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What Will Human Cultures Be Like in 100 Years?

Get ready for etiquette books on when it’s OK to reboot your sinuses in public, and the teenager-ization of senior citizens. Here are some predictions from the experts on how human cultures will transform over the next hundred years. You hear a lot about “next gen” science and technology, but not so much about will…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 19 '13

The Light-Filled Louver House Is Not a Barn

The Louver House is situated on the edge of an agricultural reserve in Long Island. Sheathed in a skin of slatted louvers that flood the place with natural light, it’s supposed to capture the feeling of a traditional barn, although barn it is not. The shutter-like material that makes up the exterior of the home…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 19 '13

Who’s your favorite space pirate?

We all love smugglers and starfighters — but space pirates are probably the coolest. Especially if they actually act like regular pirates. From Doctor Who’s captain in “The Pirate Planet” to Captain Harlock, space pirates just always rule. But who’s your favorite space pirate? Share your personal favorites below. Please include pictures, or you may…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '13

These Incredible Paintings Were Made By Injecting Paint into Bubble Wrap

The only reason why bubble wrap exists is so that people can pop them. That’s a universal fact. So color me surprised when I found out another thing you can do with bubble wrap: make art. Bradley Hart injected bubble wrap with paint to create these wonderful portraits. When you first stare at these pieces…

Tech News Casey Chan Mar 19 '13

Lost Girl offers some tantalizing mysteries along with the Dawning

The Dawning finally dawns on Lost Girl, as Bo trips through some sloppy metaphors and gets back to her human roots while discovering her inner Galadriel. I wanted to hate this episode, and it gave me plenty of reasons to. I mean, it starts out with only a warning for language and violence, with not…

Television Ed Grabianowski Mar 19 '13

It’s Too Bad This Brilliant Lego Bookend Safe Is So Easy To Crack

There’s an unending list of things you can build with Lego, but that doesn’t always mean that you should. Case in point: a safe. As clever as this set of Lego bookends is, with a secret mechanism for popping the door on a hidden safe, it can pretty much be foiled with a three-foot fall…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '13

Why is the stuffed corpse of a great philosopher at University College London?

Sometimes tradition is a burden. Sometimes, it’s a little treasure. A university displaying a dead dude in a box is an example of when it’s a treasure. Jeremy Bentham was born in 1748, started writing as a toddler, and apparently didn’t stop until he dropped dead in his eighties. During that time he produced documentation…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Mar 19 '13

Swirl: Organize Your Spring Shopping Spree

One of the best parts of the seasons changing—besides a reprieve from snow and slush—is shopping for new clothes. Swirl will help you in that endeavor and it might save you some money while you’re at it. What does it do? Lets you follow retailers you like, find deals from stores in your area, and…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 19 '13

The first few minutes of BBC America’s Orphan Black include the weirdest temptation ever

Check out the opening scene of Orphan Black, BBC America’s new show coming March 30. In which a young woman: A) sees something super-shocking, and B) faces a strange temptation.

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '13

Honduras sheep attacks spark more chupacabra fears

42 sheep were found dead from apparent animal bites on a farm in Honduras that was guarded by dogs and a few humans, too. What could be responsible for such weird carnage? Could it be . . . chupacabras? According to Inexplicata: Rumors about the Chupacabras have gained strength as a result of the death…

io9 Annalee Newitz Mar 19 '13

Will the fate of Zuko’s mom from Avatar: The Last Airbender finally be revealed in This Week’s Comics?

A 15-year-old kid and a raccoon have to save the universe! A treasure hunter is possessed by Sherlock Holmes, Merlin and Dracula! Grant Morrison says goodbye to Superman! And the most burining question in all of The Last Airbender fandom may finally be answered, all in this week’s comics! New Issues Dark Horse: • Star…

io9 Rob Bricken Mar 19 '13

Apple’s Big New Hire Sure Doesn’t Like Apple Sometimes

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch—that’s the guy in charge of technology at a very powerful and important technology company—is jumping ship, reportedly for Apple. Which is odd, because he’s said a lot of mean, frustrated things about Apple! Lynch has been with Adobe since 2005, meaning he was lined up against Steve Jobs when the two…

