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Geneticists Develop Fruit Flies That Can Count
It took them 40 tries, but a group of geneticists have developed a generation of fruit flies that can count. Flies that can count, you say? Apparently, it’s possible, and it could give researchers some new clues into dyscalculia, a dyslexia-related learning disability that impedes a person’s ability to understand math. So how did the … Continued
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Over-educated immigrants are more accident-prone at work, according to researchers
Today’s example of bizarre correlations comes research from the journal Injury Prevention. Canadian researchers have discovered that overqualified recent immigrants are three times more likely to be injured on the job than their local, less-educated peers. By looking at 63,462 responses to the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys, the researchers found that both … Continued
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Will the movie adaptation of The True Meaning of Smekday stay true to the book?
Dreamworks Animation has announced their big film for 2014, an adaptation of The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. This children’ novel was published in 2007, and we’re excited to see the cross-country adventures of Gratuity and J.Lo. (not that one) on the big screen. So what exactly is this book about? Spoilers ahead… … Continued
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News360: All The News You Need in One Spot
It seems like now that we have all the information in the world at our fingertips, we never have the time, nor the attention span, to find important stories. News360 is another news-gathering app that caters to you with a curated diet of the stuff you want to read. What does it do? Asks you … Continued
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First footage from The Host is a dystopian thrill ride — with one huge problem
After the Twilight panel at San Diego Comic Con, there was a huge surprise — the first footage from The Host, the adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s alien-invasion novel directed by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Now). And the good news is, The Host looks like a beautifully shot movie with some lovely action sequences. There’s just one … Continued
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Facebook Is Making Weddings and Engagements as Meaningless as Birthdays
If you wish someone a happy birthday on Facebook, and you use that machine gun autofire box in the top right of your news feed to do it, you’re half assing it. And now you can give just as little effort to your friends’ weddings and engagements. Facebook’s adding weddings and engagements to that little … Continued
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We’ve seen the first 7 minutes of the last Twilight movie!
The Twilight saga is about to come to a thundering conclusion — and we just saw the beginning of the end. We were treated to a sneak peek of the first seven minutes of Breaking Dawn Part 2, and they were both thrilling and amazing. Doubts: Banished. The new movie picks up right where the … Continued
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Use These Interlocking Wooden Ninja Stars As Coasters, Trivets, Or Weapons
Nobody wants a unitasker wasting space in their kitchen. Which is why we love designer Michiel Cornelissen’s laser-cut Zesch coasters. By themselves they keep condensation from a glass or bottle off your fine wood furniture, while looking like wooden shuriken you can use to fend off a ninja attack. But thanks to a clever mathematical … Continued
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Time Warner Is So Scared of Google Fiber That It’s Paying People to Spy on Google
According to this flyer, Time Warner Cable is asking people in Kansas City to share “tips, rumors and rumblings about Google construction or launch activity” about Google Fiber for a chance to win money. Yeah, Time Warner is so worried about Google Fiber that it’s asking people to spy on Google so it’ll have a … Continued
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Teaser trailer for “The New Kind” gives us beautiful, lo-fi mecha suit action
The New Kind, a cyberpunk adventure in the tradition of Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell, is crowdsourced in every sense of the word. Creator Peter Hyoguchi reached out to nearly 250 artists and designers from around the world to create the look and effects for the series, and then he raised $100 thousand to … Continued
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What Inspired the Creation of Foursquare?
Dennis Crowley is the reason people “check in” today. He’s the reason you can actually write check in without quotes. Crowley went from an aimless tech startup refugee to the Mayor of all Foursquare, the little app that’s changed geography. We wanted to know what pushes a person to not only create new software, but … Continued
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Digg Sells Itself for Pathetic Pocket Change: $500,000
O, how the mighty fall have an asthma attack and roll off the side of a cliff. Digg, erstwhile king of the internet, just sold itself for a mere $500,000. In 2008, it turned down Google’s offer of two hundred million. Of course, in 2008, Digg was one of the top sites on the entire … Continued
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Shifty eyes have nothing to do with whether or not a person is lying
There’s a good chance you’ve heard or read somewhere that a liar’s eyes tend to look up and to the right. Turns out that’s a lie. In three separate experiments, a team of international researchers has shown that the commonly held myth associating the direction of someone’s gaze with whether or not they’re telling the … Continued
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Have We Gone Overboard With Social Media ‘Check-Ins’?
IMDB has an updated iPhone app out today which is cool and fine, but one peculiar addition is the ability to “check-in” and share whatever movie or TV show you’re watching. I mean, whatever, Foursquare and Facebook and Yelp were fine, but at what point does the whole check-in trend become overkill? Does every special … Continued
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Phiaton PS 210 BTNC Review: Are Bluetooth Headphones Worth It?
A wireless gadget offers the freedom to roam around without a tether. It makes life easier. The Phiaton PS 210 BTNC, the latest wireless earbuds, are totally free from the confines of your music player. But are they really more convenient? What Is It? A pair of noise-canceling Bluetooth earbuds for phones and computers. Who’s … Continued
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The Easiest Way to Experience San Diego’s Itty-Bitty Comic Convention
I’ve live-blogged San Diego’s annual comic-frenzy for io9 twice, and ran into the same problem both times — schlepping my gear. I normally lug around a 15″ FruitBook Pro, multi-lens DSLR, WiFi hotspot, and a bunch of other crap. That means instead of nerding out over comic books and Lou Ferrigno, and trying to spot … Continued
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How to Live-Blog a Comic Convention with Just a Cell Phone
I’ve been live-blogging San Diego’s annual comic-frenzy for years, and I always have the same problem — schlepping my gear with me. When I cover a live event, I normally lug around a 15″ FruitBook Pro, multi-lens DSLR, WiFi hotspot, and a bunch of other crap. So instead of nerding out over comic books, Lou … Continued
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How Growing Up in Oklahoma Got Daniel Wilson Excited About Robots
Former roboticist Daniel Wilson made a huge splash several years ago with his non fiction book How to Survive a Robot Uprising, and then set his optical implants on writing fiction. His debut novel Robopocalypse was a huge bestseller, and is set to become a Steven Spielberg flick. And now he’s got a new novel … Continued