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An astounding $36 million in silver has been hauled from a WWII wreck

A British merchant ship sunk by the Nazis has given up a haul of 61 tons of silver, worth about $36 million, according to Odyssey Marine Exploration, a U.S.-based underwater archaeology and salvage company. The treasure, consisting of 1,574 silver ingots and weighing a total of about 1.8 million ounces, was retrieved from the SS…

io9 Rossella Lorenzi - Discovery News Jul 24 '13

Socially Networked Bacteria Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds

It’s safe to say that anytime bacteria develops human-like traits, we should be startled. We’ve long known that the tiny little critters have ways of smelling and tasting, and then earlier this year, we learned about their simplistic economics system. Now, scientists have learned that they use social networks, too. A team of biologists at…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 24 '13

12 Rules of Internet

In my years working in technology, I have learned a few things. These lessons have become oft-repeated refrains when speaking to people, so I thought I’d collect them so I have a link to send folks when needed. 1) Given enough time, any object which can generate musical notes will be used to play the…

Tech News Anil Dash - Dashes.com Jul 24 '13

New study suggests sexual addiction is not actually an addiction

Can you be addicted to sex? Nope. Newly published research out of UCLA suggests that “sex addiction” does not fit the definition of other medically-recognized forms of dependence. Whether or not sexual addiction can be classified as a disease in the first place has never really been clear. The American Psychiatric Association, for example, does…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Jul 24 '13

How the New Nexus 7 Stacks Up to the Competition

Well, we already knew pretty much everything there was to know about the new Nexus 7 before Google’s official announcement. You could have even technically have gone to Best Buy and bought (that is, pre-ordered) it this morning. But even though nothing was really a surprise, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s one sweet…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jul 24 '13

The NSA Hated Civilian Encrypted Data Way Back in the 1970s

In the 1970s, civilian researchers at places like IBM, Stanford and MIT were developing encryption to ensure that digital data sent between businesses, academics and private citizens couldn’t be intercepted and understood by a third party. This concerned folks in the U.S. intelligence community who didn’t want to get locked out of potentially eavesdropping on…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 24 '13

Dealzmodo: Rockstar Games, $10 Earbuds, iPod Touch, Haswell, Keurig

Gizmodo already told you the Chromecast was a no-brainer, so you don’t need my help with that one. Gamefly is having a ridiculous deal on Rockstar games today, and I decided the Dealzmodo readers deserved to share the wealth. Besides, the 3TB External I was going to run with expired. Like in said in the…

Tech News Shane Roberts Jul 24 '13

The Doubleclicks’ “Nothing to Prove” is the ultimate geek girl anthem

I invite you all to listen to the Doubleclicks’ song “Nothing to Prove,” and watch its amazing video, starring 100% authentic geek girls, many of whom have been disrespected, ostracized, ogled and insulted by their fellow nerds. It’s both dispiriting and moving, but it’s something every nerd should watch. [Via Wired]

io9 Rob Bricken Jul 24 '13

This Is How A Martian Eagle Would See Curiosity

In a few days NASA’s Curiosity rover is going to celebrate its first year on Mars. Curiosity touched down on August 5, 2012, and the US space agency has just released this nice satellite photo of the 1-ton rover and its track inscribed into the Martian soil. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Jul 24 '13

What Happens When the US Navy Does a Donut in the Pacific Ocean

And you thought your Hyundai had moves. This is the littoral combat ship USS Independence showing off its turning radius last week. Technically it’s a display of maneuvering prowess, but you can’t help but think it was also a chance for a bunch of able-bodied seamen to say wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Now just imagine the damage this…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 24 '13

What science fiction did you love as a child, and grow up to hate?

