Misao Okawa, Japan’s oldest woman, lived past her 117th birthday. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images Japan is redefining aging — literally. Members of the Japanese Gerontological Society, a group of medical doctors and university professors, have proposed changing the threshold for “elderly”…
Octavia Butler’s Dawn, along with the rest of the Xenogenesis series, is regularly taught in college classrooms, but you don’t need to have it on your syllabus to enjoy it for $2 on Kindle. Read more… Source: io9
Late last weekend, semi-pro photographer Timothy Joseph Elzinga woke up in the early hours of the morning to attend to his crying two-year-old son. When he looked out the window, he was greeted with a rare and spectacular sight known…
We’ve known for awhile that American Horror Story would return for a seventh season. Today came the news that Ryan Murphy’s anthology horror show has received two more seasons on top of that. Read more… Source: io9
Earth’s very clingy friend, the Moon, has long been an object of human fascination. It makes sense, considering we’re just a hop, skip and a 238,855-mile jump from our celestial pal. Read more… Source: io9
Is Monster Trucks good? Hell no. Is it bad? It is a disaster. And because it is a disaster, it’s almost kind of fun to watch. Presuming you don’t go out and pay for it and have to find a…
There’s nothing like an ambitious goal to focus your training, and running a marathon definitely fits the bill. Plenty of mere mortals have completed the 26.2 mile race, but it takes time, planning, and of course an appropriate level of…
The lid is being lifted on Marvel and Netflix’s four-way crossover series The Defenders. We’ve got our first look at Sigourney Weaver’s villain, and a few intriguing details about what will bring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage…
A global platform that connects the vast majority of the world’s banks has begun building a blockchain application to simplify cross-border payments. Announced today, The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) is integrating open-source blockchain technology with its own…
“Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.” –General James “Mad Dog” Mattis While rare, violence often strikes when you least expect it. To counter violent attacks, you need to be fast and furious. Hand-to-hand…