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How do you really know what time it is?

Why can’t you tell when an hour has passed without looking at a watch? Why are you able to do three things at once? Does coffee make time go faster? Neuroscientsts explain how our brains tell time – or don’t. It was a familiar feeling of surprise and dismay. Looking at the clock on my…

io9 Annalee Newitz Nov 16

Prepare For the Most Mind Meltingly Realistic CGI You’ve Ever Seen

Alex Roman is some kind of wizard. I suspected it when I saw his jaw-dropping CGI mini-movie The Third & The Seventh, but after watching his new 100% computer generated commercial, there’s simply no other explanation. My brain is goop. http://tv.gawker.com/5441926/the-third–the-seventh-unbelievable-cg-video In the comments of the Vimeo video, Roman explains: Asking your questions; yep, it’s…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Nov 16

Were humans really using tools 3.4 million years ago?

Animal bones were recently discovered that suggested humans were using tools 3.4 million years ago – 800,000 years earlier than previously thought. But that finding is being challenged, and the story of human evolution hangs in the balance. Shannon McPherron and his team at the Max Planck Institute reported back in August that they had…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Nov 16

In the full-length Green Lantern trailer, destiny finds YOU

Here it is: the full-length trailer for Green Lantern. And unlike the disjointed glimpse we saw the other day, it gives a much better look at Hal Jordan’s epic journey. Plus more aliens and crazy action! UPDATE: Now in HD. Here are a couple of versions of the poster that over over at the Apple…

Trailers Charlie Jane Anders Nov 16

How Wii and Kinect Hack Your Emotions

Nintendo’s Wii game console may owe some of its extraordinary success to emotions that are triggered by specific movements: It might essentially be using your body to hack into your brain. A better understanding of which motions trigger which emotions might not only lead to better games, but could one day help improve the iPhone,…

Tech News Charles Q. Choi - Wired Nov 16

Eavesdropping Radio Busts Cop for Squad Car Sex on the Job

Getting caught looking at porn when you’re 13? Embarrassing. Having your police superiors overhear “what sounded like a woman moaning” while you’re on patrol? Really embarrassing. Pro-tip: turn off your two-way radio when you’re having sex. The Sheriff’s department of Snohomish County in Washington are investigating the matter internally—and it’s unclear whether the moaner was…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 16

Hayabusa Probe Has Successfully Brought Back First Asteroid Dust to Earth

Astronomers and space geeks the world over have been waiting to hear confirmation from JAXA (the Japanese space agency) that the troubled Hayabusa mission did indeed bring back samples of asteroid dust. Today they got it. For the first time, scientists have collected dust from an extraterrestrial asteroid and returned it to Earth for study.…

Space & Spaceflight Clay Dillow - PopSci Nov 16

10 ridiculous superheroes who are their jobs

Coming up with a superhuman shtick is hard. Some folks take inspiration from flying rodents, whereas others base their superpowered identities on their vocations, such as quarterback and carny — here are 10 reasons why this is a bad idea. 10.) The Matador (1964) Manuel Eloganto first appeared in the fifth ever issue of Daredevil.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Nov 16

Red Riding Hood Trailer explodes in a woodland orgy of sex and fur

Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood Trailer wants you to know it’s sexy — very sexy. What with all the sexy forest-floor fondling and woodshed straddling. We’re sure there’s a plot in there somewhere, buried under the Amanda Seyfried hotness. Here’s the simple synopsis of the paranormal romance set in ye olden days: Set in a…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 16

Read Greg Bear’s new generation ship epic for free at Starbucks

Greg Bear’s new novel, Hull Zero Three, is just out in hardcover — but you can read it for free if you go to a Starbucks from Nov. 23 to Dec. 7. Just use your computer or wireless device. [Orbit]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Nov 16

Casio’s Mercury-Free Projector Uses First of Its Kind Laser-LED Hybrid Light

Lasers can be a nasty chemical affair, which makes tossing them out ecologically dubious. But Casio’s now available GREEN SLIM line of 3,000 lumen projectors uses the first ever mercury-free laser and LED hybrid light to beam your stuff. Casio says the projector’s light—the brightest mercury-free source out there—is rated for up to 20,000 hours…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 16

Cyber-Sirens strip Sam naked in new Tron Legacy clip

The latest Tron Legacy clip shows what happens when a human is digitized and dropped into Tron City. A gorgeous group of programs strips you of your clothes and dress you in a leathery unitard. Where do we sign up? TRON: Legacy Exclusive Clip – Sirens Dress Sam Trailer Park Movies | Myspace Video Thanks…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 16

A Gizmodo Theme Song, by Killabite

The awesome LA-based band Killabite just recorded an unofficial theme song for Gizmodo. Listen to it now. It’s classy and techy and nerdy, and which describes the band pretty well. If you want to hear more of them, including my personal favorite and their debut single KillaBYTE (below), check out their YouTube page. Also their…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 16

The Talk: When is it time to talk to your kids about Star Wars?