We all have aspects of our pasts that we’re ashamed of, especially when they’re to do with pop culture. We’ll tell you what movies, tv shows, books, or comics we loved, in our impressionable youth, and why we’ve come to despise them. Then you tell us about yours. Some people regret spending their formative years…

Movies Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 24 '13

You’d Be Crazy Not to Buy Google Chromecast (SUPER SAD UPDATE)

Google’s relationship with television is spotty, at best. Google TV, whether as a set-top box or as a built-in product, has been an ongoing punchline. It didn’t even sell television shows in the Play Store until a year ago. But Chromecast is different. It’s Google’s cross-platform answer to AirPlay, a video-friendly dongle that fits snuggly…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 24 '13

Nexus 7 Hands On: A Giant Leap for Google-Kind

After Google’s Nexus 7 announcement today, we had the opportunity to put the new device through its paces and it did not disappoint. The new unit is noticeably lighter than its predecessor and its narrower form factor makes it easier to fit in a back pocket without busting seams. The new 7’s screen is brighter…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Jul 24 '13

Drones Should Film Surf Videos More Often

When there’s news of yet another frightening drone strike on the news almost everyday, it’s hard to forget that those crazy flying machines can be used for more than war. In recent years we’ve seen drones used by hobbyists as expensive big boy toys, by journalists as eyes in the sky and now, by surfers…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Jul 24 '13

Three more minutes of complete Captain Harlock movie badassery

Just in case you weren’t convinced that Japan’s Captain Harlock movie would be the awesomest scifi movie of the year, here’s a new three-minute trailer featuring more Harlock cutting through bad guys, more incredible space battles, more of Harlock’s crew, more explosions and in general, just more awesomeness. Admittedly, there’s also more of a really…

Anime Rob Bricken Jul 24 '13

The Winter Soldier reveals the secret backstory hidden in his hair

The Winter Soldier is giving Thor a run for his money for the most fabulous Marvel hair on the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. But how did they decide that a character breakdown equals long hair? Actor Sebastian Stan, who plays both Bucky Barnes and Captain America’s new foe, shares with us the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 24 '13

Read an excerpt from Jeff Carlson’s new bio-thriller Interrupt

Jeff Carlson wowed readers with the insane disease apocalypse of Plague Year, and now he’s back with Interrupt — a tale that ties cutting-edge medicine together with the mystery of the Neanderthals. You know you want to read this great excerpt of the introduction and first chapter. Excerpt from Interrupt By Jeff Carlson 27,000 B.C.…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 24 '13

How did William Gibson really feel about Blade Runner?

A couple of years ago, Paris Review did a fascinating and comprehensive interview with author William Gibson. At last, the entire thing is online for you to read. There’s an especially great section where he talks about what his cyberpunk classic Neuromancer shares with Blade Runner. The entire interview is absolutely required reading, and delves…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jul 24 '13

Animatronics Could Go Mainstream Thanks to Disney’s Latest Program

Just as software made it relatively easy for ordinary folks to animate fun cartoons on a computer, software is on its way to making it easy for ordinary folk to animate real-life figurines—like the 3D-printed cyber tiger strutting its stuff in this video. A new paper published by Disney Research describes “an interactive design system…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Jul 24 '13

Curiosity’s Just Another Pale Blue Dot in This Hi-Def Photo From Mars

Looks like we’re not the onlypale blue dot in the solar system. A newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows us that from way up high, our Curiosity rover is nothing more than a lonely, itty bitty blue speck amidst a sea of red. Captured on June 27, 2013, the scene depicts the…

Space & Spaceflight Ashley Feinberg Jul 24 '13

An astounding $36 million in silver has been hauled from a WWII wreck

Socially Networked Bacteria Isn’t as Scary as It Sounds

12 Rules of Internet

New study suggests sexual addiction is not actually an addiction

How the New Nexus 7 Stacks Up to the Competition

The NSA Hated Civilian Encrypted Data Way Back in the 1970s

Dealzmodo: Rockstar Games, $10 Earbuds, iPod Touch, Haswell, Keurig

The Doubleclicks’ “Nothing to Prove” is the ultimate geek girl anthem

This Is How A Martian Eagle Would See Curiosity

What Happens When the US Navy Does a Donut in the Pacific Ocean

What science fiction did you love as a child, and grow up to hate?

You’d Be Crazy Not to Buy Google Chromecast (SUPER SAD UPDATE)

Nexus 7 Hands On: A Giant Leap for Google-Kind

Drones Should Film Surf Videos More Often

Three more minutes of complete Captain Harlock movie badassery

The Winter Soldier reveals the secret backstory hidden in his hair

Read an excerpt from Jeff Carlson’s new bio-thriller Interrupt

How did William Gibson really feel about Blade Runner?

Animatronics Could Go Mainstream Thanks to Disney’s Latest Program

Curiosity’s Just Another Pale Blue Dot in This Hi-Def Photo From Mars

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