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The best Wildlife Photographer of 2013

The Natural History Museum in London has published its worldwide 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards—always extraordinary and beautiful. I love this Japanese macaque by Dutch photographer Jasper Doest, suspended in a galaxy of snow and vapor in the hot springs of Jigokudani, central Japan. The winner, however, is this one: I love these…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 18 '13

The Sad-Faced Hulk We Could Have Seen in Ang Lee’s Movie

The Incredible Hulk is a rampaging force of nature that destroys everything in his path — but he’s also a tragic figure. And judging some early concept art for Ang Lee’s movie version from artist Jim Carson, the Ang Lee Hulk could have been the saddest of all. Carson posted some concept art, showing how…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 18 '13

This Animated Globe Lets You See the Earth Like You Were in Space

When Google Maps can deliver detailed views of the world with imagery that zooms right down to our backyards, they’re can’t be much demand for desk globes anymore. So a Japanese company called Gakken has taken its Worldeye globe to another level by turning it into a display that can show everything from weather patterns…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Oct 18 '13

This Smart Water-Hauling Backpack Is Sterilized By Sunlight

With millions of people around the world lacking access to a consistent, reliable source of water, contaminated jerry cans and buckets have become the unfortunate go-to method of transporting water in the developing world. The PackH20, which just won the 2013 People’s Design Award at the National Design Awards gala, plans to change that. Designed…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Oct 18 '13

Welcome to Elgin Park, an old fashioned town with a giant for mayor

The man in the photo is Michael Paul Smith, but he is no giant. For 25 years he’s been building remarkably lifelike dioramas of a fictional, mid-20th-Century American town called Elgin Park using meticulously crafted model cars, a card table and a $200 point-and-shoot camera. That’s right – the cars in this photo are diecast…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 18 '13

It’s Been 365 Days Since My Last “Like”

I used to love Facebook. When I first signed up back in 2004, I was all about it. I could find old classmates, quickly share a funny link with my buddies, and generally stay connected in a way I’d never experienced before. It only got better when they rolled out the mobile version. Then something…

Social Media Jesse Jones - Medium Oct 18 '13

Shocking discovery: All mammals take about 21 seconds to go pee

That’s right, all of them — and the shape or size of the animal doesn’t matter. Scientists are calling it the Law of Urination, and it’s a process driven by the way mammalian urinary systems evolved to eject fluids from the body in the quickest and most efficient way allowable by physics. To make this…

io9 George Dvorsky Oct 18 '13

Wonderland is basically a romance novel cover in television form

Oh my God, this show. I have, never in all my days, seen a show as cheesy as Once Upon A Time In Wonderland. And I recap Once Upon A Time. This show stars Evil Prince as Jafar — and some sort of human sex bunny as the Evil Queen. These two baddies ripped apart…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '13

These Classic Nike Sneakers Are Actually Made Out of Cigarette Packs

We’ve all felt it: The unique kind of envy that results from encountering something you want, but can’t afford. For some of us, it’s the new iPhone. For others, it’s an eight-foot-long hot tub boat. For artist Jason Ruff in his younger years, it was sneakers and cigarettes—which serve as materials for his latest project.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 18 '13

Why Prey Animals Are Some of the Most Badass Creatures on the Planet

When it comes to evading hungry predators, prey animals have no shortage of tricks — things like like camouflage, prickly defenses — and a hell of a lot of speed. But they’ve also evolved some lesser known strategies as well. Here are some ingenious ways prey animals avoid becoming a delicious meal. Predators tend to…

io9 George Dvorsky Oct 18 '13

Did Al Gore Invent the Internet?

Anytime someone online writes about internet history, the comments inevitably fill up with jokes about Al Gore. There’s a popular myth that Gore once claimed to have invented the internet, which means many people think that “Al Gore” works as both a set-up and a punchline. What these jokesters might be surprised to learn is…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 18 '13

Which Twitter Accounts Do You Love to Hate?