Every parent frets over when it’s appropriate to start talking to their kids about Star Wars. Here’s a helpful Star Wars PSA to get you started. Remember — just say no to Jar Jar, kids. [via Asylum]

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 16

This Professor Is Surgically Implanting a Camera in the Back of His Head

When Waffa Bilal turns around for the next year, a camera surgically embedded in the back of his head will stare back at you. The camera, which will be stuck to the NYU photo professor’s head via a “piercing-like attachment” when he goes through surgery in the next couple of weeks according to the WSJ,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Nov 16

Twitter iPhone App Now Has Push and SMS Notifications For @Mentions

The Twitter iPhone app now comes with a clever little feature: Notifications for @mentions. This means that whenever someone you follow mentions you on Twitter, you can receive either an SMS—just as you would with Direct Messages—or a push notification on your iPhone. The push notifications will require the latest version of the Twitter app…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Nov 16

J.K. Rowling shouldn’t write any more Harry Potter books

With the final Harry Potter book coming to the screen this week, the Potter pipeline’s about to run dry. Many people have been clamoring for J.K. Rowling to write more Hogwarts epics — but that would be a dreadful mistake. Rowling stoked the speculation when she told Oprah a while back that she wouldn’t rule…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Nov 16

Dear Santa, I Want This Full Size Space Shuttle Replica

I was researching the upcoming Gifts for Space Nerds Like Me guide when, among the flight jackets and $100,000 Omega Apollo 11 wristwatches, I found that you can buy your own 1:1 replica of the space shuttle. How much is this thing? A mere $2.2 million. That doesn’t include shipping, setup or the interior. If…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Nov 16

Two common misconceptions about clones and biotechnology

Popular culture has been misrepresenting clones since the term was applied to Homo sapiens. If you want to make the most of the biotech revolution, you’re going to have to unlearn the most egregious of culture’s misapprehensions. A Clone Will Know Everything That You Know, and Will Act As You Do Clones are often depicted…

Books & Comics Kyle Kurpinski and Terry D. Johnson Nov 16

Ballsy Teen Who Sold His Own Authentic White iPhones Earns $130,000 (And Possible Jail Time)

A New York teen with a passion for electronics and serious initiative got tired of waiting for white iPhone 4s. So he skipped Apple and ordered the necessary parts from Foxconn. Now he has $130,000—and legal threats. Seventeen year old Fei Lam, only a high school senior, tells the Observer that “I knew a guy…

Tech News Sam Biddle Nov 16

How do you really know what time it is?

Prepare For the Most Mind Meltingly Realistic CGI You’ve Ever Seen

Were humans really using tools 3.4 million years ago?

In the full-length Green Lantern trailer, destiny finds YOU

How Wii and Kinect Hack Your Emotions

Eavesdropping Radio Busts Cop for Squad Car Sex on the Job

Hayabusa Probe Has Successfully Brought Back First Asteroid Dust to Earth

10 ridiculous superheroes who are their jobs

Red Riding Hood Trailer explodes in a woodland orgy of sex and fur

Read Greg Bear’s new generation ship epic for free at Starbucks

Casio’s Mercury-Free Projector Uses First of Its Kind Laser-LED Hybrid Light

Cyber-Sirens strip Sam naked in new Tron Legacy clip

A Gizmodo Theme Song, by Killabite

The Talk: When is it time to talk to your kids about Star Wars?

This Professor Is Surgically Implanting a Camera in the Back of His Head

Twitter iPhone App Now Has Push and SMS Notifications For @Mentions

J.K. Rowling shouldn’t write any more Harry Potter books

Dear Santa, I Want This Full Size Space Shuttle Replica

Two common misconceptions about clones and biotechnology

Ballsy Teen Who Sold His Own Authentic White iPhones Earns $130,000 (And Possible Jail Time)

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