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Humans’ Inherent Curiosity Stems From a Long, Protracted Childhood

Curiosity is one of our most basic traits and we have a lot to thank for it. Without the primal urge to always want to see what lies over the next hill, or the other the ocean, or beyond the confines of our atmosphere, humans would still be living—quite literally—in the stone age. In Curious:…

Tech News Ian Leslie Oct 24 '14

The Computer Demands You Fund The New Paranoia RPG Immediately

Rejoice, Citizen! Paranoia, the ultimate RPG of the darkly humorous future, is coming back — or it will if you don’t mind spending a few Alpha Complex credits on this Kickstarter. The new version of the classic game has been streamlined and modernized for the 21st century, and best of all, it’s almost nearly funded!…

io9 Rob Bricken Oct 24 '14

You Can Buy an Ejector Seat From an F-4 Phantom for Quick Escapes

If you’re an aviation enthusiast, there’s a lot of fun stuff to be found in Boeing’s online store. But none are as unique—and some would say even historic—as this authentic de-commissioned ejector seat from an McDonnell F-4 Phantom II fighter jet, one of the U.S. military’s workhorses of the Vietnam War. Made by the British…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24 '14

Diorama of How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb

Brian Williams has done some incredible stuff with Lego; His Hogan’s Heroes build is one of the best MOC’s I’ve ever seen. In his latest creation, he takes on conspiracy theorists who suggest that the United States never conducted nuclear testing and that all the video and photographs suggesting as such were somehow faked. The…

Tech News Michael Schulte Oct 24 '14

How Much a Bottle of Whiskey Costs in Every State

It is Friday, which means it is an excellent day for a whiskey drink. Inspired by The Awl’s quest to catalog the cost of cigarettes in every state, we decided to hunt down the price of a bottle of liquor in every state so you can know exactly how much more or less that stiff…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Oct 24 '14

Watch a Symphony of Independent Subway Buskers Perform Together Online

Oh this is wonderful. A symphony of WiFi-enabled, independent subway buskers were united by a composer named Ljova, who streamed their performances from different stations onto individual laptops set up in the middle of New York City’s Bryant Park. The result? “Signal Strength,” a very awesome collaboration. Each of the musicians set up a smartphone…

Tech News Jordan Kushins Oct 24 '14

Paris and New York are not that different from the right angles

I love New York despite/because New Yorkers and I love Paris despite/because Parisians. This time-lapse compares their striking similarities—from the right angles. I only wish Paris shared New York’s 24-hour life and New York shared Paris’ joy de vivre.* * But for that combination we have Madrid. SPLOID is a new blog about awesome stuff.…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 24 '14

The Crow Remake To Start Filming In 2015

Luke Evans is still going to be the new Crow, and the brand new reboot will allegedly start filming in the Spring of 2015. But no one is asking the real questions, like do we need another Crow movie? And does anyone want another Crow? [via THR]

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 24 '14

AT&T Is Locking Down Apple’s Universal SIM, But It’s Not That Dire

The new iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 come with their own Apple SIM cards, theoretically letting you switch carriers whenever you choose. But AT&T isn’t completely playing ball. As T-Mobile CEO John Legere gleefully points out on Twitter, the moment you activate your Apple SIM on AT&T is the moment you can no…

Tech News Sean Hollister Oct 24 '14

8 Alternate ‘Buster’ Iron Man Suits that are cooler than the Hulkbuster

It might be the most famous, but the Hulkbuster – which made its awesome movie début in this week’s fabulous Age of Ultron trailer – isn’t the only suit Tony Stark has made to combat a specific super-foe. Here’s 8 of Iron Man’s ‘buster’-style suits that are just as good, if not better. https://gizmodo.com/our-best-look-yet-at-ultron-plus-the-hulkbuster-from-a-1649586887 8.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 24 '14

No, Ebola Won’t Decide The Outcome Of The Elections

Ebola is at the top of the headlines. The elections are eleven days away. Therefore, the Law of Punditry dictates that political commentators must link these two stories together, forecasting that fears of the deadly virus will determine who controls Congress. Here’s why they’re completely wrong. For a moment, let’s flashback to 2012, when polling…

io9 Mark Strauss Oct 24 '14

Nest Adds an Army of New Products to Its Smart Home Ecosystem

Fitness trackers. Cars. Washing machines. Lightbulbs. Cameras. Nest might only really make two products, but it’s spent the past year building up a sprawling ecosystem of devices and companies that can function in tandem with its products. Today it announced five more—as well as its acquisition of the connected home system Revolv. According to the…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan Oct 24 '14

