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Supercuts supercut video may cause rip in space-time continuum
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By Eric Limer - io9
Lose Yourself In The Gorgeous Anatomical Drawings of Hermann Dittrich
Anatomy may be a scientific field of study, but its practitioners include some of history’s finest artists. Many of them you probably know– da Vinci, Michelangelo, other Italian Renaissance artists – but we’ll bet you’ve never heard of Hermann Dittrich. Herrmann Dittrich, as you might have guessed from his name, was not Italian. Nor was … Continued
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Hugh Jackman Is “99.9%” Sure He’s Almost Done Playing Wolverine
That’s the bad news. The good news is that he assumes his last film as Marvel ‘s mega-popular mutant loner will be the third solo Wolverine movie, which still gives us X-Men: Apocalypse, and of course the upcoming Days of Future Past. Although Jackman hasn’t been signed for a third Wolverine movie, Fox has scheduled … Continued
By Rob Bricken - ScienceAnimals
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Emu Poo
All emu poo is not created equal. Hoot, one of the science communication triad at BuzzHootRoar, explains, “it turns out that emus are pretty good at helping seeds spread around by scarfing down fruits and plant material and plopping out fertilized seed cakes all over the land.” Their infographic is one of the best on … Continued
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It’s Amazingly Easy to Hack Our Traffic Data And Cause Gridlock Chaos
Turns out you don’t need a shady, possibly-issued-from-the-governor lane closure on a major bridge to jam traffic. The sensor and signaling infrastructure on our streets is so vulnerable that all you need to wreak widespread havoc is a laptop. A scary piece by Wired that reads like the script of Die Hard 4 exposes frightening … Continued
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Is There Such a Thing as a Sonic QR Code?
There are at least two things that Sony Pictures marketing executives did not consider when preparing a cross-promotion between its new Spider-Man film and the song-identification app Shazam. I first read about this promotion this morning on io9.com, because pretty much the first thing I read every morning is Morning Spoilers on io9.com. The film … Continued
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How To Backpack Into Sespe Hot Springs
If you want to see big, scary animals and you don’t want to work too hard for it, then this is the place. With perfect camping weather, a surprising abundance of large wildlife and located just a two-hour drive north of Los Angeles, Sespe Hot Springs is a great backpacking destination. Top Photo: Doc Searls … Continued
By Wes Siler - Tech News
We’re Still Waiting On The Dishwasher Utopia
Today, roughly 75 percent of American households have a dishwasher. But this wonder of modern kitchen science still lags well behind refrigerators and microwaves — which are both over 95 percent. The automatic dishwasher was the high-tech promise of the 1920s. And the 1950s. And the 1970s. So why has the dishwasher taken so long … Continued
By Matt Novak - io9Movies
Watch A Feature-Length Adaptation Of HP Lovecraft’s Colour Out Of Space
HP Lovecraft’s story The Colour Out of Space is a disturbing account of a family’s gradual degradation. The full-length film Die Farbe captures those horrors in sinister black and white. Huan Vu directed Die Farbe, moving the action to Germany for his German-speaking cast. He’s also currently raising money for another Lovecraft adaptation, this one … Continued
By Lauren Davis - Tech News
Shooting Challenge: Brick
Concrete may be the material of modernity, but brick—mere baked clay blocks—trace back to 5000 BC. For this week’s Shooting Challenge, do justice to the brick. The Challenge Take a photo that features bricks. It can be of a building, a wall, a texture, a cityscape—or anything you can imagine involving the brick. The Technique … Continued
By Mark Wilson - io9
Watch This Week’s Tornado Outbreak Happen From Space
Tornado season is already off to a tense start this year and this new visualization from NASA shows just how strong the multi-state storm system was that sent tornadoes sweeping across the southern and central U.S. earlier this week. Video: NASA/NOAA GOES Project: The animation spools through the two day storm system that moved across … Continued
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Amateur astronomers and NASA capture galaxy eating another galaxy
NASA has published this image showing the M51 spiral galaxy—located 30 million light years away from Earth—eating a tiny galaxy like a hamster would it a tiny burrito, which you can see on its upper left.* It was obtained using data from the Chandra X-Ray space observatory and optical data from amateur telescopes on the … Continued
By Jesus Diaz - Tech NewsDesign
These Magical OLED Lamps Are Embedded With Real Dandelions
Almost everyone has some majestic memory involving summer sunshine cutting through a field and blowing white, fluffy dandelion seeds into the wind. Soon you can immortalize those warm feelings with a sleek, almost scientific-looking OLED lamp featuring a dandelion encased in acrylic. Behold: the OLED Tampopo. (“Tampopo” is Japanese for dandelion.) Created by cinematographer Takao … Continued
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Lack of Immunizations Cause Measles Outbreaks in Calgary and Edmonton
Alberta’s two largest cities, Calgary and Edmonton, have declared a measles outbreak. The province’s health service is asking people who show signs of the disease to stay indoors. Not surprisingly, the outbreak has been linked to dangerously low levels of immunizations. Relatedly, confirmed cases in Washington’s Whatcom County have been link to a current outbreak … Continued
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Real Atmospheric Science in Stargate: Atlantis
Stargate’s approach to addressing climate change involves wormholes to a parallel universe. It sounds utterly bonkers, but that far-out science fiction plot contains sneaky, real science. I know, because I put it there. Behind the scenes crew for Stargate included a science consultant. Photography credit: MGM I worked as the science consultant for Stargate: Atlantis … Continued
- io9
Summer 2014 Museum Guide: Get Out And Do Science!
The summer is approaching, and it’s a perfect time for a road trip. So we’ve compiled a list of “must see” science events and museum exhibits, aroudn the globe. Plus some specialty museums that are awesome in their own right. Get ready for a packed summer! Summer Stargazing Canada Science & Technology Museum This museum … Continued
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NASA reveals its next generation Tron spacesuit
This is it. This Tron-inspired design will be NASA’s next generation spacesuit—the first that actually looks from the future and not a variation of the original 1960s suits from the Apollo program. With its glass 360-degree view and integrated Heads Up Display ready to detect xenomorphs, it would look right at home in any sci-fi … Continued
By Jesus Diaz - io9Television
Did Skye Just Become The Biggest Badass On Agents Of SHIELD?
Truly, this is a time of miracles. First Ward, who was so boring he actually made fun of himself for being boring, became the most fascinating character. And now Skye, whom the show had to keep telling us was awesome, is suddenly being a total straight-up badass. Meanwhile, Coulson continues to suffer. Yay. Top image: … Continued
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A Sleeping Bag Add-on That Gives Your Dog a Warm Spot to Snooze
If you can’t stand the thought of your dog sleeping outside on a camping trip while you’re warm and cozy inside a tent, you’re apparently not alone. Thanks to the magic of Kickstarter, you can help make the BarkerBag—a sleeping bag add-on that securely accommodates small dogs—a reality. Is it a ridiculous idea? If you’re … Continued