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16 Ways To Avoid Becoming The New York Times’ Modern Man

“The modern man cries…often,” reads Brian Lombardi’s puzzling, unintentionally satirical profile of what’s become of many male adults these days. A bunch of people told me I should write a response, so here you go. For all you girls out there, something you may not be aware of (but probably are) is that us guys…

Tech News Wes Siler Oct 16

Jem Cookie Cutters Are Outrageous—Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous

Forget that so-called Jem movie that’s headed to theaters in about a week, if you really want to relive the ‘80s most truly outrageous cartoon, grab a set of these cookie cutters and bake yourself up some big hair treats. For $38 you can get the entire Jem and the Holograms cookie cutter set, but…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 16

10 Comics That Absolutely Must Be TV Series, NOT Movies

The other day, comic-book fans got an amazing piece of news: the beloved Y the Last Man is not going to be shoehorned into movie form, but will get to live and breathe as a TV show. Even though comics rule movies these days, some of them are just too big for a two-hour package.…

Television Rob Bricken Oct 16

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Fourth Mirror Melting Is Mesmerising

Mirrors start off as melted glass—and big mirrors need an appropriately large oven to cast properly. It takes a full year to cast segments of the mirrors used to build the Giant Magellan Telescope, and the melting process is elaborate and hypnotic. The GMT will be an enormous ground-based in the Atacama Desert, Chile. Scheduled…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Oct 16

Experts Warn UN Panel About the Dangers of Artificial Superintelligence

During a recent United Nations meeting about emerging global risks, political representatives from around the world were warned about the threats posed by artificial intelligence and other future technologies. The event, organized by Georgia’s UN representatives and the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), was set up to foster discussion about the national…

Artificial Intelligence George Dvorsky Oct 16

Vin Diesel Explains How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion Shaped His Views on Death

Fantasy legend J.R.R. Tolkien means a lot of things to a lot of people. To Vin Diesel, what’s really inspiring about Tolkien is the way he writes about death. Tolkien is a touchstone for Diesel, and he was a huge influence on Diesel’s new film The Last Witch Hunter. “I pulled a lot from Tolkien…

Movies Germain Lussier Oct 16

Lamar Odom’s “Natural” Erection Supplement Probably Contained Actual Viagra

Lamar Odom came off life support and regained consciousness today after collapsing while visiting a brothel in Nevada. The apparent culprit(s), according to the Nye County sheriff: cocaine combined with 10 tabs of natural “sexual performance enhancer supplements” — a.k.a. “herbal Viagra.” But it’s possible those supplements secretly contained the real deal. And it nearly…

Tech News Diane Kelly Oct 16

You Can Pick Up These Snails With a Magnet

The “scaly-foot gastropod” is a type of snail that thrives in the hydrothermal vents found deep in the Indian Ocean. And it has a unique property: a magnetic outer shell. These snails were first discovered during a 2001 survey. It took researchers a while to find the snails because they (the snails) were at the…

Biology Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 16

List of Classified Reports on Iran, Drones and Cybersecurity Quietly Published

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) quietly released a list this week with the names of its recently classified reports. But some in Congress aren’t too happy about it. The publication of the list took about a year of negotiations between the GAO and Congress. As the Federation of American Scientists notes, quoting an anonymous…

Tech News Matt Novak Oct 16

Sleepy Hollow Takes Us on the Greatest Adventure of All: Citizenship

Yes, it’s true! In “Blood and Fear,” Ichabod Crane heroically begins the nightmarish quest that is the US citizenship application. They also hunt Jack the Ripper, but obviously that’s the B-plot. Lest you think I’m snarking, though, let me assure you: This episode was fun, and those priorities are in the right order. We’ve had…

io9 Genevieve Valentine Oct 16

A Miniature Model Is Enough for Full-Sized Science When It Comes to Sonic Booms

1961: Big science is squeezed into a small package for this supersonic transport model. All it takes is a tiny bomber under 3 centimeters long to check out the propagating roar of sonic booms. This scale model was just 2.54 centimeters (1 inch) long by an almost impossibly-tiny 127 micrometers (0.005 inches) wide, and vaguely…

Tech News Mika McKinnon Oct 16

All You Need To Do To Improve Your Meals is Listen Closely to Your Food

If you’re a dab hand with audio equipment, this may be worth trying out during a meal or two. Experiments show that you can make your food taste better or worse just by manipulating what you hear. A few things affect how we experience the things we eat. We know about taste and smell. We…

