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What’s the most famous science fiction movie you’ve never seen?

No matter what a movie addict you are, chances are you’ve got some gaps in your knowledge. There’s probably at least one movie that all your friends have seen that you’ve never watched, for some reason. Maybe you never got around to it, maybe your friends described it so much, you no longer felt the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 26

The Air Force’s Rocket-Killing Megawatt Laser Runs on Rocket Fuel

Until that Missile Defense Shield I’ve heard so much about is realized, we’ll just have to rely on this megawatt laser mounted on the front of a Boeing to blast warheads out of the sky. Works for me The Airborne Laser Test Bed is an experimental system being developed by the Department of Defense, combining…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Oct 26

Shooting Challenge: Vortographs

Following the popularity of cubism, a short-lived movement called vorticism arose. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, you’re going to capture a vortograph. The Challenge Use prisms and mirrors to capture a vortograph. The Technique OK, so where did we leave off? Oh right, vorticism. So this photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn comes around and attaches himself…

Tech News Mark Wilson Oct 26

Why are most people right-handed?

It seems like such a simple question, but it’s actually one of the biggest mysteries in all of science. Is it because of how our brains are organized, how ancient humans gripped tools, or is it simple anti-lefty prejudice? Nobody knows for sure, but scientists have come up with theories that are alternately intriguing, persuasive,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 26

Science investigates the ‘Think Fast Principle’

As if anyone needed more proof that scientists are trying to screw with us. A group of researchers fired balls out of a cannon at people, just to see what they would do about it. Think before you volunteer for a scientific experiment. Science has locked people in prison. Science has made people think they…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 26

Yes, Prisoners Carry iPhones in Their Asses

If you think the cell phone explosion of recent years has somehow been kept at bay by prison walls, you would be greatly mistaken. Technology, like water, permeates every crack. Today on Lockdown, we’re talking phones in jail. In prison, a cellphone is an extremely coveted item—one that easily fetches hundreds of dollars on the…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 26

Adam Frucci Dishes on His Toyota Yaris Unboxing Experience

By now you’ve seen the unboxing of the 2012 Toyota Yaris. (If you haven’t, it’s right up there above the headline.) It was your basic big deal, and our sister site Gizmodo was thrilled to participate. What did star of said video, Gizmodo pal and swell dude Adam Frucci, think of the experience? He spills…

io9 Sponsored post Oct 26

A plausible end-of-the-world scenario you’ve probably never thought of

You’ve seen the world end with fire, earthquakes, and WTF in movies like 2012 and The Core. But to find out about truly horrific, plausible scenarios you need to ask a scientist. We talked to Cal Tech’s Joe Kirschvink, a geobiologist who studies the ancient history of life — and mass death. He gave us…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 26

The Rise of Whalepunk: An Exclusive Excerpt from Corwin Erickson’s Swell

We told you a while back about the “Neil Gaiman meets Thomas Pynchon” novel Swell by Corwin Ericson — and now it’s finally been published. Are you ready for Whalepunk? https://gizmodo.com/gaiman-meets-barth-in-a-novel-about-a-cellphone-network-5667958 We’ve got the first chapter of the book right here — so it’s time to go away to sea! Here’s the blurb for Swell,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Oct 26

The Happening is happening in Cambodia: mob of fainting teenagers blamed on oxygen-stealing trees

Craziness en masse and high schoolers have gone hand-in-hand since the Great Sarsaparilla Kerfuffle of Umpteen-Lickety-Sixty. https://gizmodo.com/out-of-control-hypnotism-ruins-high-school-fun-day-5837382 The latest report of teenage weirdness comes to us from Cambodia, where a fainting spell is being chalked up to breath-stealing trees with murder in their bark. Reality, you just got Shyamalanized. Contrary to everything you’ve learned in…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 26

Are Nokia’s Flagship Windows Phones Even Coming to the US?

