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Ridley Scott Swears He’s Definitely Making the Prometheus Sequel Next

Of the umpteen or so upcoming movies Ridley Scott has said he’s directing, it turns out that Prometheus 2 is at the top of the list. At the recent NASA/The Martian event, the director announced he is already currently scouting locations for the sequel, presumably for Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender’s severed head to visit.…

io9 Rob Bricken

The US and South Korea’s biggest live fire drill ever was pure madness

There are so many things going on in this year’s US and South Korea’s live fire exercise that it’s hard to remember what you’re seeing because each drill just keeps raising the ante over the previous one. All I know is that there were a ton of tanks, helicopters that filled the sky, planes that…

Sploid Casey Chan

A Lot of Published Psychology Results are Bullshit

Science is a messy, error fraught business, which is why reproducibility is so essential. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be one of psychology’s strong suits, according to a massive analysis published yesterday in Science. A years-long effort to reproduce more than 100 psychology studies across three leading journals paints a pretty dismal picture. When re-tested…

Tech News Maddie Stone

The Complete Inverse of Man of Steel, in One Perfect Image

This photo is so great I can barely stand it. If Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl executive producer Greg Berlanti ever applies for the job of Running All DC Live-Action Stuff, his resume should literally just be this picture. Contact the author at [email protected].

io9 Rob Bricken

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Review: Buy It For Bragging Rights

Some people prefer practical tools. Others would gladly buy gadgets dipped in gold. In a nutshell, that’s the choice between the new Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 Edge+. They’re two sides of the same coin. They’re both cutting-edge phones. The question is whether you’re willing to sacrifice comfort to make people’s heads turn.…

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The Creepy 1922 Mass Slaughter That Shocked a Nation (And May Never Be Solved)

It started with a string of inexplicable occurrences. Footprints in the snow coming from the woods to the back door, but not leading back; creaking in the attic; an unfamiliar newspaper in the kitchen. Then house keys went missing, and someone tried to break the lock on the tool shed. Andreas Gruber, a farmer living…

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The Pentagon, Apple, and NASA Are Working Together To Build Electronics That Bend

How far does $171 million go in Silicon Valley? A group of more than 160 companies, schools, and government agencies are going to find out—thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense that will fund a San Jose institute devoted to developing flexible tech. The new effort comes from a Federal initiative launched few…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

“Sexting” Is Just a New Name for a Very Old Activity

In 2011, a remarkable and distinctly erotic 17th century portrait of Nell Gwyn was put up for sale by her descendants. It shows Gwyn, an actress who was one of Charles II’s mistresses for more than a decade, washing a string of sausages with her breasts exposed. The painting is smaller than a sheet of…

Tech News Diane Kelly

Please Make This Show About Time-Traveling Crime-Fighters Happen, People!

Seriously, we need this new time-travel cop show (called Time) to be on television now. Or maybe a year or two ago, if the creators of the show have an actual time machine. The series is described as “Mission Impossible meets Back to the Future,” and it’s from two of our favorite creators. Time is…

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Behold a Glorious Cavalcade of Monsters in the New Goosebumps Trailer

Our first look at the Goosebumps movie relied a little less on the monsters and a little more on the jokes. However this new international trailer, packed with a chunk of new footage, gives us a lot more monster-y goodness… and of course, more Jack Black cracking wise to go with it. https://gizmodo.com/jack-black-fights-his-literary-monsters-in-the-first-go-1716528990 The setup…

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Fisherman Spent 3 Years Building Massive 24-Foot Long Lego USS Missouri

Jim McDonough is truly a master at his craft. He likes Lego, boats and naval history. And when these passions combine, magic is made. McDonough’s epically huge, ridiculously well-detailed Lego navy boats are the stuff of legend. For the past three years, the Scottish fisherman has been building the 1:40 scale replica of the iconic…

Tech News Tatiana Danger

Lazy Treasure Hunters Will Love This Remote Control Metal Detector

The only thing better than getting rich by finding treasure is not having to put much effort into your windfall. So why waste an afternoon walking along a beach with a metal detector in hand when you could instead lounge on a blanket and drive this one around with a remote control? The deep tread…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Huawei’s $800 Gold Android Wear Smartwatch Works With the iPhone

