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The Only Population Map You Need to Understand the World

Which countries are emerging superpowers? Which countries are in decline? This excellent infographic of population change, country by country, explains pretty much everything you need to know about what’s going to happen geopolitically in the next few decades. The data comes from the United Nation Population Fund, which has just released its State of World…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 31 '13

New LEGO Movie trailer has tons of goofy Batman action

The LEGO Movie continues to look like ridiculous amounts of minifig-themed fun. And Will Arnett’s Batman is a big part of the joy. [via Bleeding Cool]

Trailers Lauren Davis Oct 31 '13

Nexus 5: A Pure Google Dream Phone That’s a Crazy Good Deal

We found out just about everything about the Nexus 5 over the past several weeks thanks to leak after endless leak. Today Google finally revealed its horribly kept secret, and there are very few surprises. Here’s what you need to know. https://gizmodo.com/this-leaked-service-manual-lists-literally-everything-a-1441627612 Design The Nexus 5 has grown a little bit since its Nexus 4…

Tech News Leslie Horn Oct 31 '13

Android 4.4 KitKat: An Upgrade For Everyone (Eventually)

The new version of Android is finally here, and its biggest feature is a new stage for an old favorite. Google Now is getting more limelight than ever, and that’s fantastic. But even better, even folks with older handsets will (theoretically) be able to get in on the fun. With the update to 4.4, the…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 31 '13

Jonás Cuarón filmed a short to tell the other half of a Gravity scene

While Gravity’s astronauts are in peril out in space, life marches on down below. Gravity co-writer Jonás Cuarón filmed a companion short set during the events of Sandra Bullock’s harrowing space journey that shows a meditative moment back on Earth. Image above from Warner Bros. Gravity spoilers below. During one scene in Gravity, Bullock’s character…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 31 '13

Do We Have a Legal Right to Light?

With supertall towers popping up along Central Park’s southern edge like wildly expensive luxury mushrooms, Manhattan’s largest park is about to be cast into shadow—some as long as half a mile. The real estate boom is stirring up a debate: Do we have a “right to light”? Not in America. But there are plenty of…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 31 '13

A supernova will be visible from Earth in the next 50 years

Ohio State University astronomers have concluded that there’s a probability of almost 100 percent that a star will go supernova in the Milky Way during the next 50 years. The explosion, they said, will be visible from Earth. This study suggests that they have a solid chance of doing something that’s never been done before:…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 31 '13

A Better, Staggered Muffin Pan That Packs In More Baked Goodness

The creators of the revolutionary all-edges brownie pan have returned with another innovation for the world of baked goods. This time they want to improve how we make muffins with their Better Muffin Pan which features a staggered design—among other improvements—that maximizes the amount of baked treats you can squeeze in your oven, and minimizes…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 31 '13

The Best Eneloops, Get Paid To Download Apps, $20 Logitech [Deals]

These aren’t just any rechargeable batteries from the best brand of rechargeable batteries, these are the Eneloop XX AA 2500mAh rechargeables– the best of the best. Any more Xs in there and we’d have to card you. Lowest price ever, look like a prop from X-Men, regenerate like Wolverine. [Amazon] Bonus: The AAA XX are…

Tech News Shane Roberts Oct 31 '13

How physics ended the nighttime radio war between the US and Mexico

The 1930s witnessed a technological war between the US and Mexico. Radio channels overlapped with each other, turning the nighttime radio world into bilingual chaos. How did it end? Physics! And diplomacy. In the early 1900s, as radio stations gained popularity, the world became a different place. National stations rose up, letting people hear voices…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 31 '13

The Very Best Halloween Costumes on the Internet

Tonight is the night! It’s Halloween, at last — so paint on your best Grumpy-Cat face, and ride that skeleton pony into the dark night. Here are the most jaw-dropping Halloween costumes we’ve found posted on the Internet this year. The White Walker via James Stark. CinderLeia via Kat Curtis This adorable little girl named…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 31 '13

This Is the New iPad You Should Buy

Overwhelmed with choice on the iPad front? After the most recent unveil of the new retina iPad mini and its mightier A7 chip-packing cohort, the iPad Air, you have more iPads than ever to choose from. Not sure which one you want? We’ve got you covered. For almost everybody: Get the 32GB iPad Mini with…

Tech News Leslie Horn Oct 31 '13

New Mexico kids wait for the bus inside “kid cages” because… wolves?

