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A Century-Old Prosthesis So Advanced Even an Expert Thought It Was Fake

In our quest to rid the world of fun and joy, we’ve done a number of posts fact-checking viral images. Sometimes we’ll come across an image that just doesn’t smell right, and enlist the help of experts to determine its authenticity. And sometimes, even the experts aren’t quite sure. That was the case recently with…

Tech News Matt Novak

Are photographic memories real — and could you have one?

There are people out there who can remember almost every detail of what they did on a random day ten years ago. But is it possible to have an actual photographic memory, whether developed by nature or nurture? Here’s the truth. A case study of one — or possibly none The list of people claiming…

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Earthquake Damage Has This Giant Telescope Hanging by a Thread

Arecibo Observatory, the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, should look familiar to anyone who watched GoldenEye or Contact a lot as a kid. But an earthquake near the observatory did some serious damage last month, nearly snapping one of the cables supporting the reflector platform hovering 450 feet in the air. Talk about a big…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich

Which U.S. president was the most pro-science?

If you look back in U.S. history, you’ll discover something profound. The presidents who did the most for science are evenly distributed between Democrats and Republicans. This isn’t a partisan issue. But which of these presidents did the most to advance the cause of scientific discovery? The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is running a…

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Arya Stark actress plunges her sword into a bloody Red Wedding cake

How do you celebrate marriages in the Riverlands of Westeros? With a Red Wedding cake, of course. And if you’re lucky, Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, will take the first stab. Confectioners Choccywoccydoodah made this cake commemorating the brutal wedding of Edmure Tully and Roslin Frey for a Game of Thrones Season 3 DVD…

Television Lauren Davis

Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Is Even Worse Than You Think

The mere mention of Comcast and Time Warner cuddling up to form one crummy super-conglomerate is enough to send you running for the pitchforks. But this unholy union—if it passes regulatory muster—goes deeper than MONOPOLY BAD. To understand just how problematic the tie-up is, it’s important to look at both why it’s happening and, more…

Tech News Brian Barrett

This Stainless Steel Origami Spoon Is Shipped In a Flat Paper Envelope

Perfect for scooping things out of rectangular containers with flat walls, but not so great with anything round, the real claim-to-fame of David Adler’s Kafolda spoon is that it arrives as a perfectly flat piece of stainless steel and some assembly required. But don’t worry, you don’t need an anvil and a hammer to pound…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Humans create cat werewolves—and they’re very cute and very spooky

I don’t know what to think about this. I don’t like breeders and I don’t like cats, but these spookylycoi cats are something else. A cat that looks like a werewolf and, according to its Tennessee-based human creators, acts like a dog. I have to admit they are quite cute in their freaky ugliness. Like…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Review: A Classic Camera Made Adorably Small

With cameras, smaller is generally better—until you get so small that you sacrifice key features for the sake of miniaturization. The Olympus OM-D E-M10 mirrorless camera tries to strike the right balance, and gets a lot of things right. What Is It? A $700 micro four thirds camera (body only) with the same 16 megapixel…

Reviews Michael Hession

The 10 Most Disastrous Vampire Comedies of All Time

Vampires are dark mysterious creatures of the night — and their biggest weakness isn’t sunlight or wooden stakes, it’s straight-up comedy. Over the years, people have tried many times to create vampire spoofs, culminating in this week’s epic flop Vampire Academy. Here are the 10 most tragic vampire comedies ever made. Top image: Vampires Suck…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How to Escape Comcast and Get Your Internet Elsewhere

Comcast has confirmed that it’s going to buy Time Warner Cable to form a huge, tangled monster of awfulness. Hooray! You want out? Lucky for you there are some alternatives to doing business with your monopolistic cable-internet master if you try hard enough. Here are your options, and good luck making your escape.

Tech News Eric Limer

Need a Fecal Transplant? There’s a Poop Bank For That

By now, you’ve probably heard of the miracle that is the fecal transplant. When antibiotics become useless against infections by the nasty bacterium Clostrium difficile, a slurry of human feces—full of “good” bacteria—piped into the gut can fix things up quick and cheap. The problem has always been a reliable source of poop. Enter OpenBiome,…

Health Sarah Zhang

Amazing Spider-Man 2 just keeps looking better and better

The more footage we get to see from Amazing Spider-Man 2, the more excited we get. And the latest trailer is full of even more endearing Peter Parker quips and epic web-slinging action. We are seriously excited. The first turn Andrew Garfield made as Spider-Man was good, but hell if this doesn’t look great. It…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

A Hovercraft That Isn’t Afraid of Giant Waves

In order to float across land and water, the giant air-trapping skirt around the base of a hovercraft needs to keep a tight seal at all times. Were it to tackle giant waves, it would get tossed about just like a boat, but unlike a boat it would tend to sink—because that cushion of air…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

The (almost) entire run of Gargoyles is streaming legally on YouTube

Disney hasn’t yet released the final season of its urban fantasy series Gargoyles on DVD, but it has made nearly every episode of the cartoon available online. There goes the rest of our week. Sadly, Disney has restricted the videos to viewers in the US, but if you are (or appear to be) a US…

Television Lauren Davis

12 Buildings Nominated For the Year’s Best Design

A cemetery in Sweden. A floating school in Nigeria. A cast-iron facade in the UK. The wildly divergent list of nominees for the Design Museum’s annual awards make you wonder: How the hell do you pick a single building to represent such a broad profession? A little background: Every year, the Design Museum picks a…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Could a juiced-up particle accelerator destroy the Earth?