We all do it. Every single thing they tweet sends you into a symphony of groans and sighs, and yet—you can’t quite bring yourself to end the pain. And if you’re being totally honest, you actually kind of like it. Maybe it’s masochism, maybe it’s the need to fuel your own sense of smugness, but…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Oct 18 '13

Elevate Your Laptop, Plus Keurig, Apple TV, Magic Mouse and Trackpad

If you sit at a desk with your laptop and don’t use a laptop stand along with an external mouse and keyboard, you’re really missing out on greatly improved ergonomics and probably less back and neck pain. This Belkin Zero stand is a great choice, and looks great underneath any laptop, especially a Macbook. It’s…

Tech News Shane Roberts Oct 18 '13

The 9 Dumbest Theories About When Android KitKat’s Coming Out

Android 4.4 Kit Kat and the new Nexus 5 are just around the corner. We’ve got all the leaks in the world to prove it. But we don’t know when, and so of course, people have been speculating. Like lunatics. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-5-rumor-roundup-everything-we-think-we-know-1429423506 There’s speculation all over the place, but the best—read: craziest—theories come from Kit Kat’s…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 18 '13

Ron D. Moore reveals the sets and script pages from his Outlander show

The one thing that got us super excited at last week’s New York Comic-Con was Ron D. Moore’s next TV project, Outlander. Based on the popular series by Diana Gabaldon, this time traveling romance show promises sex, time travel and Scots. And thanks to a collection of displays and script pages from the Random House…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 18 '13

Scientists rewrite organism’s genome for the first time in history

Brace yourselves, for science has taken a step into a path from which there’s no way back: a group of researchers at Yale and Harvard have rewritten the entire genetic code of a living organism for the first in history. Not only that, but they have made it resistant to sickness in the process, Physorg…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 18 '13

You Can Finally Buy Yourself the Tiny Rideable Train You Always Wanted

We may have asked for video games, toys, and bikes, but deep down every kid hopes that come Christmas morning they’ll find a ride-on miniature train under the tree, with track laid all throughout their house. For the average kid, it’s a fantasy that has little chance of coming true. But every kid eventually turns…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 18 '13

Should New York City’s Next Mayor Appoint a Deputy Mayor of Design?

One of these days, Michael Bloomberg is not going to be mayor of New York City anymore, and someone else is going to be crowned King of the Great Underground River. Yesterday, that person got a to-do list from New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman. https://gizmodo.com/an-artificial-cave-200-beneath-central-park-with-micha-1446538828 Kimmelman’s list is very good, and he basically…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 18 '13

You can now search WolframAlpha for your favorite Pokémon characters

Need to know which Pokémon character has the highest special attack? Or speed greater than 80? And can you name all the members of Team Rocket? Thanks to the developers at WolframAlpha, you can now search their knowledge engine to get the answers. This is so great; these two were absolutely meant for each other.…

io9 George Dvorsky Oct 18 '13

Carrie remake will make you terrified of — and for — Julianne Moore

Why remake Carrie? It’s certainly a question worth asking, especially in the ever-more crowded field of sequels, remakes, and reboots. Kimberly Peirce tries to update Carrie as a study of bullying in the internet age. But the main reason to watch this film is Julianne Moore’s harrowing take on Margaret White, Carrie’s mother. Brian De…

Movies Lauren Davis Oct 18 '13

The best Wildlife Photographer of 2013

The Sad-Faced Hulk We Could Have Seen in Ang Lee’s Movie

This Animated Globe Lets You See the Earth Like You Were in Space

This Smart Water-Hauling Backpack Is Sterilized By Sunlight

Welcome to Elgin Park, an old fashioned town with a giant for mayor

It’s Been 365 Days Since My Last “Like”

Shocking discovery: All mammals take about 21 seconds to go pee

Wonderland is basically a romance novel cover in television form

These Classic Nike Sneakers Are Actually Made Out of Cigarette Packs

Why Prey Animals Are Some of the Most Badass Creatures on the Planet

Did Al Gore Invent the Internet?

Which Twitter Accounts Do You Love to Hate?

Elevate Your Laptop, Plus Keurig, Apple TV, Magic Mouse and Trackpad

The 9 Dumbest Theories About When Android KitKat’s Coming Out

Ron D. Moore reveals the sets and script pages from his Outlander show

Scientists rewrite organism’s genome for the first time in history

You Can Finally Buy Yourself the Tiny Rideable Train You Always Wanted

Should New York City’s Next Mayor Appoint a Deputy Mayor of Design?

You can now search WolframAlpha for your favorite Pokémon characters

Carrie remake will make you terrified of — and for — Julianne Moore

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