Tech News Esther Inglis-Arkell Oct 16

This College Student Created An App To Help Veterans Combat Night Terrors

Tyler Skluzacek was inspired by the experiences of his father, an Iraq war veteran, to design the myBivy app. myBivy—the name is drawn from bivouac, a camp where soldiers can rest—tracks heartbeat and movement while asleep. Over time, the app gets to know its user’s sleep habits, and can prevent the onset of panic attacks…

Tech News Kaila Hale-Stern Oct 16

Cassini Reveals Enceladus’ North Pole in Glorious Detail

On Wednesday, NASA’s Cassini probe made its closest pass yet above the north pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, coming within 1,142 miles (1,839 kilometers) of the icy, eruptive satellite. Yesterday, we started to get back images of the encounter — and dang, they are beautiful. Enceladus may be tiny —from end to end it could…

Space & Spaceflight Maddie Stone Oct 16

Hack/Slash Is Going to Be a TV Series Now

The latest project moving out of movie development hell and into TV purgatory is an adaptation of the independent comic Hack/Slash, with a pilot script being written by screenwriter Skip Woods (Hitman, X-Men Origins: Wolverine). The comic, which centers on Cassie Hack and her muscle-bound partner Vlad’s murder of murderers—some of which are suspiciously familiar…

Television Katharine Trendacosta Oct 16

Apple’s New Magic Keyboard and Mouse Make Typing Fun Again

I’ve been using Apple’s Bluetooth keyboard and mouse on a daily basis for around seven years. The design is delightful, and the gadgets are pretty dependable. I spent a day with Apple’s new Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse. Typing is suddenly fun again. Apple just released three things, actually. In addition to a redesigned Bluetooth…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 16

About That “Orgasmic” Mushroom: It Probably Doesn’t Exist

There’s a rumor flying around the internet about a Hawaiian mushroom whose scent gives women orgasms. I’m sorry to disappoint, but there’s absolutely no credible evidence to support that claim. Yes, I know that some of the details come from an article in a scientific journal, but the paper people are linking to isn’t really…

Tech News Diane Kelly Oct 16

Steven Universe Leaves Us Hanging In The Best—And Worst—Possible Way

Last night, Steven Universe returned for what is purportedly the final time before another hiatus for the show (no one quite seems to know, to be honest)—but no matter if Steven Universe is leaving us for a week, or many months, it knows how to leave you wanting more. A lot more. Spoilers ahead, of…

io9 James Whitbrook Oct 16

You Probably Don’t Have Enough Patience To Build This Kinetic Hummingbird

Derek Hugger is a sculptor, but instead of working in an inanimate medium like clay or marble, his creations are marvels of kinetic engineering made from gears, cams, and a complex assortment of moving parts. Hugger’s latest creation, Colibri, is a wooden hummingbird hovering and drinking at a flower that perfectly recreates the intricate flapping…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 16

Man Paid $2 for a Photo of Billy the Kid That May Be Worth Millions

It’s like Antique Road Show’s greatest episode ever: A man who bought a lot of three photos at a California junk shop for $2 may have stumbled across what one authenticator calls “the Holy Grail of Western Americana.” There’s only one known photo of Billy the Kid, the 19th century outlaw who became infamous in…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 16

16 Ways To Avoid Becoming The New York Times’ Modern Man

Jem Cookie Cutters Are Outrageous—Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous

10 Comics That Absolutely Must Be TV Series, NOT Movies

The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Fourth Mirror Melting Is Mesmerising

Experts Warn UN Panel About the Dangers of Artificial Superintelligence

Vin Diesel Explains How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Silmarillion Shaped His Views on Death

Lamar Odom’s “Natural” Erection Supplement Probably Contained Actual Viagra

You Can Pick Up These Snails With a Magnet

List of Classified Reports on Iran, Drones and Cybersecurity Quietly Published

Sleepy Hollow Takes Us on the Greatest Adventure of All: Citizenship

A Miniature Model Is Enough for Full-Sized Science When It Comes to Sonic Booms

All You Need To Do To Improve Your Meals is Listen Closely to Your Food

This College Student Created An App To Help Veterans Combat Night Terrors

Cassini Reveals Enceladus’ North Pole in Glorious Detail

Hack/Slash Is Going to Be a TV Series Now

Apple’s New Magic Keyboard and Mouse Make Typing Fun Again

About That “Orgasmic” Mushroom: It Probably Doesn’t Exist

Steven Universe Leaves Us Hanging In The Best—And Worst—Possible Way

You Probably Don’t Have Enough Patience To Build This Kinetic Hummingbird

Man Paid $2 for a Photo of Billy the Kid That May Be Worth Millions

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