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Funny video parodies extreme GoPro videos with boring office job clips

Everybody’s life seems to be so awesome when they strap on a GoPro and hit record. It’s like they’ve joined a secret club where everyone jumps out of planes for breakfast, beat avalanches for lunch, go spearfishing for dinner and fly in a wing suit for a light dessert. But the truth is, not everyone’s…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 20 '15

Girl Scout Cookies, or California’s Most Notorious Strain of Cannabis

I first heard of Girl Scout Cookies a few years ago, shortly after I got my prescription for cannabis in California. I went into my local dispensary and asked for whatever buds they had that smelled the nicest. “Have you tried Girl Scout Cookies?” the woman behind the counter asked. “It’s famous.” Image by Ry…

Tech News Annalee Newitz Apr 20 '15

Ebola Survivors Are Being Urged To Abstain From Sex

Until scientists learn more about the virus and how long it stays in the body, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking Ebola survivors to either abstain from sex or use condoms 100% of the time. The CDC revised its guidelines on Ebola transmission on Sunday night. Prior to yesterday’s revision, the…

io9 George Dvorsky Apr 20 '15

No, a CIA agent didn’t just admit to murdering Marilyn Monroe

Did a retired CIA officer recently admit on his deathbed that he murdered Marilyn Monroe? Nope. It’s all part of a stupid hoax from fake news site World News Daily Report. The story was picked up by conspiracy theory aficionados InfoWars, among a host of other sites. But as Snopes points out, the image used…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 20 '15

This New Series About Hacking Could Actually Be Amazing

Here’s the teaser for the new hacker television series Mr. Robot that took the South by Southwest Film Festival by storm earlier this year. It’s sort of like a darker version of Hackers, with a tormented geek hero named Elliot who is tempted by Anonymous-like forces of chaos. Audiences who saw it at SXSW say…

Television Annalee Newitz Apr 20 '15

Check Out The Cover For My New Novel, All The Birds In The Sky

I’m so excited to share this with everyone at io9. Here’s the front cover of All the Birds in the Sky, my novel coming February 2016 from Tor Books. It’s one of the coolest book covers I’ve ever seen, thanks to Tor art director Irene Gallo and cover designer Will Steahle. This is my novel…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Apr 20 '15

This Week’s TV: Community Revives One Of Its Funniest Plotlines Ever

Subway (the person) returns to Community for a new marketing scheme, but can it possibly be as hysterical as his last appearance? Plus, what’s wrong with Orphan Black’s male clones? What happens when a zombie eats a gamer’s brains? And what are Tyrion and Varys up to on next week’s Game of Thrones? We’ve got…

Television Lauren Davis Apr 20 '15

Inside the Fiery Workshop of a 21st Century Swordmaker

Down a stretch of country road in upstate New York there is a shed. The shed itself is nothing spectacular, a whitewash number with years of weathering. But inside sparks fly, fires breathe, and slabs of steel are fashioned into capable killing machines. This is Odinblades, a grimy shrine to the ancient art of swordmaking.…

Tech News Darren Orf Apr 20 '15

First Trailer For Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End TV Miniseries

Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) sits front and center for the very first trailer for Syfy’s huge adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s famous alien invasion book Childhood’s End. This is a big deal, and it absolutely must be done correctly. The story takes place after Earth has been peacefully invaded by an alien presence. The unknown…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Apr 20 '15

Wonder Woman’s Costume In Batman V. Superman Actually Has Color In It

If you were at all perturbed by the grim darkness of the new grim-dark Batman V. Superman trailer, or even just the drab costumes DC’s three greatest heroes seemed to sport in the movie, good news! A new photo of Wonder Woman’s upcoming costume reveals she’s still wearing red, gold and blue! (Kind of!) It’s…

Movies Rob Bricken Apr 20 '15

7 TV Episodes That Resolved Age-Old Philosophical Questions

Philosophers, scientists and metaphysicians have spent thousands of years trying to untangle the mysteries of human existence. Questions like “nature vs. nurture,” or “fate vs. free will” have no easy answer — unless you watch television, that is. Here are 7 TV episodes that sorted out questions that the great minds couldn’t resolve. 1) “Mirror,…

Movies Diana Biller Apr 20 '15

America’s Cheapest Unlimited Data Plan Will Be Unlimited No More

Ultra-cheap carrier Republic Wireless has been offering one heck of a cheap unlimited data plan for years now. Well, within the next few months, the plan will stop being unlimited. Depending how much data you abuse, that may not be a bad thing though. Republic Wireless, for those unfamiliar, is a low-cost carrier that’s actually…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Apr 20 '15