In Reserve, New Mexico, children huddle together inside “kid cages” while waiting for the school bus. The wood and mesh structures, pictured below, were ostensibly built to protect young ones from being preyed upon by local wolf populations. Sound ridiculous? That’s because it is. Above: A captive Mexican wolf at New Mexico’s Sevilleta National Wildlife…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 31 '13

This giant breaded clod is the world’s biggest chicken nugget

You’re looking at the largest chicken nugget in the world—51.1 pounds of chicken goo breaded and fried on 500 gallons of oil for 45 minutes. That’s 720 times larger than a regular nugget, says Time’s Newsfeed. So big that it may reach critical mass and become a breaded black hole.

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 31 '13

Hail Satan: A Map of All the Places Named After the Devil Himself

Hell exists, and it’s right here on earth. Or at least, it does in name. Designer Jonathan Hull has made a map of all the places with names derived from the devil. Hull was inspired to make the map when he was walking through hell the Utah wilderness, and kept running across places with monikers…

Tech News Leslie Horn Oct 31 '13

Watch people around the world being born and dying in real time

Brad Lyon made this amazing statistical simulation of all the births and deaths of the entire world, as they occur in real time. It’s fascinating to see how many lives begin and end at any given second. It’s also available as a Google Chrome app which allows you to focus on specific countries, too, if…

io9 Rob Bricken Oct 31 '13

14 Common Words That Didn’t Exist 20 Years Ago

If you want proof of how fast our world is changing, you only have to look at our language. Our everyday vocabulary is full of neologisms, expressing ideas that we wouldn’t even have understood not long ago. Here are 14 commonly used words that didn’t even exist a generation ago. 1) Blog Everyone has a…

io9 Emily Stamm and Jason Krell Oct 31 '13

Everything That’s Wrong with HealthCare.gov

The HealthCare.gov launch did not go so well. Some people paid the website a visit only to be greeted by a blank screen. Others found error messages or talked to misleading call center reps or had their personal information compromised. The whole thing is borked, and everybody knows it. It’s been less than a month…

Health Adam Clark Estes Oct 31 '13

Bundle of Tentacles gives your gaming group a dose of eldritch horror

Obviously, you need some creepy horror RPGs to play this week. The Bundle of Tentacles lets you get entangled by a ropy, squirming mass of them, including Trail of Cthulhu and several Call of Cthulhu supplements. Bundle of Tentacles is a pay what you want ($7 minimum) collection of RPG PDFs. The base set includes…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Oct 31 '13

Make a Spooky Smoke Waterfall Using Sticky Notes and Fire

Here’s an awesome experiment you can try if you’re looking for a last minute way to decorate your cubicle or house for Halloween. It’s particularly great if you have one of those tiny relaxing waterfalls at your disposal, since replacing the water with cascading smoke is sure to have everyone thinking you’re some kind of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 31 '13

The Only Population Map You Need to Understand the World

New LEGO Movie trailer has tons of goofy Batman action

Nexus 5: A Pure Google Dream Phone That’s a Crazy Good Deal

Android 4.4 KitKat: An Upgrade For Everyone (Eventually)

Jonás Cuarón filmed a short to tell the other half of a Gravity scene

Do We Have a Legal Right to Light?

A supernova will be visible from Earth in the next 50 years

A Better, Staggered Muffin Pan That Packs In More Baked Goodness

The Best Eneloops, Get Paid To Download Apps, $20 Logitech [Deals]

How physics ended the nighttime radio war between the US and Mexico

The Very Best Halloween Costumes on the Internet

This Is the New iPad You Should Buy

New Mexico kids wait for the bus inside “kid cages” because… wolves?

This giant breaded clod is the world’s biggest chicken nugget

Hail Satan: A Map of All the Places Named After the Devil Himself

Watch people around the world being born and dying in real time

14 Common Words That Didn’t Exist 20 Years Ago

Everything That’s Wrong with HealthCare.gov

Bundle of Tentacles gives your gaming group a dose of eldritch horror

Make a Spooky Smoke Waterfall Using Sticky Notes and Fire

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