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Finally, Transition Lens Glasses That Aren’t Total Dorkdom

Blessed are those with perfect vision, but the rest of us poor, nearly blind souls know the torture that is looking for sunglasses when we already have to wear glasses. The options are Fitovers that jut out like VR goggles or flimsy clip-ons or prescription sunglasses ($$$) or god forbid transition lens. (Please don’t get…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

(Mock) Mars Mission Comes to (Mock) Tragic End Thanks to (Real) Fire

The brave men and women living in a (mock) Martian base (in Utah), have met a (mock) brutal and fiery end. After an (actual) greenhouse fire sent flames soaring up 10 feet into the air, our (mock) astronauts have been laid to rest (in their respective homes as they see fit). Goodbye and godspeed, you…

Space & Spaceflight Ashley Feinberg

The Flash Used A Formerly Lame Villain To Make A Nearly Perfect Episode

If you don’t know the lesser Flash villain the Pied Piper, you may not understand what an achievement last night’s episode of The Flash was. Basically, it not only turned on of the Flash’s least intimidating foes into an instantly compelling character — but it also delivered The Flash’s greatest episode yet. And yes, I’m…

Television Rob Bricken

An Animated Remake Of One Of The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Webcomics

Owl Turd Comix’s We Go Forward (by Shenanigansen) was one of our favorite webcomics of 2014, a surprisingly affecting tale set in a side-scrolling video game. Now YouTuber pipocaVFX has made an animated version of the comic. https://gizmodo.com/the-best-new-webcomics-of-2014-1674164607 While the remake (made with the cartoonist’s blessing) is fun, it also makes me more impressed with…

io9 Lauren Davis

How Research Scientists Get Free Illegal Drugs from the Government

On an obscure webpage that looks like it’s been barely updated in the last decade there’s a link to download a PDF with the unassuming name of “NDSP Catalog.” Click it and you’ll find pretty much every drug you can dream up: meth, cocaine, heroin, MDMA—nearly 800 compounds in all. Welcome to the scientist’s stash…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

This Spider-Man Suit Is Actually A Beautiful Love Letter To Peter Parker

Part of Peter Parker’s appeal is that he’s an everyman – he’s someone who’s journey from outcast to superhero remains relatable to audiences, even decades later. Artist Hetain Patel decided to express his appreciation for the character with a gorgeous Spider-Suit, entirely covered in a sculpted thank you letter. Patel’s project is currently part of…

Tech News James Whitbrook

10 Horror-Movie Sidekicks Who Are More Memorable Than The Hero

Horror-movie heroes rarely exist in a vaccuum. There’s always some kind of supporting character who’s helping them (or goading them, or antagonizing them to the point of doing the right thing). And often, these supporting characters outshine the leads. Here are 10 horror movie second bananas who are way better than the hero. 1. The…

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An Inflatable Planetarium Where You Can Climb Into the Night Sky

If you were one of the millions of people driving over London’s perpetually congested A13 highway in late November, you probably wouldn’t have noticed it: Below the underpass, an eerily glowing orb surrounded by crowds of people who seemed to be crawling in and out of it. London’s annual “light night,” called Light Night Canning…

Space & Spaceflight Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Some Of Galileo’s Body Parts Had Quite An Adventure After He Died

Galileo Galilei has spent the last 300 years giving the finger to the universe via a glass case in a museum. And that’s one of the less weird fates for his body parts. Galileo died in in 1642, mostly blind and under house arrest, but still very much revered by scientists. At first, it looked…

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Facebook Wants You to Know It Loves Free Speech (Except When It Doesn’t)

Two weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg wrote an impassioned post about the importance of free speech following the Charlie Hebdo killings. This week—whiplash warning—Facebook is censoring images of the Prophet Muhammad in Turkey, including images similar to the Hebdo cartoons. After a Turkish court ordered Facebook to take down pages due to blasphemy, it put the…

Social Media Kate Knibbs

How to make a laser-guided blowgun using household objects

Grant Thomson, the King of Random, just posted this video showing how to make a blowgun with a laser sight using household objects. The precision and power of this thing is extraordinary so be careful if you’re planning to play with it. SPLOID is delicious brain candy. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

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This Is The Greatest View Of Dwarf Planet Ceres We Have Ever Seen

