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Author Bruce Sterling Testified to Congress in 1993 as a Time Traveler From 2015

In 1993, sci-fi author Bruce Sterling testified in front of a House subcommittee about the future of the internet — specifically, what “the Net” would look like in 2015. Sterling was testifying about funding for the National Research and Education Network (NREN) which was a program to complement the backbone network overseen by the National…

Tech News Matt Novak

Seattle Neighbors Are Seriously Pissed About Those Crows That Bring Gifts to an 8-year-old Girl

Remember that 8-year-old girl who receives small objects from crows in return for feeding them? Well, her parents are now facing a $200,000 lawsuit accusing them of running a large-scale feeding operation out of their backyard. Earlier this year, the BBC’s Katy Sewall told the story of Gabi Mann, an 8-year-old Seattle girl who, since…

io9 George Dvorsky

A Century-Old Device May Be the Future of Electronics

There’s a new device in the works over at DARPA, the agency known for pushing the technological envelope with mind-controlled prosthetics and drone-launching submarines. This latest innovation? The vacuum tube. You might remember it from the first time humans invented it, way back in 1904. Yes, the vacuum tube, hallmark of early 20th century electronics…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Nemo Aces Tarp Camping

Tarps can be lighter and even stronger than tents. But, they can also be a pain to setup, expose you to the cold, damp ground and don’t protect you from bugs. With its new ultralight bicycle camping (or anything) series, Nemo has fixed all those problems. Here’s how. Apollo Shelter Weighing just 1lbs, 5oz and…

Tech News Wes Siler

Square-Enix’s Captain America Is Angular As Hell

There’s a certain soft edge to Captain America designs. Round shield. Rounded helmet. Even his old chainmail was usually round-edged. Not Square-Enix’s latest figure in their Marvel Variants line—this Cap is so angular he could poke your eyes out every time you went even remotely near him. Yes, the latest in the line of Marvel…

Tech News James Whitbrook

What’s Next for the Marvel Movies After Infinity War?

Greetings, my fantastic friends! (finger guns) Don’t worry, not all the questions in this week’s mailbag are about a certain fantastic flop, although there are a few; I guess that’s what I get for not doing a FAQ. But I also try to solve one of Star Wars’s weirdest, nerdiest mysteries—why the hell is C-3PO…

io9 Rob Bricken

Dino-Robot Toys Are Cool. Dino-Robot-Construction-Truck Toys Are Incredible

Following in the footsteps of 22-minute long toy commercials posing as cartoons (like Transformers or Jem and the Holograms) DreamWorks Animation and Netflix are about to release a new series called Dinotrux starring what could be the most toy-friendly characters ever devised: construction vehicles that are also somehow robotic dinosaurs. It’s like if the creators…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Mr. Robot Recap: Hackers Don’t Trust Other Hackers, and Here’s Why

Last night’s Mr. Robot was the best, most breathless and downright insane episode of the entire first season so far. Find out what happened, and why the best hackers are often the most paranoid humans on Earth. MASSIVE SPOILERS COMMENCE. Well kids, it’s time to put away all the Fight Club theories that Mr. Robot…

Television Bryan Lufkin

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur May Be Marvel’s Most Adorable New Comic Ever

Marvel has just announced its most adorable-looking comic since Rocket Raccoon met Groot: Moon-Girl and Devil Dinosaur, a new series based on Jack Kirby’s cult-favorite 1978 comic Devil Dinosaur. Back in the 1970s, the titular big red T-rex, palled around in prehistory with the hairy ape-kid Moon-Boy. This time around his companion is a modern-day…

Books & Comics Shaenon K. Garrity

Nope, You Can’t Learn About Climate Change in Georgia Schools

Georgia Tech paleoclimate scientist Kim Cobb made a disturbing discovery when she saw her 8 year-old daughter’s state-issued science textbook. In the section on Earth science, there was no mention of climate change whatsoever — despite the fact that studies conducted by state scientists show the state is vulnerable to climate change (see image above).…

Climate Change Annalee Newitz

Dell’s New 13-Inch Chromebook Is Like a Pixel You Can Actually Afford

When Google introduced Chromebooks in 2011, its “always in the cloud” philosophy made these machines seem like starter kits for the lite laptop user. But Google’s incredible Pixel line upped the game. Now Dell’s followed that top-of-the-line thinking to make a powerful Chromebook you can actually afford. Dell’s Chromebook 13 isn’t meant for the ChromeOS…

