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Good News: DC Is Trying To Fix Their Batman: The Animated Series Figures

Finally getting action figures emulating the gorgeous style of Batman: The Animated Series has been like a dream come true for fans of the cartoon – or it should have been, if they weren’t riddled by quality issues. But hooray! DC have finally addressed the problems, and have announced plans to hopefully fix them. If…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 26 '15

A 3D Model of Microsoft’s HoloLens Is the Closest You Can Get For Now

As we all stop caring about 3D TVs, smartwatches, and other recent tech fads, the attention now turns to head-worn interactive displays. And if you think Microsoft’s new HoloLens has what it takes to challenge the Oculus Rift, here’s your chance to look over the hardware—at least a 3D interactive model of it—courtesy of the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 26 '15

Dr. Oz Is Still Full of Shit

Time and again, we’ve seen that Dr. Oz peddles garbage cures. So it’s no surprise that the government has gone after the company that makes one of his favorite supplements. Today the FTC announced that the people who promoted green coffee extract on his show are being fined $9 million. “Lindsey Duncan and his companies…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 26 '15

This Is Why Glowing Jellyfish Proteins Have Revolutionized Medicine

In his new book Illuminating Disease, chemist Marc Zimmer explains how fluorescent proteins have changed science. Taken from glowing jellyfish, these proteins are now one of the most important tools in medicine, used in everything from brain mapping to disease research. And yes, that is a GMO glowing chicken. Marc Zimmer explains the book like…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jan 26 '15

Guillotined Head Of “Butcher Of Hannover” Cremated After 89 Years

Better late than never? The head of German serial killer Fritz Haarmann — known as “The Butcher of Hannover” and “The Vampire of Hannover” — was cremated after spending 89 years bobbing in formaldehyde. An AP report cites Goettinger Tageblatt newspaper’s intel that the University of Goettingen’s medical department, which had been holding on to…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 26 '15

The Forgotten Story of NYC’s First Power Grid

Lower Manhattan of the 1880s was a wonderland of futuristic technology and engineering: The city’s first cable car arced over the harbor. A spindly new steel bridge was forming to connect Williamsburg to the city. And on the Lower East Side, Edison was tearing up the streets to build the first permanent power station in…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Jan 26 '15

8 Musical Instruments That Are So Much Fun They’re Practically Toys

Playing music is supposed to be fun! Remember? Sometimes electronic instruments we choose to play are so complicated that using them is a chore, or at least requires a ton of practice. It doesn’t have to be that way. Here’s a bunch of instruments that are simple and playful like any good toy, but still…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jan 26 '15

Lo, The Incredible Artwork of Exodus, Revealed In Before And After Pics

What Exodus may have lacked in script and casting, it made up for in spectacle. The plagues and ancient temples were insane. Behold the magic in these before and after wipes. Thanks to the work of Matte Shot Designer and Concept Artist Vincent Jenkins, we were able to compose these amazing visuals in which you…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jan 26 '15

Have You Ever Been Catfished or Impersonated Online?

Catfishing is what we call it when people lie about their identity online. It’s unsettling, and it happens often: Last week, I wrote about how the DEA catfished drug dealers on Facebook by impersonating a woman arrested on drug charges. Today, Jezebel covered a disturbing story about a woman named Ellie Flynn who realized some…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jan 26 '15

Islamophobic Bus Ads In San Francisco Are Being Defaced With Kamala Khan

Well, this is just brilliant. Racist adverts promoting hatred against Muslims are currently being run on buses in San Francisco – but someone has started covering them up with anti-hatred messages from Marvel’s première Muslim superhero, Ms. Marvel. The adverts were purchased by the American branch of the Freedom Defence Initiative – who, here in…

Tech News James Whitbrook Jan 26 '15

This Is The Strangest Way We’ve Ever Seen The Moon Move

Everything seems normal, as the Moon drifts below the horizon. Then it suddenly flattens out into a disc and turns bright red. What’s going on? It’s not editing or animation. What you’re seeing is an actual view of the Moon. So, what makes it so different from the views we’re used to seeing? It’s all…

io9 Ria Misra Jan 26 '15

All the faces of Ultron: The design evolution of the Avengers’ archenemy

Outstanding illustration of the new Ultron on the cover of Empire this week. I remember how fascinated I was the first time I saw Ultron in Avengers. It was issue #162, published in 1977—I saw it much later because it arrived to Spain in the 80s. Here’s how artists changed Ultron’s appearance through the years:…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Jan 26 '15