Nokia’s purdy new Windows Phones may be exactly what the platform needs to get a foothold in the US and abroad. But there’s a chance we may never see the Lumia 800 or 710 stateside. Wait, what? https://gizmodo.com/these-are-nokias-hot-new-windows-phones-updated-hands-5853424/ According to Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak, Nokia’s definitely going to be bringing Windows Phone handsets to the…

Tech News Brian Barrett Oct 26

Murata’s Self Balancing Powered Walker is Perfect For the Elderly and Super Lazy

Like a Segway you can’t ride, Murata’s new power assisted, self balancing walker provides a stable support for senior citizens, allowing them to stay mobile while not tiring as quickly. Using the balancing technology developed for the company’s promotional robots, the walking aid uses gyro sensors to detect how the user’s body is tilted, automatically…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 26

The Walking Dead shambles on for a third season

Despite the drama that plagued The Walking Dead this summer, the second season has been a ratings smash for AMC. The premiere broke the record for a single drama telecast — which was previously held by The Dead Zone — as it landed 7.3 million viewers. And now AMC is celebrating by renewing the series…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 26

Secret Code of Eye-Surgery Cult Gets Cracked

The secret rituals of an 18-Century German occultists have been revealed. The New York Times reports that an exceptional language nerd cracked their code. It sounds like something straight out of Hellboy, except with fewer fights and more computers. The Copiale Cipher, a 105 page coded document discovered in East Berlin after World War II…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Oct 26

Stephen King’s Dark Tower is coming to HBO

Good news, fans of epically long Stephen King sagas! The hefty King series The Dark Tower will be getting the HBO treatment. This is a good thing, as HBO is really the only place with the budget and patience to take on such a long, complicated story. HBO broke the news from producer Brian Grazer,…

Television Meredith Woerner Oct 26

Police Used GPS Tracking to Bust Identity Thief With Over 300,000 Victims

Police use of GPS tracking in investigations is something of a hotbed issue that calls into question how much privacy people are entitled to. But when it’s used successfully, as it was to arrest a California man who committed identity theft against 300,000 people, that argument becomes much more complex. According to Cnet’s Declan McCullagh,…

Privacy & Security Adrian Covert Oct 26

Bizarre First Human Audio Recordings Include Creepy Talking Dolls

In a little over 100 years, we’ve gone from using wax-covered cylinders to record seconds of audio, to carrying thousands of hours of music in a solid state inside our telephones. And yet some of the weirdest recordings come from the earliest days of the technology. Let’s take a look at some of the strange…

io9 Keith Veronese Oct 26

Toyota’s New Infotainment System Mirrors Your Smartphone’s Display

Some level of smartphone connectivity is standard on nearly every new car, but Toyota appears to be the first to implement the Car Connectivity Consortium’s MirrorLink protocol in their iQ later this year. Besides playing music and making calls through the vehicle’s infotainment system, the display on the connected smartphone will be mirrored on the…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 26

A rare view of the aurora borealis, shot from a field in…Arkansas?

A massive burst of solar wind made contact with Earth’s magnetic field Monday evening, giving rise to some uncharacteristically bright northern lights that were visible even at some of Earth’s not-so-northern latitudes. Take the view of the aurorae up top, for example, captured by storm chaser Brian Emfinger from a field in Ozark, Arkansas. Emfinger…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 26

Earth’s mightiest heroes are fighting Loki and each other in The Avengers!

New Man of Steel set photos reveal a truly disheveled Superman. Andrew Niccol explains In Time’s hidden commercial appeal. Ender’s Game gets a release date, and Tintin’s sequel gets a storyline. Plus good news for two sci-fi shows! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from The Dark Knight Rises. The Avengers Marvel Studios head…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Oct 26

What’s the most famous science fiction movie you’ve never seen?

The Air Force’s Rocket-Killing Megawatt Laser Runs on Rocket Fuel

Shooting Challenge: Vortographs

Why are most people right-handed?

Science investigates the ‘Think Fast Principle’

Yes, Prisoners Carry iPhones in Their Asses

Adam Frucci Dishes on His Toyota Yaris Unboxing Experience

A plausible end-of-the-world scenario you’ve probably never thought of

The Rise of Whalepunk: An Exclusive Excerpt from Corwin Erickson’s Swell

The Happening is happening in Cambodia: mob of fainting teenagers blamed on oxygen-stealing trees

Are Nokia’s Flagship Windows Phones Even Coming to the US?

Murata’s Self Balancing Powered Walker is Perfect For the Elderly and Super Lazy

The Walking Dead shambles on for a third season

Secret Code of Eye-Surgery Cult Gets Cracked

Stephen King’s Dark Tower is coming to HBO

Police Used GPS Tracking to Bust Identity Thief With Over 300,000 Victims

Bizarre First Human Audio Recordings Include Creepy Talking Dolls

Toyota’s New Infotainment System Mirrors Your Smartphone’s Display

A rare view of the aurora borealis, shot from a field in…Arkansas?

Earth’s mightiest heroes are fighting Loki and each other in The Avengers!

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