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Read An Exclusive Chapter From the Novelization of Aronofsky’s Noah

Darren Aronofsky has reimagined one of the most famous stories in the Bible for his new movie Noah. You have to wait until March 28 to see the film for yourself — but you can read the first chapter of the novelization by Mark Morris right now, exclusively at io9! https://gizmodo.com/darren-aronosky-explains-why-noah-isnt-just-for-believ-1545648721 Chapter 1 THE SNAKESKIN…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '14

This Pretty Gel Is a Smart Tag That Changes Color When Food Spoils

Thanks to what looks like a little square of jello, you could tell your milk has gone bad without even opening the (gross-smelling) container. The gel is actually a nanorod-embedded smart tag that changes from red to green, mimicking the growth of bacteria in milk without touching it. https://gizmodo.com/edible-sensors-let-you-know-if-your-food-is-spoiled-5888943 Chinese scientists made the gel with…

Health Sarah Zhang Mar 19 '14

Look Out For This Dangerously Convincing Apple ID Phishing Scam

Just 24 hours after the world learned about the dangerously convincing Google Docs phishing scam, a security company revealed a very similar exploit involving the Apple ID log-in screen. And, weirdly enough, it’s hosted on EA’s website. https://gizmodo.com/beware-of-this-dangerously-convincing-google-docs-phish-1546278702 Netcraft explained the scam on its blog on Wednesday. It begins with a legitimate EA.com URL that…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 19 '14

Who’s the most awesome alien race in the entire universe?

Science fiction is full of alien races who kick all kinds of ass, including tough warrior races and highly advanced super-intelligent aliens. But who’s the greatest race of all? Which race do you wish you could go spend a year or two living with? Who’s most likely to conquer all other races in the multiverse?…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '14

A Pencil Sharpening Jar That Tracks Your Work Ethic In Wood Shavings

Take out your No. 2 pencils, people. This isn’t a test, necessarily, but this jar will allow you to track exactly how much lead you’re using on a regular basis. Don’t worry: You will not be graded on your progress. The standard mason jar is fitted with a custom cap that has a built in…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Mar 19 '14

This Watch’s Spinning Spectacle Is More Distracting Than a Smartphone

Baselworld 2014—the CES for the watch industry—is just around the corner and you know what that means: an endless parade of mechanical wristworn masterpieces that most of us could never dream of affording. Like Jacob&Co’s new Astronomia Tourbillon which features enough spinning components to distract even a devout smartphone addict. There’s not a lot of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '14

Why The NSA Is Even Keeping Its Water Bill a Secret

It’s no surprise that the NSA isn’t exactly forthcoming when it comes to pretty much everything, but this latest development seems a little extreme even for them: The NSA is refusing to disclose its water bill. But at least this time, there might actually be sound logic behind its discretion—and that’s what makes it so…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Mar 19 '14

Springfield Should Be Ashamed About the State Of Its Public Transit

A city as progressive as Springfield—renowned globally for its renewable energy production—should be on the forefront of public transit innovation. But as we’ve learned this week, Springfield is rife with transportation shortcomings. Springfield once had the greatest public transit system in the world! A beautifully designed and intelligently conceived system was once fully functional beneath…

Tech News Alissa Walker Mar 19 '14

MST3K Returns To TV — Kind Of— Thanks To National Geographic?!

Good news! Weird news! This news is both good and weird! Mike Nelson, Kevin Mutphy and Bill Corbett — former stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and now Rifftrax — are making three episodes of a riff-based show for the National Geographic channel! Now it won’t be titled Mystery Science Theater 3000, because this definitely…

Television Rob Bricken Mar 19 '14

The Future of Active Eyewear: An Interview With Oakley’s R&D Division

The pinnacle achievement in active eyewear was once simply making a pair of sunglasses that were light and wouldn’t shatter into your eyeballs. While that’s still important, technology has obviously progressed. So what is the future, exactly? Heads-up displays? Augmented reality? Cybernetic retinal implants? At a recent event in Los Angeles, we caught up with…

Tech News Brent Rose Mar 19 '14

For this Astronaut, the Last Night on Earth Has a Different Meaning

On the eve of the first mission to a potential habitable extrasolar planet, two very different people meet in a bar. Underneath the thrilling anticipation of discovery, their evening together exposes a current of wistfulness for the life the astronaut explorer is leaving behind. Odessa was directed by Cidney Hue and stars Cat Walleck and…

io9 Lauren Davis Mar 19 '14

You Could Learn Art History From These Amazing Manicures

These nails are sporting an unmistakable dose of Basquiat with a smattering of Warhol. It’s not a rendering—it’s real, hand-painted nail art, taken from Nail Art History, a brand new Tumblr that showcases some very impressive manicures based rather accurately on real works of modern art. Sure, nail art is on-trend right now, but forget…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 19 '14