The Dawn spacecraft has done it: it is now taking the highest-resolution images of the dwarf planet Ceres that have ever been seen. Not only is this new image better than the historic Hubble Space Telescope image, but every new release will be better than the one before until it arrives in orbit this March.…

Tech News Mika McKinnon

The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film

Greetings, sports fans! No, wait. Hello, people who like getting in detailed conversations and arguments about nerdy minutiae! Today we’re talking about the Fantasticness of certain Fours, how Time Lords handle Time Babies, and the best legal representation in Westeros. (Hint: It’s a dude with a sword.) Four-Sight Brent D.: Why is everybody freaking out…

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On The Failed Forecast For The NYC Busted Blizzard

When it comes to major storms (and other natural disasters), it is always better to over-prepare for an event that under-delivers than it is to under-prepare for an event that takes you by surprise by its ferocity. Here’s a breakdown of why the forecasts for the big east coast blizzard went awry. http://thevane.gawker.com/why-nycs-historic-blizzard-didnt-live-up-to-the-hype-1681962448

Tech News Mika McKinnon

What The World Would Look Like If Countries Were Scaled By Population

Redditor TeaDranks has created a super-interesting cartogram in which the size of each country is apportioned according to population. Suddenly, the largest countries in the world don’t look so mighty — Russia and Canada, we’re looking at you. What’s cool about this map is that TeaDranks managed to maintain the shape and relative position of…

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Burn It All Down: A Guide to Neo-Luddism

Despite what you see in numerous daily tweets and hear in everyday conversation, luddism is not wasn’t a passive refusal to adapt to technology and join with to modern world. The real historical Luddites sought to understand technology, even as they attempted to resist it. Luddism by definition is nebulous: It has only ever existed…

Tech News Roisin Kiberd

On Agent Carter, Howard Stark Makes Tony Look Like A Stand-Up Guy

A lot of secrets were revealed in last night’s episode of Agent Carter — and a lot of them revolved around Howard Stark, one way or the other. Peggy Carter’s been sticking her neck out for a man who hasn’t been honest with her, at all. Spoilers ahead… Last night’s “Blitzkrieg Button” was the least…

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Parks and Rec‘s Fake Future Facebook Is Disconcertingly Plausible

Parks and Rec jumped a few years into the future for its last season, and that jump has mostly manifested in holographic tablets. Last night’s episode, however, took on the more in-depth subject of data-mining pretty seriously, and with characteristically goofy wit. It’s just a liiittle too realistic though. https://gizmodo.com/parks-and-recs-vision-of-2017-is-hologram-tablets-and-a-1679434620 Here, Leslie and Ben attempt…

Television Eric Limer

Two Adorable Lego Dinobots Transform Into Even More Adorable Lego Dinos

These smaller-scaled versions of Grimlock and Sludge by Flickr User Chief Supreme are already cutesy little builds – but they’re all the more impressive that they can fully transform into their dinosaur counterparts. And they still look just as cute! It’s amazing how Chief manages to capture the characters in both forms in such a…

Tech News James Whitbrook

A Webcomic About A Witch Learning To Bake Without Magic—With Recipes!

Actually, there are two witches at the heart of Victoria Grace Elliott’s webcomic balderdash! One is an elk rancher hoping to apprentice herself to a baker in a town that frowns upon magic. The other is a young sorceress running away from school. And we get to bake along with their adventures. The first witch…

io9 Lauren Davis

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Burn It All Down: A Guide to Neo-Luddism

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The Flash Used A Formerly Lame Villain To Make A Nearly Perfect Episode

An Animated Remake Of One Of The Year’s Most Heartbreaking Webcomics

How Research Scientists Get Free Illegal Drugs from the Government

This Spider-Man Suit Is Actually A Beautiful Love Letter To Peter Parker

10 Horror-Movie Sidekicks Who Are More Memorable Than The Hero

An Inflatable Planetarium Where You Can Climb Into the Night Sky

Some Of Galileo’s Body Parts Had Quite An Adventure After He Died

Facebook Wants You to Know It Loves Free Speech (Except When It Doesn’t)

How to make a laser-guided blowgun using household objects

This Is The Greatest View Of Dwarf Planet Ceres We Have Ever Seen

​The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film

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Burn It All Down: A Guide to Neo-Luddism

On Agent Carter, Howard Stark Makes Tony Look Like A Stand-Up Guy

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The Pros And Cons Of Making Fantastic Four A Straight Scifi Film