neutrality [Updated]

A Volcanologist Explains Why She’s Running For Congress

How Americans of the 1960s Really Felt About Nuclear Fallout Shelters

The 100 Most Important Pop Culture Moments of the Last 10 Years: #41-60

Steven Moffat on His Desperate Backup Plan for Doctor Who‘s 50th Anniversary

Why the Eastern Corner of Siberia Is the Coldest Inhabited Place on Earth

Silicon Valley Is Ready to Spend Millions More on Its Anti-Aging Obsession

I Hope ‘Ages Five and Up’ on This Jurassic Park Power Wheels Jeep Includes Middle-Aged Bloggers

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