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The first accurate map of how green the Earth really is

This is the first map ever produced that shows the global output of plant fluorescence. That means you’re seeing the most realistic representation of healthy plant life across the entire face of the Earth. This map is also a reminder of just how green our planet still is. As part of their natural life cycle,…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jun 7

Watching a Robin Williams Movie Makes You Cleverer Than Watching a Quantum Electronics Talk

Who would have guessed that watching a washed-up comedian do his thang would encourage more creativity and cleverness than a few minutes of watching something intelligent? That’s the findings from Northwestern University, which studied how people react to a puzzle in different moods. If the participants were loosened up after watching a bit of comedy,…

Health Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Safari in iOS 5 Has a Porn Mode

Finally! I don’t have to download a different browser to explore the seedy underbelly of the internet, I mean, protect my privacy on sensitive websites.

Tech News Casey Chan Jun 7

Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane

Remember Justin Van Genderen’s throwback travel posters for locales in comic books and the Star Wars universe? He’s now given 2001: A Space Odyssey a similar retro rehash. HAL comes preprogrammed with “Daisy Bell,” I’m assuming. https://gizmodo.com/retro-travel-posters-from-the-great-comic-book-cities-5711751 https://gizmodo.com/retro-style-travel-posters-for-planets-in-the-star-wars-5466453 You can find prints of Justin’s other works here and here. [Justin Van Genderen via Super Punch]

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jun 7

A Horrible Person Stole This Dog’s Wheelchair

Lucky, a 12-year-old Belgian Shepherd, lost the use of his hind legs years ago when he was hit by a car. The only way he could get around was by using a dog wheelchair. Some jackass stole that wheelchair. It’s a terribly sad story. Dave Feeney, Lucky’s owner, had removed the wheelchair from Lucky after…

Biology Casey Chan Jun 7

Soon, the frogs will control how our blood flows

Two different types of frog have the key to channeling and stopping blood flow to different areas of the body. It may change medicine as we know it. Tumors are seen as an invading enemy in the body; spreading and destroying. Like any other enemy invasion, tumors need practical support to keep going. Once a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jun 7

Acer TimelineX: Skinny Sandy Bridge Performance for Under $1000

The Acer TimelineX employs a no frills—but hardly utilitarian—design that’s simple and clean. Combined with a Core i5 Sandy Bridge processor, 13.3-inch display, Nvidia GT 540M graphics and Dolby audio, it’s a solid, inch-thick package that only lightens bank accounts by $780. There are also 14 and 15.6-inch models that are oddly cheaper ($700 and…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 7

AI Programs Do Battle in Ms Pac-Man

Everyone loves a few rounds of a classic video game, but why should humans have all the fun? The Ms Pac-Man vs Ghost Team Competition serves to redress the balance by putting AI controllers in charge of video game characters in an effort to see which plays the game best. Competitors could submit AI controllers…

Artificial Intelligence Jacob Aron - New Scientist Jun 7

Compare the first-ever Harry Potter screen test with The Deathly Hallows‘ dark heroes

This brand-new featurette for the final film in the Harry Potter franchise starts off with a tearjerker. It’s the first ever screen test for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Watch and weep, then check out some new footage!

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 7

Will Robert Downey Jr. really be the star of The Avengers? Plus new videos for Green Lantern, Super 8, Planet of the Apes, and more!

Could Terminator 5 still forge ahead, even without Arnold Schwarzenegger? Sam Worthington declares war on outer space, while Big Man Japan comes to America. Plus a Dark Knight Rises set photo, more on a Green Lantern cameo, and more! Spoilers ahead! Top image from Transformers: Dark of the Moon. The Avengers An article on the…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jun 7

They Say Dogs Resemble Their Owners, But What If You Don’t Have a Dog?

