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This is how professional designers create their posters

Although I’ve studiedthe basics of graphic design, every time I see a cool poster, or a beautiful record cover, my mind goes through the same process. Something like “Wow, that’s cool. How the hell did they make this.” Professional graphic designer James Whiteexplains in this interesting video how he does it. Take a look. SPLOID…

Sploid Omar Kardoudi Mar 5 '15

How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

Each state determines its own workers’ compensation benefits, which means workers in neighboring states can end up with dramatically different compensation for identical injuries. At the time of their accidents, Jeremy Lewis was 27, Josh Potter 25. The men lived within 75 miles of each other. Both were married with two children about the same…

Health Michael Grabell and Howard Berkes - ProPublica and NPR Mar 5 '15

This Smart Countertop Grill Has All the Chef Skills You Don’t

When the microwave was first introduced it seemed like it would be the perfect all-in-one kitchen appliance that made cooking as easy as setting a timer. But rubbery meats, scalding hot beverages, and soggy pizza slices proved otherwise. The Cinder Sensing Cooker, however, could very well be the perfect kitchen appliance for aspiring chefs who…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Mar 5 '15

This Is The Tiniest Fight On The Planet

The CSIRO gives us a scanning electron microscope image of the world’s smallest battle to the death. Are you not entertained?! The above fight is one we rarely get to see, because both combatants are just under one millimeter in size. Facing us is a two-spot spider mite, which some of you will recognize as…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 5 '15

The Game Of Thrones Death That Even The Actor Didn’t See Coming

Joss Whedon explains why there’s “way more Hulk” in Avengers 2. Mike Colter talks about playing Luke Cage in AKA Jessica Jones. Just how successful was Coulson’s gambit in the last Agents of SHIELD? Norman Reedus re-opens the discussion surrounding Daryl’s sexuality on The Walking Dead. Spoilers, ho! Top image: Avengers: Age of Ultron. Avengers:…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 5 '15

New Error Correction Takes Us a Step Closer to Quantum Computing

Quantum computing could make complex calculations trivial in the future, but right now it’s fraught with problems. Consider one of them solved, though, in the shape of a new quantum error correction technique. One of the many problems exhibited by the breed of future computers is that they exist in the delicate and fuzzy word…

Physics & Chemistry Jamie Condliffe Mar 5 '15

This Cyborg Cockroach’s Nervous System Is Hardwired for Remote Control

Cockroaches have often been selected for remote control cyborg treatment, but they’re typically given instructions by electrically stimulating their antennae. This little, critter, though has the electrics on his back hardwired into his nervous system, allowing for human remote control of his motor functions. The cockroach in the picture carries a battery-powered microcontroller—much like the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 5 '15

Hillary Clinton Wants You to Read Her Email

Hillary Clinton has now spoken out after it’s become apparent that she’d used a personal email server during her stint as secretary of state between 2009 and 2013. Despite what her actions may suggest, she wants you to be able to read her email. Those in positions of state officialdom are supposed to use official…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Mar 5 '15

Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Gets A Beast And a Gaston

Yeah, yeah, Dan Stevens (Downtown Abbey) is supposedly going to be the Beast opposite Emma Watson’s Belle. But the important question is really “Who is going to be Gaston?!” Both of these casting announcements come with the usual “in negotiations” caveat, butThe Hollywood Reporter says that Stevens will play the Beast. No word on whether…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 5 '15

It Takes Very Little to Take an Owl From Menacing to Goofy

That is one disapproving owl. If he had glasses, he’d be peering at us over them. This is a photo of a Ninox strenua, or “Powerful owl.” And yet, with one head movement, this same species becomes an instant clown. Ready? Here we go: Just a raised head and opened eyes, and the “powerful owl”…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 5 '15

A love story filmed exclusively looking down on a bed

Jack Tew and Sorcha Anglim came up with such an awesomely creative way to tell a love story and one that makes so much sense: From the sole perspective of the bedroom. The short, Me & You, is filmed completely from the ceiling of the room, giving you a bird’s eye view of the entire…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 5 '15

Welp, Lions Can Open Car Doors. Humans Are Screwed.

