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These Charts Reveal Whether More Income Really Would Make You Happier

Does having more money automatically make people happier? We know a little about how that works (and doesn’t work) on an individual level, but what happens when we’re talking not just about individuals, but about the happiness of entire countries? Pew has released the results of a new global survey looking at levels of life…

io9 Ria Misra

Your Brain’s Reaction To Gross Images Can Predict Your Political Views

Past studies have shown that people who self-identify as politically conservative are more likely to experience involuntary physiological responses to disgusting images. Now, researchers have taken things a step further by using brain scans to predict test subjects’ political leanings with freakishly high accuracy. Above: An example of a “disgusting image” shown to test subjects.…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

A Gold Moto 360 Just Appeared (and Disappeared) on Amazon

A couple weeks back, we reported on the curious disappearance of a Gold Moto 360 on one of Motorola’s promotional material. Now, that disappearing act has reached its natural conclusion: With the blinged-out wearable briefly reappearing on Amazon. This new model appeared right alongside the upcoming metal watchbands that will be available for the smartwatch.…

Commerce Darren Orf

This compilation of Movie Lens Flares is Blindingly Beautiful

Lens Flares have a bit of a bad rap – especially among Sci-Fi fans thanks to JJ Abrams’ over-reliance on them in his Star Trek movies – but as this edited compilation of Lens Flares shows, from Man of Steel to E.T., they can still be beautiful. The video, by Jacob T. Swinney, is nicely…

Movies James Whitbrook

Syfy’s New 12 Monkeys Trailer Really Shows How Time Travel Is Hell

What’s worse than living in a post-apocalyptic future where a plague has wiped out everyone? Traveling back in time to change things, only to discover that time travel is slippery and the past a lot more confusing than you realized. Welcome to Syfy’s version of 12 Monkeys. This new trailer for Syfy’s adaptation of Terry…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Seth Rogen Is Woz

Variety is reporting that Seth Rogen’s got the part as Woz in Jobs, the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-penned take on the Apple icon. Christian Bale had already been cast in the title role, and this new addition… it’s surprising, but kinda great. Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire, 28 Days Later, and Trainspotting fame will direct the…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

This Handsome Brick Facade Is Insulation That Snaps on Like Lego

We all like the idea of saving energy, but actually retrofitting an old house is a loud, messy, and expensive headache. So the Dutch company Energiesprond has come up with a way to make houses carbon neutral with easy, snap-on insulation and solar panels. It doesn’t hurt that houses come out looking quite handsome, too.…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

The Perfect Lineup of Tabletop Horror Games for a Scary Game Night

Halloween is a great excuse to get together with friends and do some gaming. These horror-themed board and card games are perfect for playing in a single crisp autumn evening, and you might even prevent (or cause) the apocalypse. Zombies!!! A true classic from Twilight Creations, Zombies!!! has countless expansions and variations. The core of…

io9 Ed Grabianowski

Spain’s New “Google Tax” Could Be Bad for Everyone

The Spanish government has just approved a horrible law that will force news aggregation services, such as Google News, to pay news sites for each link they include with their content. You read that right: On top of sending sites a ton of traffic, Google (other aggregators like Yahoo News, and maybe even Facebook or…

Tech News Manuel Ángel Méndez

If You Use Verizon, Advertisers Can Track You No Matter What

If you use Verizon, you have no way to opt out of the company’s tracking program that will realistically protect you from third-party companies from using Verizon’s tracking IDs to build profiles on you. Verizon’s tracking program made headlines earlier this week, and the carrier insisted that it would not provide data to ad partners…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

David Mitchell Grew Up Drawing His Own Maps Of Tolkien’s Middle Earth

Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks both prove that author David Mitchell has an incredible knack for world-building. So it’s probably not a huge surprise that he was obsessed with Tolkien as a child, to the point of drawing his own maps of Middle Earth. Talking to the Irish Times, Mitchell praises George R.R. Martin…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

This Brain Decoder Can Read the Words of Your Inner Monologue

If this sounds a bit like mind reading, well, it is. A group of neuroscientists have figured out how to decode a limited set of words “spoken” by our inner voices from looking at brain activity alone. The hard part, for now, is getting inside someone’s brain to record directly from their neurons. A study…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