You’ll Buy a VR Headset For the Movies, Not the Games

Smart people think that movies—not games—will be the first killer app for virtual reality. Maybe that’s why Oculus is poaching Pixar veterans for its very own virtual reality film studio, and showing off its very first film at Sundance this week. We don’t know much about the film itself quite yet, other than these four…

Movies Sean Hollister Jan 26 '15

A Cold Shock Can Protect Neurons In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer’s Disease

The brain’s adaptation to hibernation has given scientists a promising lead on a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Photo Credit: Matthias Klaiber | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 For humans, hypothermia can be fatal – but many animals endure extreme cold for months on end during the winter season. Now, scientists studying how the brain temporarily shuts…

io9 Levi Gadye Jan 26 '15

This Natural Spermicide Turns Your Tongue Green

Vanadium is the 23rd element. It’s a simple gray metal that has a remarkable property — it acts as a natural and effective spermicide. In some ways, it’s a better spermicide than any of those regularly on the market. Spermicides work by damaging the lining of sperm cells. But because the lining on those cells…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jan 26 '15

A Real-Life Nine-Inch Nail Gun Puts Puny Nerf to Shame

Played Quake recently? Or listened to any Trent Reznor? This man’s insane, semi-automatic nine-inch nail gun will make you want to do both. That and also eat some melons. From the same mind the brought us a lovely and inadvisable 3D-printed cornstarch flamethrower comes this spike-sling monster, which can apparently be made from the sort…

Tech News Eric Limer Jan 26 '15

You Can Now Attend a Protest in Virtual Reality

Sundance 2015 is the year of VR, marking a metaphorical starting gun for an entire new film industry. Presumably timed to the festival, Oculus VR took the opportunity to launch its own film-focused studio alongside a spate of other cinematic VR projects. Now three new non-fiction films are tackling how news documentaries specifically will work…

Tech News Darren Orf Jan 26 '15

How To Create A Virtual “Body” For Your Uploaded Mind

The prospect of uploading your brain into a supercomputer is an exciting one — your mind can live on forever, and expand its capacity in ways that are hard to imagine. But it leaves out one crucial detail: Your mind still needs a body to function properly, even in a virtual world. Here’s what we’ll…

io9 George Dvorsky Jan 26 '15

Having Superpowers Probably Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Most of the time in comics and movies, when someone gains superpowers, they go off more or less without a hitch. But as this short comic points out, superpowers may not be as great as we think they are — especially if they’re incomplete. JHall of JHall Comics put together this bit of silliness for…

io9 Lauren Davis Jan 26 '15

Colleges Stalk Your Facebook To See How They Should Hit You Up for Money

On the scale of “irritating” to “soul-boiling” telemarketers, college alumni fundraisers aren’t the worst. The way that school alumni relations offices decide which former students to contact, however, is a liiittle creepy. Colleges are scouring former students’ Facebook and LinkedIn profiles to figure out who to hit up for cash, and using targets’ interests to…

Social Media Kate Knibbs Jan 26 '15

Good News: DC Is Trying To Fix Their Batman: The Animated Series Figures

A 3D Model of Microsoft’s HoloLens Is the Closest You Can Get For Now

Dr. Oz Is Still Full of Shit

This Is Why Glowing Jellyfish Proteins Have Revolutionized Medicine

Guillotined Head Of “Butcher Of Hannover” Cremated After 89 Years

The Forgotten Story of NYC’s First Power Grid

8 Musical Instruments That Are So Much Fun They’re Practically Toys

Lo, The Incredible Artwork of Exodus, Revealed In Before And After Pics

Have You Ever Been Catfished or Impersonated Online?

Islamophobic Bus Ads In San Francisco Are Being Defaced With Kamala Khan

This Is The Strangest Way We’ve Ever Seen The Moon Move

All the faces of Ultron: The design evolution of the Avengers’ archenemy

You’ll Buy a VR Headset For the Movies, Not the Games

A Cold Shock Can Protect Neurons In A Mouse Model Of Alzheimer’s Disease

This Natural Spermicide Turns Your Tongue Green

A Real-Life Nine-Inch Nail Gun Puts Puny Nerf to Shame

You Can Now Attend a Protest in Virtual Reality

How To Create A Virtual “Body” For Your Uploaded Mind

Having Superpowers Probably Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Colleges Stalk Your Facebook To See How They Should Hit You Up for Money

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