Reviews Darren Orf

Newly Discovered “Baby Jupiter” is the Lightest Planet Ever Imaged by Telescope

Behold the lightest planet ever imaged by a telescope: an extremely young, Jovian-like planet that’s twice the size of Jupiter. Astronomers detected it through visible light, which is an extraordinary feat for a planet of this nature. Normally, exoplanets are indirectly detected when they pass in front of their host star. The temporary dimming of…

io9 George Dvorsky

ISIS Sucks at Hacking

A band of vandals is taking credit for doxxing some 1,400 American military and government personnel. Identifying themselves as the Islamic State’s “hacking division,” the group is telling its followers to “act and kill” the infidels. That threat rings somewhat hollow—because ISIS is bad at hacking. This is at least the third time this year…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

The Victorian Hugos: 1894 Brings The First Great Female Mad Scientist In Literature

We’re now into the mid-1890s, and readers of science fiction at this time will be forgiven for thinking that they’re being rewarded for years of patience. The Age of the Storyteller, as Roger Lancelyn Green put it, has not yet reached science fiction—H.G. Wells is so far only publishing short stories—but the number of pure…

Books & Comics Jess Nevins

Cool time-lapse of a US aircraft carrier crossing the new Suez Canal for the first time

Watch the USS Theodore Roosevelt navigate through the new Suez Canal with all of its fighter jets on deck. It’s super cool because the aircraft carrier is so big and the water of the canal is so calm that it feels like the Earth is moving around the land formation that is the USS Theodore…

Sploid Casey Chan

An Auto-Following Stroller Using VW’s Adaptive Cruise Control Is Genius

It might just be a one-off prototype, but new parents who can’t go anywhere without a toddler in tow will love the idea of a stroller with built-in sensors that allow it to autonomously follow someone, while intelligently avoiding collisions. Supposedly built by Volkswagen with the same adaptive cruise control and collision sensors used in…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Now Star Wars News Is Coming From The Makeup Counter

Star Wars is obviously going to everywhere in the coming months as we gear up for The Force Awakens, but some of its promotional partners are more surprising than others. Take, for example, CoverGirl, who is not only doing a limited edition makeup line, some of it features new quotes from the film. Some of…

Movies Germain Lussier

Tianjin Blasts Released So Much Energy They Looked Like Earthquakes

The explosions that devastated Tianjin yesterday were so powerful, they registered as seismic activity by China’s National Earthquake Network. And the “quakes” geophysicists saw don’t even begin to capture the magnitude of the blasts. Yesterday, two explosions originating at a warehouse owned by Tianjin Dongjiang Port Rui Hai International Logistics Co. ripped through the port…

Tech News Maddie Stone

Photos from the aftermath of the devastating Tianjin explosion

Yesterday, Tianjin, China was rocked by a terrifying explosion that has left 50 dead and more than 500 people injured. The impact of the blast was devastating—from the initial horrifying explosion to the shockwaves that shattered windows and glass a mile away and now to the aftermath—and has made the port city of Tianjin look…

Sploid Casey Chan

7 Reasons Horror Movie Sequels Can Only Get Less and Less Scary

People go to horror movie sequels for many reasons—genuine interest, idle curiosity, tradition, blind optimism—but they almost never go to be scared. Horror movie sequels don’t just negate the point of the previous movie, the negate the point of their entire genre. They can’t help being increasingly less scary than the originals, and here are…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Author Bruce Sterling Testified to Congress in 1993 as a Time Traveler From 2015

Seattle Neighbors Are Seriously Pissed About Those Crows That Bring Gifts to an 8-year-old Girl

A Century-Old Device May Be the Future of Electronics

Nemo Aces Tarp Camping

Square-Enix’s Captain America Is Angular As Hell

What’s Next for the Marvel Movies After Infinity War?

Dino-Robot Toys Are Cool. Dino-Robot-Construction-Truck Toys Are Incredible

Mr. Robot Recap: Hackers Don’t Trust Other Hackers, and Here’s Why

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur May Be Marvel’s Most Adorable New Comic Ever

Nope, You Can’t Learn About Climate Change in Georgia Schools

Dell’s New 13-Inch Chromebook Is Like a Pixel You Can Actually Afford

Newly Discovered “Baby Jupiter” is the Lightest Planet Ever Imaged by Telescope

ISIS Sucks at Hacking

The Victorian Hugos: 1894 Brings The First Great Female Mad Scientist In Literature

Cool time-lapse of a US aircraft carrier crossing the new Suez Canal for the first time

An Auto-Following Stroller Using VW’s Adaptive Cruise Control Is Genius

Now Star Wars News Is Coming From The Makeup Counter

Tianjin Blasts Released So Much Energy They Looked Like Earthquakes

Photos from the aftermath of the devastating Tianjin explosion

7 Reasons Horror Movie Sequels Can Only Get Less and Less Scary

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