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How Our Circadian Rhythms Have Learned to Ignore Time Zones

Right around this time every year, the world starts to make sense. It gets darker earlier and I get tired earlier, which means I get a better night of sleep. It turns out that I’m not just imagining things. When we go to bed is still determined by that impending darkness, even if our time…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 7 '14

TV on the Radio: Careful You

This morning, I pulled up Spotify and searched TV on the Radio, and surprise! A new song from TV on the Radio. Nice little gift for us to receive this Tuesday. “Careful You” follows “Happy Idiot” as the second track off the band’s upcoming album, Seeds, its first since 2011. Both tracks are excellent. Seeds…

Tech News Leslie Horn Oct 7 '14

The Most Hilariously Badass Must-Watch Scene Of Last Night’s Originals

Yes, really. The Originals, the Vampire Diaries spin-off about supernatural creatures turning New Orleans into a gumbo pot of mayhem and intrigue, came back last night and had one of the funniest, cleverest “fuck yeah” moments we’ve seen in ages. Watch for yourself. Warning: Spoilers! True to classic Vampire Diaries style, the Originals season opener…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Oct 7 '14

9 things you maybe didn’t know about The Lion King

If you don’t count Pixar movies (and I don’t), the best Disney movie as far as I’m concerned is The Lion King. It’s not even close. But even though I’ve seen it so many times, there are many more fun facts that I had no idea about: like how Mufasa’s roar was made from a…

Sploid Casey Chan Oct 7 '14

Brain Scans Show Signs Of Cognitive Decline Before Symptoms Appear

Neuroscientists from the University of Geneva have devised a technique that reveals evidence of cognitive decline prior to the onset of symptoms — an indication that deterioration in the brain happens before we’re able to pick up on cognitive deficiencies. Top image: Scans showing a comparison between a stable, healthy brain and one exhibiting cognitive…

io9 George Dvorsky Oct 7 '14

How to Print a Super-Thin Touchscreen Display on Just About Anything

We’ve kept a close eye on the 27th ACM Symposium on INTER Software and Technology in Honolulu this week, given that it’s already produced dozens of fascinating prototypes. But this award-winning paper is perhaps the coolest we’ve seen: It lays out a new technique for printing cheap, simple touchscreen displays with conventional printers. It’s called…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 7 '14

An Arizona highway has used the metric system since the 80s

Who doesn’t like a math pop quiz when driving down to the Mexican border? If you turn onto Interstate 19, which runs 63 miles (101 kilometers) from Tucson, Arizona, down to Mexico, the road signs suddenly change to metric units. Interstate 19 is a relic from a more optimistic era, when we believed all of…

Tech News Sarah Zhang Oct 7 '14

Robert Downey Jr. Confirms Iron Man 4 Is In The Works

Those of you worried that Robert Downey Jr. might say goodbye to the Iron Man armor at the end of his current contract with Marvel can breathe a sigh of relief. The actor admitted on Ellen that Marvel was working on the movie, presumably with him as part of it. That’s really all the news…

Movies Rob Bricken Oct 7 '14

Seamless Roulette Is the Best, Most Terrifying Thing to Happen to Lunch

Seamless is at once one of the greatest and most ruinous gifts ever bestowed upon man. Still, while the service has vastly simplified the process of acquiring both lunch and heart disease, there are still just a few too many options. Fortunately (?), Seamless Roulette has taken care of that. Probably best avoided by anyone…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Oct 7 '14

We have reached peak Groot Crafts: This one was carved with a Chainsaw

Okay, fan made Groot paraphernalia – you are awesome, and we love you. But I think I might just love Griffon Ramsey’s Groot craft the most, because holy crap she took a hunk of wood and gracefully hacked at it with a chainsaw until it became Groot. Ramsey, an artist who primarily works through wood…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 7 '14

This Jet Engine Is Actually a Grill That Automatically Rotates Your Food

It only makes sense that a barbecue that looks like a jet engine fallen off a plane is called the Jet Grill, but—and some of you might be disappointed in this—it doesn’t cook your meats via some high-powered afterburner. The design and functionality is still clever, though, as it harnesses rising heat to keep your…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 7 '14

Finally, a Sleep Tracker You Don’t Have to Wear

There can be many reasons why you’re not getting a good night’s sleep, and a sleep tracker can help ensure it’s not your bedroom to blame. But who wants to head to bed with a device strapped to your wrist, or hiding under your pillow? ResMed’s new S+ sits out of the way on your…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 7 '14

Which Makes Goldfish Learn Faster: Vodka or Bourbon?

