Space & Physics
Talking Black Holes with Astrophysicist Katie Mack
One of astronomy’s great explainers tells you about the Event Horizon Telescope’s image and plenty more
Stories by Brian Malow
Evolution
Largest Flying Bird Ever?
With a wingspan of 20 to 24 feet, Pelagornis sandersi may have been the largest flying bird ever to grace the skies of the Earth. Gone now for some 25 million years, the current living contender for that title belongs to the Royal Albatross – at less than half that wingspan...
Technology
Annalee Newitz: Where did io9 get its name?
Today is Annalee Newitz‘s birthday (well, it’s still today in the most relevant time zone – uh, hers not mine). Annalee has been writing about the intersection of science and technology and culture for many years...
The Sciences
Neil deGrasse Tyson at 85% the Speed of Light
This video made me laugh harder than anything I’ve seen in a long time. Okay, except for some Louis CK videos. But for a non-comedian (allegedly)… this is hard to beat.
Particle Fever, I’ve Got It!
By now, I hope you’ve heard about Particle Fever. It premiered a few weeks ago – if I remember correctly, the same week as Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new Cosmos premiered.
Cats, Children, and the Box of the Future
Children are quite a bit like cats. No matter how much you spend on gifts for them, inevitably it is the box – which had contained the gift – that seems to provide the most raucous and satisfying entertainment for them...
The Eye of Michele Bachmann
Ha! A nice comedic attack on climate change deniers from 350 Action. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efAUCG9oTb8#t=109
21st Century Horse-Drawn Carriages
This was a great little Thanksgiving treat. Granted, it’s basically a commercial which is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a commercial, but it’s fascinating nonetheless...
Linda Avey on Open Access and 23andMe
With 23andMe in the news this week, I thought it was a good time to share something I’d never published before. It’s a short interview with Linda Avey, co-founder of 23andMe...
Live Google Hangout with Dino Discoverers
At approximately 2pm today, I’m hosting a live interview with Lindsay Zanno and Pete Makovicky, two paleontologist who just published their remarkable new dinosaur discovery – of one of the largest predatory dinosaurs ever found in North America...
Space & Physics
Amazing SpaceX Rocket Launch Video
SpaceX – of course – is already one of my favorite companies on the planet, or even throughout Known Space. They’re not-so-quietly revolutionizing the terran space industry with the humble goal of ultimately “enabling people to live on other planets.” Hey, I’m a person!...
Welcome to Raleigh Video for ASTC
In my day job – a phrase that still doesn’t roll off the tongue, having been a freelancer for two decades – I work at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh...
The Higgs Boson Walks Into a Church…
In honor of Peter Higgs and Francois Englert being awarded the Nobel Prize in physics 48 years after they predicted the existence of the Higgs Boson, here’s all I have to say on the matter: To see the joke in action/context, here’s a stand up routine of mine that’s been online since 2009...
Mind & Brain
Stunning Live Visual Effects in Box
Wow. This is the most awesome thing I saw yesterday, even though I watched – and enjoyed – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. This short video entitled, “Box,” packed a bigger punch in five minutes than Joss Whedon and ABC did in an hour...
Olinguito: New Kid on the Block
The olinguito has become a science media darling this past week. And why not? It’s small and furry and doesn’t look quite like anything you’ve seen before.
Interview with a Cicada (Expert)
In North Carolina, this was a big year for cicadas. Our 17-year cicadas, after biding their time underground for so very long, finally emerged in the spring.
Evolution
Cosmos: The Second Coming
I've been waiting a long time for this. Fresh from its debut at San Diego Comic-Con, the first official trailer for the reboot of Carl Sagan's Cosmos : In August of 2008, I attended the third annual SciFoo conference at the Googleplex in Mountain View, CA...
Evolution
Insect Paparazzi: Eye of the Dragon
I rarely get to shoot dragonflies as they hungrily patrol their airspace, never stopping to rest. But sometimes they alight and, when they do, I'm there, camera in hand.
Evolution
Insect Paparazzi: Leafhoppers!
You might not know this about me but I have a particular science art fetish: I'm into insect photography. By which, of course, I mean photographs taken by insects.
The Sciences
Chladni Figures: Amazing Resonance Experiment
When I first saw this video I thought it was fake. Perhaps an April Fool's joke. But, not only is it real, it is a phenomenon that's been known for hundreds of years.
