We hear a lot about the downside of plugged-in teenagers — the anxiety the experience on social media, sexting, cyberbullying — but that doesn't mean that teens don't feel some psychological benefits from all that time spent online. In fact, a recent study found that good old fashioned blogging can actually function as …
An excellent example of how science blogging can (and should) work
Earlier this month we told you about a study published in the latest issue of Hormones and Behavior
First look at the zombie-riffic sequel to Mira Grant's Feed
Mira Grant, the alter ego of Seanan McGuire, had a fresh take on the role of blogging and communications after the zombie apocalypse, in Feed. Now check out your first look at the cover of the second book, Deadline.
Science Fiction Is Making You More Clueless About Science
Is science fiction keeping ordinary people from understanding real science? Many science writers seem to think so. Science blogging conference Science09
Eliza Gauger's Very Best Monsters
When io9 launched last week (happy one week anniversary, everybody!) many remarked about how gorgeous our logo is. Now you can meet the woman behind that logo. She's Eliza Gauger: artist, comic book creator, blogger, videogame geek, and monster-lover. We've got an exclusive interview with the three-headed lady…
Searches for "End of the World" Are Skyrocketing on the Internets
Smartypants futurist Jamais Cascio has noticed something especially eschatological in the search logs for his blog, Open the Future. A few months ago, "end of the world" suddnely become the most popular search term leading people to his writing. Just to illustrate the weirdness, he's created a graph showing how the…