If you want to understand how different types of alcohol affect learning, ask a goldfish. That’s what one Harvard Medical School researcher did in 1969, when he had them swim around in vodka and bourbon. Goldfish turn out to be an excellent model species for studying the effects of alcohol. That’s because their blood alcohol…

Biology Jason G. Goldman Oct 7 '14

Now You Can Use Google’s News and Weather App on iOS

Google News & Weather, a new iOS app that provides (you guessed it) updates on news and weather, is now available. The app pulls stories from 65,000 publications, and has a dashboard-style layout. You can get local weather and news based on your phone’s location, and there are 60 different country settings. Only want tech…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Oct 7 '14

The Feds Think Hacking Silk Road With No Warrant Was Perfectly Okay

Here’s some not-so-surprising news for you: federal prosecutors apparently think it’s perfectly fine to hack into American citizens’ computerswithout first obtaining a warrant. After all, that’s how they caught Silk Road kingpin Ross Ulbricht. Ulbricht’s trial is only a month away, and the nitty-gritty of exactly how he got brought down are emerging. Both sides…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Oct 7 '14

How Does A Spider Decide Where To Build Its Web?

Spider webs are a masterpiece of structural engineering. Whether you’re looking at the strength, the architectural organization, or even the make-up of the webbing itself, it’s hard not to be impressed by the construction abilities of spiders. But how do they decide where to build? In response to seeing this genuinely impressive use by a…

io9 Ria Misra Oct 7 '14

Apple TV Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Your Smart Home Hub

Apple TV has long seemed like a natural fit as a hub for Apple’s smart home ambitions, even before those ambitions were codified in HomeKit. Today, we finally have a good look at exactly how that’s going to work in practice. AppleInsider details how the latest Apple TV Software beta, released earlier today, officially includes…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 7 '14

Doctor Who Writer To Reboot The Metal Hurlant TV Series

Well, that was quick. Even though Syfy only began airing the 12-episode, French scifi TV series Metal Hurlant Chronicles (shown above) this past April, the channel has already hired Who and Being Human writer Jamie Mathieson to make its own adaptation. Chronicles, based on Metal Hurlant magazine (better known as Heavy Metal in Britain and…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 7 '14

The Stand Might Be Split Into Two Films, Which Would Be For The Best

Stephen King just revealed that the movie adaptation of his classic post-apocalyptic book The Stand may be split into two different movies. And if you’re read the work, you know that’s probably a good thing. The Stand takes place after a terrible virus has killed just about everyone on the planet. And then humanity slowly…

Movies Meredith Woerner Oct 7 '14

The iPhone 6 Plus Is Still Awkward to Balance With a One-Handed Keyboard

Meet One-Handed Keyboard, the first (obviously) one-handed keyboard for the iPhone 6 Plus. It will help you type a little bit easier, but the only thing is, it won’t make your big-ass phone any easier to balance in just one smallish hand. The concept is simple: The One-Handed Keyboard is a replacement keyboard that’s smaller…

Tech News Leslie Horn Oct 7 '14

How Our Circadian Rhythms Have Learned to Ignore Time Zones

TV on the Radio: Careful You

The Most Hilariously Badass Must-Watch Scene Of Last Night’s Originals

9 things you maybe didn’t know about The Lion King

Brain Scans Show Signs Of Cognitive Decline Before Symptoms Appear

How to Print a Super-Thin Touchscreen Display on Just About Anything

An Arizona highway has used the metric system since the 80s

Robert Downey Jr. Confirms Iron Man 4 Is In The Works

Seamless Roulette Is the Best, Most Terrifying Thing to Happen to Lunch

We have reached peak Groot Crafts: This one was carved with a Chainsaw

This Jet Engine Is Actually a Grill That Automatically Rotates Your Food

Finally, a Sleep Tracker You Don’t Have to Wear

Which Makes Goldfish Learn Faster: Vodka or Bourbon?

Now You Can Use Google’s News and Weather App on iOS

The Feds Think Hacking Silk Road With No Warrant Was Perfectly Okay

How Does A Spider Decide Where To Build Its Web?

Apple TV Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Your Smart Home Hub

Doctor Who Writer To Reboot The Metal Hurlant TV Series

The Stand Might Be Split Into Two Films, Which Would Be For The Best

The iPhone 6 Plus Is Still Awkward to Balance With a One-Handed Keyboard

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