Linketies (almost all IO9)
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moominmuppetAll of the IO9 links go to the Canadian site; I can't get the new American version to work with my browser.
Sperm Whales May Have Names
Diego Stocco plays a tree
The Amazing Wrongness of Rainn Wilson's New Superhero Movie -- I really need to see this.
Remembering Octavia Butler, SciFi Pioneer -- I was very fortunate to get to spend a few hours with her once.
How urban planning accidentally created the perfect space for protest in Egypt's Tahrir Square
Lebanon was the forgotten player in the sixties space race
One of the hardest things for early humans to master was fire
A Doctor Who writer breathes new life into the "magical detective" novel
The bitter taste that keeps you alive
Your eyes have heat sensors
Why being a cowardly workaholic can actually make you live longer
A new therapy, called cognitive-bias modification, has allowed people to relieve anxiety and the strain of certain addictions. It doesn't involve a doctor or medications, just a few minutes a day on a computer performing some simple tasks.
The coldest brown dwarf ever discovered is colder than boiling water
What orchids and corpses have in common
The astronaut pee from Discovery's last mission streaks toward Earth
The Fibonacci Series: When Math Turns Golden
Two new building materials that could defend cities against earthquakes and floods
China's Big Dam Problem
Chinese rulers have always tried to control their country's massive rivers. But will they be overwhelmed by the environmental backlash?
If humanity went extinct, what species would replace us?
How to create The Blob in your microwave using Ivory soap
There's a scientific reason why a pinch of salt makes things sweeter
Having your body shattered like a frozen liquid Terminator is good for the Earth
10 Reasons Why Alien Invasions of Earth Always Fail
10 Scientists Who Experimented on Themselves
How drugs go from healing mice in the lab, to sitting on your pharmacy shelves
Exclusive premiere of the Justice League XXX trailer, with Ron Jeremy as the Penguin
NASA restores damaged paintings using "atomic oxygen"
The Weirdest Animal Expert Who Ever Lived
How humanity survived for 8000 years on the most extreme islands on Earth
Artists use genetic engineering to turn author William S. Burrough's shit into a new lifeform
Watch "Schizofredric," the weirdest scifi comedy you'll see this year
A drug that can make your old memories like new
What can science fiction tell us about the future of social media?
10 Coolest Time Machines in the Space-Time Continuum
Del Toro's Mountains of Madness not happening after all?
The real reason why you are fat (or thin)
How did humans really evolve?
The difference between apes and humans that led to cities, nations, and the internet -- I tend toward the argument that we may have domesticated ourselves; it's connected with the paedomorphic primate concept.
Inside the Mysterious Mechanics of a Mud Volcano
Some Much-Needed Appreciation for Doris Lessing, the Nobel-Winning Science Fiction Author
First Look at the Anime-Style Thundercats
5 Haunting Subterranean Structures from Around the Globe
Sperm Whales May Have Names
Diego Stocco plays a tree
The Amazing Wrongness of Rainn Wilson's New Superhero Movie -- I really need to see this.
Remembering Octavia Butler, SciFi Pioneer -- I was very fortunate to get to spend a few hours with her once.
How urban planning accidentally created the perfect space for protest in Egypt's Tahrir Square
Lebanon was the forgotten player in the sixties space race
One of the hardest things for early humans to master was fire
A Doctor Who writer breathes new life into the "magical detective" novel
The bitter taste that keeps you alive
Your eyes have heat sensors
Why being a cowardly workaholic can actually make you live longer
A new therapy, called cognitive-bias modification, has allowed people to relieve anxiety and the strain of certain addictions. It doesn't involve a doctor or medications, just a few minutes a day on a computer performing some simple tasks.
The coldest brown dwarf ever discovered is colder than boiling water
What orchids and corpses have in common
The astronaut pee from Discovery's last mission streaks toward Earth
The Fibonacci Series: When Math Turns Golden
Two new building materials that could defend cities against earthquakes and floods
China's Big Dam Problem
Chinese rulers have always tried to control their country's massive rivers. But will they be overwhelmed by the environmental backlash?
If humanity went extinct, what species would replace us?
How to create The Blob in your microwave using Ivory soap
There's a scientific reason why a pinch of salt makes things sweeter
Having your body shattered like a frozen liquid Terminator is good for the Earth
10 Reasons Why Alien Invasions of Earth Always Fail
10 Scientists Who Experimented on Themselves
How drugs go from healing mice in the lab, to sitting on your pharmacy shelves
Exclusive premiere of the Justice League XXX trailer, with Ron Jeremy as the Penguin
NASA restores damaged paintings using "atomic oxygen"
The Weirdest Animal Expert Who Ever Lived
How humanity survived for 8000 years on the most extreme islands on Earth
Artists use genetic engineering to turn author William S. Burrough's shit into a new lifeform
Watch "Schizofredric," the weirdest scifi comedy you'll see this year
A drug that can make your old memories like new
What can science fiction tell us about the future of social media?
10 Coolest Time Machines in the Space-Time Continuum
Del Toro's Mountains of Madness not happening after all?
The real reason why you are fat (or thin)
How did humans really evolve?
The difference between apes and humans that led to cities, nations, and the internet -- I tend toward the argument that we may have domesticated ourselves; it's connected with the paedomorphic primate concept.
Inside the Mysterious Mechanics of a Mud Volcano
Some Much-Needed Appreciation for Doris Lessing, the Nobel-Winning Science Fiction Author
First Look at the Anime-Style Thundercats
5 Haunting Subterranean Structures from Around the Globe