A cap-doff to New Zealand’s Pedigree Adoption Drive, which created this brilliant Dogglelganger website with NEC. Upload a photo, and using “human to canine pairing software” you’ll be matched with a homeless doggie that resembles you. [Doggelganger via @KatieScott1980]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Apple’s Epic 117-Minute Keynote in Just 8 Minutes

The Apple keynote was truly jam-packed, from beginning to end. It’s worth watching. But it was nearly 2 hours long. If you don’t have 117 minutes, this is the best stuff. The moments that matter. Everything you need to see. Video by Woody Jang

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 7

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

This week on TreeHugger, inchworm-like robot scales trees, water-powered robot scoots up windows, electric car travels 779 miles in 24 hours, moon water found in luna magma and more! Clever But Creepy Tree-Climbing Robot Mimics Inchworms (Video) A new robot takes inchworms as inspiration for navigating its way up trees of any type, texture or…

Tech News Max Behrman Jun 7

How to Ruin Friendships/Cut Motormouths Out of Your Life

Quit harboring suspicions that your motormouth friend talks at you and not with you, and put them to the test once and for all, using the Talk-o-Meter app. It tells you who dominates a conversation, for $5. [iTunes via BoingBoing]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

iPhone Owners Need Six Clocks on the Back Like They Need a Kick to the Head

Gresso must be scraping the bottom of the barrel after far too many diamond/wooden/unicorn teeth cases for iProducts. Their latest, the iPhone 4 Time Machine, has six Swiss mechanical watches strapped on the reverse, for keeping tabs on international timing. I mean, it’s not like there are a million apps to do that, right? Gresso…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

iOS 5 Jailbroken Already

Boy, that was fast—iOS 5 has been jailbroken by a member of the iPhone Dev Team, with photos posted to his Twitter account. Unfortunately only tethering works for now, but that’s something, right? [MuscleNerd via Redmond Pie]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Movie Theater Turns Customer’s Angry Voicemail Into Anti-Texting PSA

There’s nothing worse than being interrupted by an annoying cell phone user while trying to enjoy a movie. That’s why the Alamo Drafthouse, an eat-and-drink theater in Austin, Texas, recently booted a young woman for texting during a movie (and despite several warnings to knock it off). Following the ejection, she left the theater an…

Movies Matt Cherette Jun 7

The Financial Times Just Became the First Newspaper to Take on Apple

As promised, The Financial Times has stuck its middle finger up at Apple, by launching a HTML5 web-app instead of an iPad app, so they can keep that 30 per cent cut Apple would’ve taken for…not doing much. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-major-newspaper-to-tell-apple-to-shove-its-su-5788723 The lulz didn’t stop there, with the Financial Times’ CEO John Ridding saying “the FT Web…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Well, They’re Cheaper Than the Real Thing, I Guess

Over in South Korea, an art exhibition with a twist has opened, allowing people to get up close to Van Goghs, Monets and Millets for the first time. If you call Samsung TVs displaying the artwork an “exhibition,” anyway. [AkiNews]

Gadgets Kat Hannaford Jun 7

Second-Gen Looxcie Wearable Headset Adds iCloud Support

Like the wearable headset from last year, the Looxcie 2 streams video-clips over Bluetooth, controllable by an Android or iOS app. You can now share videos with iCloud though, as well as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. https://gizmodo.com/the-looxcie-wearable-video-camera-never-stops-recording-5639699 This model’s 20 per cent lighter, and can hold up to 10 hours’ video—that’s an increase over the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 7

The first accurate map of how green the Earth really is

Watching a Robin Williams Movie Makes You Cleverer Than Watching a Quantum Electronics Talk

Safari in iOS 5 Has a Porn Mode

Vintage advertisements for HAL 9000 and the Orion III space plane

A Horrible Person Stole This Dog’s Wheelchair

Soon, the frogs will control how our blood flows

Acer TimelineX: Skinny Sandy Bridge Performance for Under $1000

AI Programs Do Battle in Ms Pac-Man

Compare the first-ever Harry Potter screen test with The Deathly Hallows‘ dark heroes

Will Robert Downey Jr. really be the star of The Avengers? Plus new videos for Green Lantern, Super 8, Planet of the Apes, and more!

They Say Dogs Resemble Their Owners, But What If You Don’t Have a Dog?

Apple’s Epic 117-Minute Keynote in Just 8 Minutes

EcoModo – The Best of TreeHugger

How to Ruin Friendships/Cut Motormouths Out of Your Life

iPhone Owners Need Six Clocks on the Back Like They Need a Kick to the Head

iOS 5 Jailbroken Already

Movie Theater Turns Customer’s Angry Voicemail Into Anti-Texting PSA

The Financial Times Just Became the First Newspaper to Take on Apple

Well, They’re Cheaper Than the Real Thing, I Guess

Second-Gen Looxcie Wearable Headset Adds iCloud Support

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