Tech News Sam Biddle Mar 19 '13

This Desk Assembles With Nothing But Manual Labor

If you end up doing more harm than good when tools are around, you’ll love Fraaheid’s collection of easy-assembling tables designed by a trio of Amsterdam-based architects. Cut from a single sheet of plywood, the tables use a series of strategic slots and grooves to assemble in less than three minutes without the need for…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Mar 19 '13

You really don’t want Game of Thrones to last 10 seasons

We were overjoyed the other day to read that the producers of HBO’s Game of Thrones have no intention of having the show last 10 seasons, because that would “strangle the golden goose.” Because they’re right. Here’s why 10 seasons of Thrones would be a very bad thing. Minor spoilers ahead… It’s a crazy miracle…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Mar 19 '13

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Is Going to Apple (Updated)

CNBC reports that Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch is heading to Apple. Whoa! What does this mean? Especially given that Lynch has publicly trashed Apple in the past. According to financial documents filed today with the Securities Exchange Commission, we know for sure that Lynch is leaving Adobe: Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Mar 19 '13

A Little KitchenAid Hand Mixer Can Handle Big, Big Tasks

You can spend like $14 on a hand mixer at a drug store, and it’ll work just fine. But oh, this KitchenAid Pro Line cordless blender sure looks nice. And it seems up to just about any kitchen task you present it with. The blender runs on a 12-volt rechargeable lithium battery and comes with…

Tech News Leslie Horn Mar 19 '13

Christo’s Gigantic Indoor Balloon Will Dwarf the Senses

The artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been staging large-scale site-specific art installations for decades. These projects have ranged from a red curtain spanning a Colorado valley, entire buildings literally wrapped in fabric, and thousands of orange gates lining Central Park in NYC. They are all grandiose—and Christo’s latest effort doesn’t disappoint. Big Air Package, Christo’s…

Tech News Michael Hession Mar 19 '13

Horrible Grammar in Text Messages Could Be a Sign of a Stroke

In the rankings of where you need to use proper grammar and spelling and sentence structure, text messages has to be in the neighborhood of last place. Right next to YouTube comments. It’s because texts are a mindless quick shot form of communication. But maybe writing poor word vomit texts points to something larger… like…

Health Casey Chan Mar 19 '13

What it’s like growing up with a futurist mother

Science writer Veronique Greenwood has written a really cool article about her mom, a techno-happy early adopter. While there was never a dull moment having a futurist for a mom, it was also a bit disconcerting, living at “that knife’s edge between the next big thing and a truly embarrassing evolutionary dead-end.” Greenwood describes futurists…

io9 George Dvorsky Mar 19 '13

This Extremely Small, Smart, Phone Keyboard Would Be Amazing… If It Actually Works

Phone and tablet keyboards are humongous, relative to the screens they live on, and admittedly adhere to an antiquated typewriter metaphor. Minuum is a new way to think about how to make a digital keyboard—tiny and forgiving, mostly—but also highlights just how damn hard it is to come up with something better. The idea with…

Tech News Kyle Wagner Mar 19 '13

What Will Human Cultures Be Like in 100 Years?

The Light-Filled Louver House Is Not a Barn

Who’s your favorite space pirate?

These Incredible Paintings Were Made By Injecting Paint into Bubble Wrap

Lost Girl offers some tantalizing mysteries along with the Dawning

It’s Too Bad This Brilliant Lego Bookend Safe Is So Easy To Crack

Why is the stuffed corpse of a great philosopher at University College London?

Swirl: Organize Your Spring Shopping Spree

The first few minutes of BBC America’s Orphan Black include the weirdest temptation ever

Honduras sheep attacks spark more chupacabra fears

Will the fate of Zuko’s mom from Avatar: The Last Airbender finally be revealed in This Week’s Comics?

Apple’s Big New Hire Sure Doesn’t Like Apple Sometimes

This Desk Assembles With Nothing But Manual Labor

You really don’t want Game of Thrones to last 10 seasons

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Is Going to Apple (Updated)

A Little KitchenAid Hand Mixer Can Handle Big, Big Tasks

Christo’s Gigantic Indoor Balloon Will Dwarf the Senses

Horrible Grammar in Text Messages Could Be a Sign of a Stroke

What it’s like growing up with a futurist mother

This Extremely Small, Smart, Phone Keyboard Would Be Amazing… If It Actually Works

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