JRR Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf is finally going to be published

One of the major influences on The Hobbit was the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, which was the subject of many of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lectures. Now, 90 years after Tolkien translated the poem, his version of Beowulf is finally coming to print. Tolkien’s estate has announced that HarperCollins will release Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, edited…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis Mar 19 '14

The funny faces of professional skiers when they’re racing down a slope

This video is awesome for two reasons. One, because it’s awesome to see three-time International Ski Federation overall World Cup winner Marcel Hirscher going down a hill in such detail. The other one: It shows he’s human. I thought these guys were like Batman, but just look at his face. It’s hilarious to see his…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Mar 19 '14

10 Clinton-Era Predictions For the Future That Were Pretty Damn Close

Remember 1996? Bill Clinton was president, they finally nabbed the Unabomber, and Alanis Morissette was blowing up the charts with a fundamental misunderstanding of the word ironic. Simpler times, really. Many Americans actually thought that the future was looking pretty bright from the vantage point of 1996. The economy was doing well, the internet was…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 19 '14

Beautiful Game of Thrones Posters Lament One Death from Each Episode

With the new season of Game of Thrones on its way, we’re looking forward to watching a new set of grisly deaths. In the meantime, relive the deaths from the previous seasons with these lovely and mournful posters—one fatal poster for each episode. HBO is counting down to Season Four with Beautiful Death, a series…

Television Lauren Davis Mar 19 '14

A Connected Scale That Adjusts Your Recipe If You’re Low on Ingredients

Is there anything worse than raiding your kitchen for a recipe only to discover you don’t quite have enough of one of the required ingredients? Going to the store is one solution, but for those of us too lazy to go that route, the iPad-connected Drop kitchen scale will actually adjust a recipe based on…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '14

These Before-And-After Shots Confirm A New Gully Has Formed On Mars!

Check out these before and after snaps of a Martian crater and you’ll see something that wasn’t there before — and that something is a brand new gully, marked above with the arrow. But anyone hoping that this is even further evidence of flowing water on Mars may be disappointed. https://gizmodo.com/are-these-pictures-of-water-flowing-on-mars-right-now-1520115138 The pictures were taken…

io9 Ria Misra Mar 19 '14

I Didn’t Know Garage Doors Could Be This Cool

San Francisco, as everyone who lives there knows, is a city desperate for more space. But making due with a small lot can sometimes lead to amazing things—like this 1,900-square-foot home designed by Craig Steely. The one-year-old house is built atop a 24 foot by 24 foot concrete garage, perched above San Francisco’s Dolores Park.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Mar 19 '14

The Soviet Edition of The Hobbit Has the Best Gollum

It’s almost tragic that Peter Jackson didn’t go with this design for Gollum. However, it’s completely understandable why the adorable Smaug didn’t take off. The thing that strikes me the most about this Gollum is that he also appears to be a cousin of the Vermicious Knids. See? (Soviet Gollum first, Knids second) Here are…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Mar 19 '14

Read An Exclusive Chapter From the Novelization of Aronofsky’s Noah

This Pretty Gel Is a Smart Tag That Changes Color When Food Spoils

Look Out For This Dangerously Convincing Apple ID Phishing Scam

Who’s the most awesome alien race in the entire universe?

A Pencil Sharpening Jar That Tracks Your Work Ethic In Wood Shavings

This Watch’s Spinning Spectacle Is More Distracting Than a Smartphone

Why The NSA Is Even Keeping Its Water Bill a Secret

Springfield Should Be Ashamed About the State Of Its Public Transit

MST3K Returns To TV — Kind Of— Thanks To National Geographic?!

The Future of Active Eyewear: An Interview With Oakley’s R&D Division

For this Astronaut, the Last Night on Earth Has a Different Meaning

You Could Learn Art History From These Amazing Manicures

JRR Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf is finally going to be published

The funny faces of professional skiers when they’re racing down a slope

10 Clinton-Era Predictions For the Future That Were Pretty Damn Close

Beautiful Game of Thrones Posters Lament One Death from Each Episode

A Connected Scale That Adjusts Your Recipe If You’re Low on Ingredients

These Before-And-After Shots Confirm A New Gully Has Formed On Mars!

I Didn’t Know Garage Doors Could Be This Cool

The Soviet Edition of The Hobbit Has the Best Gollum

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