One of the world’s largest particle colliders is about to undergo upgrades that will make it considerably more powerful than it is now. The ensuing experiments will once again take us into uncharted scientific waters, prompting critics to warn of a potential catastrophe — one powerful enough to destroy our entire planet. The world’s second…

io9 George Dvorsky

The 50+ Best Tweets About the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

In case you missed it, Comcast and Time Warner Cable have officially confirmed their intentions to be come one gigantic conglomerate of suck. The internet, understandably, found this upsetting! Here are the funniest, angriest tweets about your new favorite monopoly:

Tech News Brian Barrett

Rocket Raccoon and Groot rule in Guardians of the Galaxy test footage

The first trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will finally drop on February 18th, but if you just can’t wait, here’s two very short clips of test animation, featuring Rocket Raccoon gunning down enemies with a semi-automatic while on top of the alien-tree-man Groot. It’s a tad awesome. [Via Gamma Squad]

Movies Rob Bricken

Rick and Morty gets a second season

Good news! Adult Swim has announced that Rick and Morty is getting a second season! If you’re not watching Rick and Morty, you need to start watching it right now. The animated series centers around a scientist and his grandson (but it’s really so much more than that). Creators Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland released…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A Century-Old Prosthesis So Advanced Even an Expert Thought It Was Fake

Are photographic memories real — and could you have one?

Earthquake Damage Has This Giant Telescope Hanging by a Thread

Which U.S. president was the most pro-science?

Arya Stark actress plunges her sword into a bloody Red Wedding cake

Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Is Even Worse Than You Think

This Stainless Steel Origami Spoon Is Shipped In a Flat Paper Envelope

Humans create cat werewolves—and they’re very cute and very spooky

Olympus OM-D E-M10 Review: A Classic Camera Made Adorably Small

The 10 Most Disastrous Vampire Comedies of All Time

How to Escape Comcast and Get Your Internet Elsewhere

Need a Fecal Transplant? There’s a Poop Bank For That

Amazing Spider-Man 2 just keeps looking better and better

A Hovercraft That Isn’t Afraid of Giant Waves

The (almost) entire run of Gargoyles is streaming legally on YouTube

12 Buildings Nominated For the Year’s Best Design

Could a juiced-up particle accelerator destroy the Earth?

The 50+ Best Tweets About the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

Rocket Raccoon and Groot rule in Guardians of the Galaxy test footage

Rick and Morty gets a second season

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A Century-Old Prosthesis So Advanced Even an Expert Thought It Was Fake

Are photographic memories real — and could you have one?

Earthquake Damage Has This Giant Telescope Hanging by a Thread

Which U.S. president was the most pro-science?

Arya Stark actress plunges her sword into a bloody Red Wedding cake

Why the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger Is Even Worse Than You Think

This Stainless Steel Origami Spoon Is Shipped In a Flat Paper Envelope

Humans create cat werewolves—and they’re very cute and very spooky

​Olympus OM-D E-M10 Review: A Classic Camera Made Adorably Small

The 10 Most Disastrous Vampire Comedies of All Time

How to Escape Comcast and Get Your Internet Elsewhere

Need a Fecal Transplant? There’s a Poop Bank For That

Amazing Spider-Man 2 just keeps looking better and better

A Hovercraft That Isn’t Afraid of Giant Waves

The (almost) entire run of Gargoyles is streaming legally on YouTube

12 Buildings Nominated For the Year’s Best Design

Could a juiced-up particle accelerator destroy the Earth?

The 50+ Best Tweets About the Comcast-Time Warner Cable Merger

Rocket Raccoon and Groot rule in Guardians of the Galaxy test footage

Rick and Morty gets a second season

Anker’s 100W Power Bank Hits Its Lowest Price of the Year on Amazon, Packing 25,000mAh and 3 Ports

Beats Solo 4 at 40% Off Is Now Apple’s Lowest-Cost Headphone Pick During Amazon’s Spring Sale

Now the Oscars Aren’t Just Moving to YouTube, They’re Moving Out of Hollywood

Fitbit Versa 4 Drops to a Record Low as Google Makes Another Push into Fitness Smartwatches Following the Pixel Watch

JBL Boombox 4 Speaker Didn’t Stay at Full Price for Long as Amazon’s Spring Sale Pushes It Close to Used Pricing

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C-3PO’s Head From ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Sold for a Cool Million

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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