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The Most Pirated Music Artists of 2013: Flo Rida?

Pirating music: People love to do it, but what are they snagging? Data company Musicmetric rounded up a list of the most pirated artists of the year and it might surprise you. Many of the artists at the top of the list—Bruno Mars and Daft Punk, for example—are predictable because of their high-profile releases. But,…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

Want to close the gender gap? Give men paternity leave.

One of the biggest problems for young families is dividing up childcare duties. Women still get saddled with the bulk of the work, which can cause stress and undermine their careers. But many countries have found a solution to the problem: paternity leave. More freedom for men has meant more for women too. Photo via…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The 100 Most Popular Gizmodo Posts of 2013

We all have our personal favorite posts from this year—and we’ll be sharing those tomorrow—but it’s also worth taking a look at the 100 posts you clicked on most in 2013. Some are funny, some are heartfelt, and some I honestly don’t understand. Just remember, above all else: You did this. Justin Timberlake Shows Us…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Biggest Stories on io9 in 2013

We’ve taken a lot of strange journeys together at io9 this year. And hopefully, we’ve learned some stuff along the way — including some stuff you’d probably like to unlearn. Here are all of the most popular io9 posts from 2013, in science, pop culture and general weirdness. Top image: Grand Canyon, photo by Erin…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Did Wigner’s Friend kill Schrödinger’s Cat?

Most of us have heard of the famous Schrödinger’s Cat thought experiment. As it turns out, there’s a variant, and it involves an irresponsible friend, a possibly dead cat, and an even weirder configuration of quantum mechanics. Schrödinger’s Cat is possibly the world’s most famous animal. It figured prominently in the rather sarcastic thought experiment…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

A must watch documentary on how to get to Mars and colonize it

The Mars Underground. If you’ve some free time tonight or tomorrow, watch this amazing documentary that explains how we can get to Mars soon and colonize it. As James Cameron puts it: This film captures the spirit of Mars pioneers who refuse to let their dreams be put on hold by a slumbering space program.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

The World’s First Supersonic Private Jet Will Only Cost $80 Million

For the world’s super-wealthy CEOs, time is money. To minimize how long corporate leaders are away from the helm of their empires, start-up Spike Aerospace wants to deliver them to their destinations in half the time of conventional planes by shuttling them around at Mach 1.6. Developed by a team of ex-Gulfstream, Eclipse, and Airbus…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

OH MY GOD THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED TO FLY PLANES

Warning! This video is NSFW! It contains breasts, violence, and violence against breasts. It’s the trailer for Umberto Lenzi’s completely insane zombie movie Nightmare City, where the zombies are fast, smart, sadistic, and look like they stuck their heads in a deep fryer. • Nightmare City If you didn’t or can’t see the trailer above,…

io9 Rob Bricken

Cheap SanDisk Flash Storage, Today Only On Amazon

Today’s Amazon Gold Box includes flash drives, SDDs, and SD Cards, all at deep discounts and from a brand no one has any doubts about. Dig in to the full selection or check out our picks below. [Amazon] http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=gbsl_tit_l-1_4142_50564ac8?tag=gizmodo08c-20 SanDisk Extreme 64GB Flash Drive | $50 SanDisk Extreme 32GB SDHC Memory Card | $25 SanDisk…

Tech News Shane Roberts

The Most Epically Cheesy Space Opera You’ve Never Seen is on Hulu

If you’ve never seen Jason of Star Command, you’re in for a crazy mind-warping treat. This space adventure show from the 1970s feels like an old-school adventure serial, with Harryhausen-esque special effects. And it co-stars James “Scotty” Doohan in the first season! And it’s all on Hulu. This exciting news comes via Retroist, which provides…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Supertunnels and Supertalls: The Superlative Building Stories of 2013

The tallest skyscraper. The deepest tunnel. The largest building. 2013 was a year of extremes for the construction industry, with new buildings, bridges, tunnels, and even the odd steel sarcophagus reaching completion all over the world. Below, you’ll find some of our favorite building stories of year—ranging from architecture to infrastructure—listed in no particular order.…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The interior of an F-16’s engine looks like a surprisingly comfy place

Here’s Senior Airman Nate Hall inspecting the engine of an F-16 Fighting Falcon on July 5, 2013, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan—right inside the engine itself. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff. Join us in Facebook.