Humble Horror Books, Bioshock Infinite’s Season Pass, and More Deals

The Humble Horror Books Bundle packs in 15+ scary stories. [Humble] https://www.humblebundle.com/books Seeing as how Bioshock Infinite is one of the most popular games we’ve ever listed deals on, a few of you will probably want to grab the season pass for 10 bucks and get through that DLC. [Infinite Season Pass] Wolfenstein: The New…

io9 Shane Roberts

Of Course Even Hot Toys’ Stormtrooper Figures Are Magnificently Detailed

At this point it goes without saying that whatever figure Hot Toys announces will have us drooling with anticipation, because the company even gives the dime-a-dozen Stormtroopers from Star Wars the royal treatment when it comes to detailing and accessories. And wait a minute, isn’t one of them a little short to be a Stormtrooper?…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Meet The Feline Guardians Of America’s Comic Book Stores

Faster than a speeding roadrunner, able to leap tall bookshelves in a single bound, these mild-mannered creatures possess extraordinary superpowers—which perhaps explains why they would feel right at home in a comic book store. The Dodo animal blog profiles several of these heroic felines—many of whom were strays—by telling us their origin stories, special superpowers…

io9 Mark Strauss

20 Horror Movies Where Almost Everyone Survives

Horror movies get their shock value from a high body count, right? The characters get killed off one by one, until there’s just one survivor left — often, this is the “Final Girl.” But actually, that’s often not true. Here are 20 horror movies where most, or all, of the sympathetic characters survive. Warning: Major…

io9 Abhimanyu Das and Charlie Jane Anders

Microsoft Band Hands-On: An Activity Tracker That’s Actually Smart

The new Microsoft Band is probably the most ambitious activity tracker I’ve ever seen: It jams 10 sensors into one slim wristable. But after strapping it on for the first time, I really feel that it’s more than just another handsome little metrics bracelet; it’s actually got the brains to tell me what to do…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Data for Your Watch Could Cost As Much As Data for Your Tablet

The Galaxy Gear S, another Samsung wearable among many, will be available in the U.S. on Nov. 7 and unlike its other Gear siblings, the S can have its own data connection. Unfortunately, it looks like carriers will make you pay for this thing (and potentially any other data-enabled smartwatch) as if it were a…

Gadgets Darren Orf

Treat Your Face to a Great Shave, Cheaper Hard Drives, and More Deals

The WD My Passport Ultra is one of the most popular portable hard drives on the market, and the 1TB model is only $60 today, which is within $5 of the lowest price ever. [WD 1TB My Passport Ultra Portable Hard Drive, $60] Update: The My Passport Ultra is sold out at $60, but you…

Tech News Shep McAllister

How To Buy Your First Hunting Rifle

Want to start hunting? First, you’ll need to buy a quality rifle and learn how to shoot it. Here’s how to get the most bang for your buck. Taking up hunting is probably the most serious way in which you can get yourself closer to nature. Before you’ll be able to harvest any game, you’ll…

Tech News Wes Siler

These Charts Reveal Whether More Income Really Would Make You Happier

Your Brain’s Reaction To Gross Images Can Predict Your Political Views

A Gold Moto 360 Just Appeared (and Disappeared) on Amazon

This compilation of Movie Lens Flares is Blindingly Beautiful

Syfy’s New 12 Monkeys Trailer Really Shows How Time Travel Is Hell

Seth Rogen Is Woz

This Handsome Brick Facade Is Insulation That Snaps on Like Lego

The Perfect Lineup of Tabletop Horror Games for a Scary Game Night

Spain’s New “Google Tax” Could Be Bad for Everyone

If You Use Verizon, Advertisers Can Track You No Matter What

David Mitchell Grew Up Drawing His Own Maps Of Tolkien’s Middle Earth

This Brain Decoder Can Read the Words of Your Inner Monologue

Humble Horror Books, Bioshock Infinite’s Season Pass, and More Deals

Of Course Even Hot Toys’ Stormtrooper Figures Are Magnificently Detailed

Meet The Feline Guardians Of America’s Comic Book Stores

20 Horror Movies Where Almost Everyone Survives

Microsoft Band Hands-On: An Activity Tracker That’s Actually Smart

Data for Your Watch Could Cost As Much As Data for Your Tablet

Treat Your Face to a Great Shave, Cheaper Hard Drives, and More Deals

How To Buy Your First Hunting Rifle

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