Look, I don’t want to promote fear of lions, which are amazing creatures. But they can open car doors, and that’s just terrifying. While at a safari park in South Africa, a family got a bit of a shock when a lioness casually wandered up to the car and opened the door with her teeth.…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 5 '15

Game of Thrones animated in crude and foul animations is so much fun

Game of Thrones is a beautiful show to watch because the world is so interesting and the characters are so twisted and the story is so screwed up and the sets are so picturesque and the special effects are so well done. But strip all of that away and use crude animations to replace all…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 4 '15

The Mystery Deepens, in the Latest Episode of Haphead

io9 is proud to be presenting weekly episodes of Haphead, the story of a gamer in dystopian future Toronto. In this week’s episode, Maxine investigates the death of her father. Things start to get seriously disturbing, especially when she visits a mall that only allows people from the “right” income bracket. Next week is the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 4 '15

A Britney Spears music video without music is all squeaks and squealing

Britney could never really sing and she could only really dance in choreographed stunt pieces and eventually became a crazy person and then a mom but when she was a superstar, she was one of the brightest to ever burn. It’s almost fitting to watch a musicless version of her music video because it’s just…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 4 '15

Latest Batch Of Terminator Genisys Rumors Are The Most Bonkers Yet

What in the world is going on in Terminator Genisys? A script leak — therefore plenty unreliable, so grains of salt and all that — has revealed a pile of possible plot details. If they’re true, this movie is going to be completely banana pants. Possible spoilers ahead. Among other, smaller things — a reference…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 4 '15

The Loneliest Mech

Just because your nervous system is an intricate mesh of wires and logic gates doesn’t mean you don’t feel things. Especially on night watch, when the humans engage in their social rituals. Minovo Wang is a concept artist in Shanghai. See more of Wang’s work in this Art Station gallery. Contact the author at [email protected].…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Mar 4 '15

Watch hermit crabs form a line from biggest to smallest to trade shells

This is a clip from an episode of BBC’s Life Story and it shows how orderly (and also completely chaotic) hermit crabs can be when it comes to trading homes. They all meet up in front of a shell, line themselves up from biggest to smallest and then trade shells with each other by jumping…

Sploid Casey Chan Mar 4 '15

This Chrome Extension Reminds You to Stop Being Such a Dick on Twitter

The simplest browser extensions are almost always the greatest browser extensions. And TweetFired is no exception. Its one simple function is to bestow you with the most important advice the internet can offer: Never, ever tweet. Because we are all a bunch of blithering, attention-starved idiots, our Tweets tend to reflect this. Some hide it…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Mar 4 '15

Which American Lady Should Be on the $20 Instead of Andrew Jackson?

There’s an online movement underway to remove our genocidal 7th Prez, Andrew Jackson, from his place of honor on the $20 bill. One advocacy group believes a woman deserves the spot on the $20, since the only lady currently in circulation is Sacagawea on the $1 coin, and all Americans hate dollar coins. Women on…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern Mar 4 '15

This is how professional designers create their posters

How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

This Smart Countertop Grill Has All the Chef Skills You Don’t

This Is The Tiniest Fight On The Planet

The Game Of Thrones Death That Even The Actor Didn’t See Coming

New Error Correction Takes Us a Step Closer to Quantum Computing

This Cyborg Cockroach’s Nervous System Is Hardwired for Remote Control

Hillary Clinton Wants You to Read Her Email

Disney’s Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Gets A Beast And a Gaston

It Takes Very Little to Take an Owl From Menacing to Goofy

A love story filmed exclusively looking down on a bed

Welp, Lions Can Open Car Doors. Humans Are Screwed.

Game of Thrones animated in crude and foul animations is so much fun

The Mystery Deepens, in the Latest Episode of Haphead

A Britney Spears music video without music is all squeaks and squealing

Latest Batch Of Terminator Genisys Rumors Are The Most Bonkers Yet

The Loneliest Mech

Watch hermit crabs form a line from biggest to smallest to trade shells

This Chrome Extension Reminds You to Stop Being Such a Dick on Twitter

Which American Lady Should Be on the $20 Instead of Andrew Jackson?

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