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How Do You Fly a Mini to Mars?

On Saturday, the next Mars rover will start its journey to the red planet. Only this time, NASA is sending something the size of a car. How the hell? In the past, the rovers that NASA has sent to Mars have been fairly small. Sojourner, the first, was 65cm long and weighed 10kg. The next…

Space & Spaceflight Jamie Condliffe Nov 25

Gifts for the mad scientist in us all

Whether they run their own lab or they’re just entering kindergarten, the mad scientist in your life will love these presents. The Elements App Don’t underestimate the impact of a carefully chosen digital gift. The Elements is essentially a beefed up, interactive periodic table, is one of the most popular apps for iPad, and comes…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Nov 25

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Today is the 50th anniversary of the USS Enterprise CVN-65, the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. Her first crucial role was in the Cuban Missile Crisis blockade, as part of the 2nd Fleet, in October 1962. The CVN-65 is the eighth US ship to bear the Enterprise name, following the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise,…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 25

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

It only takes a few minutes for a car to warm up on a chilly morning, but that’s a few minutes when I’m uncomfortably shivering in the cold! So as extravagant as a car preheater sounds, I still want one. It sits atop the dashboard heating your car’s interior, or the windshield, with a couple…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Nov 24

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

By now you’re probably either done or in the process of stuffing your stomach to the point of a hospital visit. Us too. This Thanksgiving, we’re more thankful than ever to have you along with us. You, and this stuff: Note: some of our staff was unable to provide thanks due to incapacitation from pie,…

Tech News Gizmodo Nov 24

Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Forget about finding a boat launch to easily slip the Iguana 29′ into the water. Tucked away against its hull are a set of retractable caterpillar treads that let it drive in and out under its own power. It was designed and developed by Antoine Fritsch and Tanguy le Bih as a way to make…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 24

Picture of the Day: November 24, 2011

(SUPER)MAN CAVE | JC Richard’s limited edition “Fortress of Solitude” poster ($50) for Mondo, which goes on-sale sometime on Black Friday. The sale time will be randomly announced on Mondo’s Twitter account. Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 24

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Its creators claim that Simroid, a next-generation dental patient simulator, has been developed to provide more emotional feedback to dentists in training. But I see the truth here; it’s just another way robots are preparing us for their eventual takeover. Developed at the Nippon Dental University Hospital with dental equipment maker Morita Manufacturing, Simroid is…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 24

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

Tomorrow’s Black Friday. In the future, Thanksgiving will be known as Black Friday Eve. Families will condition their bodies to consume large amounts of poultry and starches to keep them fueled up for door-busting madness. While we await this dystopian future you can check out our Black Friday super chart and download Price Check by…

Commerce Roberto Baldwin Nov 24

Enjoy the apocalypse!

Is the world going to come to an end? Certainly! The real question is how it might happen. That’s what this gallery is all about. I had fun putting together a recent book called Is the End of the World Near? In it, I got to play a cross between Cecil B. de Mille, Michael…

io9 Ron Miller Nov 24

Admit it – you totally would have had sex with Neandertals

Now that we know for certain that early Homo sapiens had babies with Homo neandertalensis, it’s time to get real about what it was probably like when those two groups of early humans met in Europe. Homo sapiens had just trudged up out of Africa, and Neandertals had been living in Europe for hundreds of…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 24

The Hilarious Ad Terry Gilliam Took Out In Variety To Protest The Re-editing Of Brazil

In 1985, Universal Studios bigwig Sid Sheinberg decided that director Terry Gilliam’s cut of Brazil wasn’t going to be marketable in America. Sheinberg and a group of editors therefore attempted to make the film more commercially palatable — the fruits of their labor was the cheerier, 94-minute “Love Conquers All” cut of the film. The…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Nov 24

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

To the naked eye, the intricate paper patterns attached to these bike wheels look like nothing but a blur when it’s in motion. But when filmed with a video camera, the limited frame rate reveals complex animations. The video was created by YouTube user TheManimation as part of their third year CSM dissertation on using…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 24

Movie Meals Straight Out Of The 7th Circle Of Culinary Hell

Last year we brought you the expert’s guide to serving man on the day of thanks! This year, we’ve rounded up the most disgusting meals from television and TV to curb your appetite while you gorge. Bon appétit! https://io9.gizmodo.com/preview/serving-man-how-to-eat-like-a-cannibal-this-thanksgivi-5699171 Drag Me To Hell Eyeball Cake No one does gross-out horror/humor better than Sam Raimi. He…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 24

The Best Books Have Booze Hidden In Them

If later today you’re planning to try and shy away from your family by reading a book, I have a great suggestion for you: choose one which contains a bottle of scotch. The guys over at Bender Bound have created the best books ever. Just like those books from the movies that have a hole…

Books & Comics Jamie Condliffe Nov 24

Feeling Sick? Spit On Your Phone To Work Out What’s Wrong

It’s never fun feeling ill, especially if you don’t know what’s up with you. But soon you might just have to spit on the screen of your phone to get an instant diagnosis. A team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology in Daejeon think touch screens could replace the need…

Health Jamie Condliffe Nov 24

Americans are freakishly optimistic

A recent Pew Research Center report shows that Americans really do believe in individualism and freewill. Only 36 percent of Americans polled said that they thought their economic fortunes were determined by forces beyond their control. Compare this number to the over 70 percent of Germans who believe their financial fates are beyond their personal…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 24

10 Science Tricks To Make You the Most Interesting Person At Dinner

Every year Richard Wiseman puts together a compilation video of simple, but impressive, science tricks. So if things have gotten a little tense, or a little boring, at dinner today, here’s ten surefire ways to liven things up. I’d be careful with that food dye and liquid soap experiment, though. Having just seen Bill Nye…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Nov 24

This is what Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station looks like

It’s orbiting the planet! It comes in airtight bags! You have to affix your cranberry sauce against the wall or it will fly up your nose! Just like Plymouth Plantation in 1621! The only difference these days is that NASA replaces zero-gravity turkey with braised moon spiders. [Via Universe Today]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Nov 24

10 Great American Dystopias

In a country whose ideal of success is often called “the American dream,” there are plenty of nightmares too. The United States has its own particular brand of dystopia, full of religious thuggery, class warfare, and the spectre of slavery. Here are ten of the greatest dystopian stories ever created about America. Image via Hunger…

Movies Annalee Newitz Nov 24

How Do You Fly a Mini to Mars?

Gifts for the mad scientist in us all

The Evolution of the Enterprise: From the Revolutionary War to Star Trek

Pre-Warmed Vehicles Should Be a Right, Not a Privilege

Happy Thanksgiving from Giz

Retractable Tank Treads Make this Amphibious Boat Ready For Beach Assaults

Picture of the Day: November 24, 2011

Simroid Trains Future Human Slaves In Robot Dental Hygiene

Price Check by Amazon: Make Sure You’re Really Getting a Good Deal

Enjoy the apocalypse!

Admit it – you totally would have had sex with Neandertals

The Hilarious Ad Terry Gilliam Took Out In Variety To Protest The Re-editing Of Brazil

These Bicycle Wheel Animations Are Only Visible Through a Video Camera

Movie Meals Straight Out Of The 7th Circle Of Culinary Hell

The Best Books Have Booze Hidden In Them

Feeling Sick? Spit On Your Phone To Work Out What’s Wrong

Americans are freakishly optimistic

10 Science Tricks To Make You the Most Interesting Person At Dinner

This is what Thanksgiving dinner on the International Space Station looks like

10 Great American Dystopias

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