We know that next week at IFA we’ll get at least one new smartwatch in the Samsung Galaxy Gear S2, but if this Amazon pre-order page is legit (why wouldn’t be) Huawei is about to drop brashest Android Wear concept we’ve seen yet. There are a number of notable facts on this pre-order page linked…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Atlantis: The Lost Empire Is a Beautiful Gem of a Movie That Deserved Better Than It Got

In 2001, Disney released its 41st animated feature, Atlantis: The Lost Empire. They did a lot of things differently with this movie, and that may have influenced its mediocre box office. But it was all those risks that make it so wonderful. From a purely design perspective, Atlantis is a beautiful movie. In the beginning…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Boeing’s New Compact Laser Cannon Is Designed to Shoot Down Drones

Boeing announced this week that it has successfully developed a new compact laser weapon system. And watch your back drones–because this one has been made with you in mind. This summer has seen an explosion in the number of incidents where drones have interfered with emergency crews doing their jobs. Most notably, drone hobbyists have…

Tech News Matt Novak

Very Cool Microscale Lego Dropship Diorama from Aliens

New Zealand-based Lego builder Grantmasters recently completed this microscale build of the Cheyenne, the marine dropship from Aliens. With minimal bricks, he was able to create a very detailed diorama that includes the power plant. Microscale builds are so cool because it’s fun to see what you can make with not very many bricks. As…

Tech News Tatiana Danger

Every Single Part of the New Star Wars Canon, in Chronological Order

While it’s not close to the size of the old Expanded Universe, the new Star Wars universe is filling up fast. This lengthy infographic contains every movie, comic, book and video game out now or in the works that will be make up the new canon, helpfully listed in the order they occur. Please note…

io9 Rob Bricken

NeuroTribes Is the Best Book You Can Read to Understand Autism

An epidemic. A vaccine-induced scourge. A curse. Or: The reason Steve Jobs was so focused. The thing Bill Gates had that helped him get rich. Autism is a misunderstood condition. Steve Silberman makes it understood in his new book NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. I’m a fan of Silberman’s work…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Making ballet shoes is a delicate form of art

Ballet shoes are dainty and thin and totally unique. Jack Flynn and Nick David filmed this short documentary of the Freed of London ballet shoe factory in Hackney, London to give us a look at how they’re made and the history behind the shoe factory and the people that have worked there for years. It’s…

Sploid Casey Chan

9 Reasons Why Ashley Madison’s CEO Just Resigned

It’s kind of cute that Avid Life Media still thinks they have a company in light of current events. Regardless, Noel Biderman will not be running it. Here are nine reasons why—although it’s really just one reason. (It’s the hack.) Ashley Madison’s parent company just announced the news on its blog. “Steadfast” and “adjusting” are…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Ridley Scott Swears He’s Definitely Making the Prometheus Sequel Next

The US and South Korea’s biggest live fire drill ever was pure madness

A Lot of Published Psychology Results are Bullshit

The Complete Inverse of Man of Steel, in One Perfect Image

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Review: Buy It For Bragging Rights

The Creepy 1922 Mass Slaughter That Shocked a Nation (And May Never Be Solved)

The Pentagon, Apple, and NASA Are Working Together To Build Electronics That Bend

“Sexting” Is Just a New Name for a Very Old Activity

Please Make This Show About Time-Traveling Crime-Fighters Happen, People!

Behold a Glorious Cavalcade of Monsters in the New Goosebumps Trailer

Fisherman Spent 3 Years Building Massive 24-Foot Long Lego USS Missouri

Lazy Treasure Hunters Will Love This Remote Control Metal Detector

Huawei’s $800 Gold Android Wear Smartwatch Works With the iPhone

Atlantis: The Lost Empire Is a Beautiful Gem of a Movie That Deserved Better Than It Got

Boeing’s New Compact Laser Cannon Is Designed to Shoot Down Drones

Very Cool Microscale Lego Dropship Diorama from Aliens

Every Single Part of the New Star Wars Canon, in Chronological Order

NeuroTribes Is the Best Book You Can Read to Understand Autism

Making ballet shoes is a delicate form of art

9 Reasons Why Ashley Madison’s CEO Just Resigned

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