Making a real life version of Loki’s Scepter weapon from The Avengers

Recreating the Chitauri Scepter, also known as Loki’s bad ass, brain controlling staff from The Avengers, in real life might be the most impressive build that Man At Arms has ever done. The detail is unbelievable: melting glass and glass casting to create the right infinity stone, perfectly cutting out the design of the scepter…

Sploid Casey Chan Apr 20 '15

How The Most Daring Plan Of WWI Turned Into A Military Disaster

This coming Sunday marks the centenary of one of WWI’s most infamous campaigns: Gallipoli. It was an audacious attempt by the Entente to break the European deadlock with a master stroke. Instead, it quickly turned into a hellish ordeal and a resounding defeat. Here’s why Gallipoli seemed like a good idea at the time –…

io9 George Dvorsky Apr 20 '15

Is This Our First Look at Sphero’s Official The Force Awakens BB-8 Toy?

Thanks to an anonymous tip, earlier today we were pointed towards a listing on the Fat Brain Toys’ website for an official Sphero remote control BB-8 toy coming from Orbotix—the company behind Sphero, and the technology behind the actual droid built for the film. Shortly after reaching out to Orbotix’s representatives about it (who told…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Apr 20 '15

The Best Web Series About Stoners Just Got Picked Up By HBO

High Maintenance started out in 2012 as a humane, intimate web series about a Brooklyn weed dealer, created by husband and wife team Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair as a weekend hobby. It’s still a humane, intimate series about a Brooklyn weed dealer, but now it’s the most recent addition to HBO’s lineup. HBO ordered…

Television Kate Knibbs Apr 20 '15

Wild Chimps Look Out For Traffic Before Crossing Busy Road

This remarkable video was shot as part of a 29-month study of chimps crossing what’s often a dangerously busy road in Uganda’s Kibale National Park. Unlike in studies conducted of quieter roads, here the apes cautiously looked both ways, moved rapidly, and made sure all in the group made it across safely. New Scientist reports:…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Apr 20 '15

Hacked Emails Show Dr. Oz Wanted to Peddle Sony Wearables on His Show

The folks over at Vox have spotted a curious email that was leaked as part of the Sony hack. Back in January 2014, Dr. Oz sent a message to Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Entertainment, asking about Sony’s upcoming wearable devices. Since Sony produces his show, Dr. Oz saw an opportunity for good old…

Tech News Matt Novak Apr 20 '15

Disney Invented a Way To Control Your Phone Using the Sounds It Emits

In an effort to bring more functionality and interactivity to a device that is often just a large monolothic touchscreen, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have come up with a series of accessories that manipulate sound coming from a smartphone’s speaker to serve as an external controller. Called Acoustruments, the cheap plastic…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Apr 20 '15

Your Air Freshener Is Actually Filling Your Home With Dust

By making your house smell nice you are also making it filthy. Though it may make a house smell clean, secretly, most air fresheners fill the house with tiny particles of dust — all thanks to limonene. Limonene has been featured before on this site — it’s a liquid hydrocarbon that turns an orange peel…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 20 '15

Funny video parodies extreme GoPro videos with boring office job clips

Girl Scout Cookies, or California’s Most Notorious Strain of Cannabis

Ebola Survivors Are Being Urged To Abstain From Sex

No, a CIA agent didn’t just admit to murdering Marilyn Monroe

This New Series About Hacking Could Actually Be Amazing

Check Out The Cover For My New Novel, All The Birds In The Sky

This Week’s TV: Community Revives One Of Its Funniest Plotlines Ever

Inside the Fiery Workshop of a 21st Century Swordmaker

First Trailer For Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End TV Miniseries

Wonder Woman’s Costume In Batman V. Superman Actually Has Color In It

7 TV Episodes That Resolved Age-Old Philosophical Questions

America’s Cheapest Unlimited Data Plan Will Be Unlimited No More

Making a real life version of Loki’s Scepter weapon from The Avengers

How The Most Daring Plan Of WWI Turned Into A Military Disaster

Is This Our First Look at Sphero’s Official The Force Awakens BB-8 Toy?

The Best Web Series About Stoners Just Got Picked Up By HBO

Wild Chimps Look Out For Traffic Before Crossing Busy Road

Hacked Emails Show Dr. Oz Wanted to Peddle Sony Wearables on His Show

Disney Invented a Way To Control Your Phone Using the Sounds It Emits

Your Air Freshener Is Actually Filling Your Home With Dust

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