Ebola Has No Escape From Emory University’s Isolation Ward

The Ebola virus has made landfall in the United States with patients popping up in both Dallas, Texas and New York City. But don’t freak out! To help contain the outbreak, the CDC relies on a handful of biocontainment isolation units to quarantine these highly infectious folks. Luckily, the iso-ward at Emory University is practically…

Health Andrew Tarantola Oct 24 '14

Batmobile Slippers: Because that Batcave Isn’t Heated

If you can muster enough courage to battle your way past the tweens into your local Hot Topic store, your act of bravery will be rewarded with a pair of plush Batmobile slippers—officially licensed from DC Comics. Based on the Batmobile design from Tim Burton’s Batman films, these $13 slippers feature a detailed print and…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Oct 24 '14

Author Don DeLillo Offers His Thoughts on Taylor Swift’s ‘White Noise’

Don DeLillo, author of the famous literary novel White Noise, has supplied The Atlantic with a review of the third track from Taylor Swift’s latest album – eight seconds of static that were briefly made available to Canadian iTunes customers earlier this week. Notably, much of what DeLillo had to say about the track he’d…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 24 '14

Lucasfilm Is Suing The Empire Brewing Company Over Its Bock Lager

A small brewery in upstate New York has incurred the wrath of the Star Wars franchise by naming one of its signature lagers, “Strikes Bock.” Lucasfilm has filed a “notice of opposition” against Empire Brewery, when it recently tried to trademark the beer. [Image: Photo by Frederik Herregods at frederikherregods.be] “We named it ‘Strikes Bock’…

io9 Mark Strauss Oct 24 '14

Old Rich Google Man Already Beat Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump Record

Looks like Red Bull’s wings aren’t very good at keeping people ahead of the competition. Today, Alan Eustace, a 57-year-old senior vice president at Google, broke Baumgartner’s much-heralded world altitude breaking record. He went up into the stratosphere in a helium balloon and jumped out at around 135,908 feet (Baumgartner went up a paltry 127,852…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Oct 24 '14

A Guide To The Ravenous Hellbeast That Is The Carnivorous Caterpillar

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.” So said Marie Curie, a brilliant scientist who had clearly never heard of the horrifying Hawaiian caterpillars that dine on living flesh. Here, we explore how evolution came to play this cruel joke on us all. Note: All animations feature in this…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Oct 24 '14

io9 Newsstand: Best Stories of the Week for October 20 – 25

Over on his blog Morning, Computer, Warren Ellis has a few thoughts on the state of SF magazines (mostly of the British variety) prompted by the news that the new New Worlds is now defunct. “NEW WORLDS was never a nostalgic enterprise. But, perhaps, publishing a speculative fiction magazine is. I had drinks with an…

io9 K. Tempest Bradford Oct 24 '14

Allied aircraft deliver massive bombing to destroy a single ISIS flag

The AFP is reporting (in Spanish) about the massive bombing operation over a single ISIS flag placed on a tiny, almost nonexistent hill next to the Turkish border and the Syrian city of Kobane, which ISIS and Kurdish troops are fighting for. This video was filmed from the Turkish frontier. This is what followed. Yes,…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Oct 24 '14

Humans’ Inherent Curiosity Stems From a Long, Protracted Childhood

The Computer Demands You Fund The New Paranoia RPG Immediately

You Can Buy an Ejector Seat From an F-4 Phantom for Quick Escapes

Diorama of How to Photograph an Atomic Bomb

How Much a Bottle of Whiskey Costs in Every State

Watch a Symphony of Independent Subway Buskers Perform Together Online

Paris and New York are not that different from the right angles

The Crow Remake To Start Filming In 2015

AT&T Is Locking Down Apple’s Universal SIM, But It’s Not That Dire

8 Alternate ‘Buster’ Iron Man Suits that are cooler than the Hulkbuster

No, Ebola Won’t Decide The Outcome Of The Elections

Nest Adds an Army of New Products to Its Smart Home Ecosystem

Ebola Has No Escape From Emory University’s Isolation Ward

Batmobile Slippers: Because that Batcave Isn’t Heated

Author Don DeLillo Offers His Thoughts on Taylor Swift’s ‘White Noise’

Lucasfilm Is Suing The Empire Brewing Company Over Its Bock Lager

Old Rich Google Man Already Beat Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump Record

A Guide To The Ravenous Hellbeast That Is The Carnivorous Caterpillar

io9 Newsstand: Best Stories of the Week for October 20 – 25

Allied aircraft deliver massive bombing to destroy a single ISIS flag

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