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Our 12 Favorite First-Date Movies

The best romances begin by taking a step into the dark together. So the best first date often involves watching a really great science fiction or fantasy movie — one that contains not just romance, but boundless possibility. Here are our 12 favorite “first date” movies. 1. Safety not Guaranteed There’s just one truly great…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz

Federal Drone Testing Is Coming to These 6 Scenic Locations

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just announced the six sites across the country that will host tests to see how drones could fly in the same skies as commercial aircraft. Naturally, geography, climate, safety and use of airspace were the decisive factors. The lucky locations (and their specific assignments) are as follows: University of Alaska…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Cleaning Up Former Meth Houses Is a Booming Business

Even if intrigue and criminal activity aren’t quite up your alley, you can still cash in on meth. That’s because riding on the coat tails of our nation’s meth epidemic is the growing industry of meth lab cleanup. You won’t be Walter White, but you can still to wear a fluorescent hazmat suit, and hey,…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

The Dead Snow 2 trailer proves you can’t keep a Nazi Zombie down

Yes, everyone’s favorite Norwegian Nazi-zombie-sploitation film is back with a sequel subtitled Red Vs. Dead. Alas, this apparently won’t be about zombie Stalin-era Soviet Communist zombies (sigh). Dead Snow 2 picks up right where the first movie ends, and features the return of the aforementioned Nazi zombies. However, apparently Freaks and Geeks’ Martin Starr is…

Trailers Rob Bricken

Scientists: Police can identify suspects’ faces from victims’ eyes

Rob Jenkins and a team of scientists at the University of York’s Department of Psychology have demonstrated that people can recognize a suspects’ face reflected in a victims’s cornea 80 percent of the time: Criminal investigations often use photographic evidence to identify suspects. Here we combined robust face perception and high-resolution photography to mine face…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

How synthetic biology could save bats (and the world)

One of the most terrifying epidemics of the modern era isn’t among humans at all. It’s a deadly fungus that attacks bats in the Americas, and it has an almost 100 percent fatality rate. A bat extinction could destroy humanity, too — but some scientists think there’s an unusual solution on the horizon. Image via…

io9 Annalee Newitz

No, Real ID Is Not a National ID Card

Big Brother! Little Brother! Medium-sized Brother! Conspiracy-minded websites are ramping up the rhetoric in the lead-up to full enforcement of the Real ID Act, set to happen early next year. “It’s a National ID card!” they scream. No, no it’s not. Back in 2005, the federal government set standards for what security features state-issued IDs…

Tech News Matt Novak

Uh Oh, Drone Operators Can’t Tell a Weapon From a Shovel

You know how it feels to squint at a pixelated video. Now imagine if being able to tell what you’re looking at were a matter of life or death. According to a searing first-hand account in The Guardian, that’s a situation drone operators face all the time. Heather Linebaugh, a former imagery analyst in the…

Tech News Sarah Zhang

The Most Pirated Music Artists of 2013: Flo Rida?

Want to close the gender gap? Give men paternity leave.

The 100 Most Popular Gizmodo Posts of 2013

The Biggest Stories on io9 in 2013

Did Wigner’s Friend kill Schrödinger’s Cat?

A must watch documentary on how to get to Mars and colonize it

The World’s First Supersonic Private Jet Will Only Cost $80 Million

OH MY GOD THE ZOMBIES HAVE LEARNED TO FLY PLANES

Cheap SanDisk Flash Storage, Today Only On Amazon

The Most Epically Cheesy Space Opera You’ve Never Seen is on Hulu

Supertunnels and Supertalls: The Superlative Building Stories of 2013

The interior of an F-16’s engine looks like a surprisingly comfy place

Our 12 Favorite First-Date Movies

Federal Drone Testing Is Coming to These 6 Scenic Locations

Cleaning Up Former Meth Houses Is a Booming Business

The Dead Snow 2 trailer proves you can’t keep a Nazi Zombie down

Scientists: Police can identify suspects’ faces from victims’ eyes

How synthetic biology could save bats (and the world)

No, Real ID Is Not a National ID Card

Uh Oh, Drone Operators Can’t Tell a Weapon From a Shovel

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