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more about #history Klebert L. Hall: On the bright side, this would be an average year, in France. -Kle. more » Dresan: That was terrifying. more » tuner_racer: wonder what a china ver. of this map looks like. more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Is it petty of me to blame this on the Bush administration? more » cjschmidt: Not to be a jerk, but what does this have to do with science fiction? I, for one, am well aware of the current economic climate and come here to relis... more » brownie has no witty phrase to add: Great, this is all the evidence I needed that the worst is probably behind us for at least the next few years. Long-term projections from current tre... more » SpartusTana: It almost looks like a plague overtaking america dontcha think? more » j.didur: All I see is that the rest of the country just wanted to be like Michigan. Look at the map, they're trend setters Btw, I'm from Michigan more » grammaton: *sigh* I was just about to be so happy about graduating from college this friday....then I saw this. Welcome to the jobless future indeed. more » reddingofish: Michigan and Mississippi were just screwed from the start. more » Hahaue: Wow, that's so awful. I feel so bad for everyone who's struggling right now to make ends meet, especially at Christmas time. more » kolacek: I would like to re-title that map as: "America Loves Purple Grape Drink." Problem solved :) (I know...trust me. I have to laugh or I'll never get ... more » â™ Final â™ : What's worse yet is that the unemployment figures aren't accurate. They only show the number of people currently drawing on unemployment and don't t... more » ingenieur: Sucks, but necessary. Too many jobs in sectors dependent upon growth & consumption. Growth & consumption kill the planet, create waste, & manipulate... more » W10002: This can also be seen as the map for a killer virus, zombie outbreak, or the little known spread of the werewolf curse. more » veeerules: I might be surprised by the map if I had a job... The small business I worked for closed it's doors last May after 72 years. It has been good for me, ... more » mxmarks: From what I noticed, northern Alaska is the only area that seemed to go against the grain, as they started deep purple and ended up yellow. Just out ... more » Matthew Anderson: This is terrifying for two reasons: 1. Y'know, our economy is like, crumbling into dust and stuff. 2. The design! Purple, red, yellow and black? Unrea... more » acrobatic rabbit: it's like the plague. minus the "bring out yer dead!" more » burlybax: Looks like the Predator set his mask to view unemployment. more » -
#maps
The Scariest Map Ever - At Least for Americans
More precisely, this map will be scary for people in the US. It's a time-lapse video of unemployment rates over two years - the darker the color, the higher the rates. Welcome to the jobless future. More » -
#history
The Cold War in Science Fiction
This week marks the twenty-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event which helped end the Cold War. It ushered in the end of an era for science fiction, too.
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#maps
During the Ice Ages, An Arctic Paradise Bloomed
This incredible map shows "Beringa," a region that existed millions of years ago during the Ice Ages. What it reveals is that, oddly, far northern regions like the Yukon and Siberia were hotbeds of ice-free life. More » -
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How the Victorians Imagined An Ideal London
In 1865, an antiquarian named John Leighton proposed a surefire way to eliminate expensive cab fares in London: Convert the entire city to a hexagon grid, eliminating the twisty streets cab drivers used to extend rides and drive up costs. More » -
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In the Early Days of Comic-Con
The year after humans walked on the Moon, a small gathering called the West Coast Comic Book Convention met in a California hotel. Now called Comic-Con, it packs in crowds of over 100 thousand and launches careers. What happened? More » -
#retrofuturism
Mid-Twentieth Century Rubber Recycling
Those aren't missiles. They're actually used beverage containers, made of rubber, which these mid-century factory workers are recycling into devices for fighter pilots in World War II. More » -
#evolution
47 Million Year Old Skeleton Reveals the Missing Link Between Lemurs and Humans
Meet Ida, the 47 million year old fossil who may represent one of our earliest known ancestors. She's probably the most complete primate fossil ever discovered, and she explains where humans (and lemurs) come from. More » -
#io9backgrounder
Where Do Robots Come From?
The first robots were born on January 25, 1921, the day Karl Capek's play R.U.R. premiered in Prague, more than 80 years before Skynet achieved sentience and declared, "I think, therefore you're all toast."
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#lifeafterpeople
The Tragic Beauty That No Human Eye Will Ever See
The grandeur and sadness of a post-human Earth will be coming back to your TV screens soon. The History Channel is turning its hit documentary Life After People into a series, with more stunning visuals. More » -
#bookreview
German SF Through Two World Wars And The Berlin Wall
How did Germany's dreams (and nightmares) of the future shift over a century or so, including two world wars and the Berlin Wall? A new anthology takes us inside the history of German science fiction.
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#piratearchaeology
Blackbeard the Pirate's Sword and Booty Discovered
Blackbeard's beloved ship Queen Anne's Revenge sank off the coast of North Carolina in the 18th Century, and now researchers have recovered a sword handle and some gold stashed aboard. More » -
#retropyrokinesis
A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
This photograph from 1916 is of a fire at the Treasury Dept.'s "Bureau of Engraving and Printing," presumably in Washington, D.C. Mysteriously, however, whomever labeled it described the fire as "spontaneous combustion." More » -
#madarchaeology
Black Plague "Vampire Skull" Found in Venice
The oldest remains of a person accused of being a vampire have been found outside Venice, buried in a mass grave of plague victims. More » -
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Wax Anatomical Models of Plague Victims from the Seventeenth Century
This tableau of the rotting bodies of plague victims was created by an obscure waxwork artist over 300 years ago, in an effort to create anatomically accurate models for medical researchers. More » -
#spacetravel
The History (and Future) of Commercial Space Flight
Right now, the final frontier of space is only open to a select few. But in the coming decades, you won't need to be a supersoldier to go into orbit. You'll just need your wallet. More » -
#megapaleontology
Trilobites: The Greatest Survivors in Earth's History
With all of the news about irreversible global warming and environmental collapse, it's time to take a look at one of the Earth's mega-survivors: the versatile Trilobite. More » -
#retrofuturism
A Map of Russia’s Defeat and Occupation, 1952-1960
Back in 1951, Colliers magazine went scifi with a special issue devoted to what would happen if the US occupied Russia. They called it the "preview of the war we do not want." More » -
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The Secret History of Moon Maps, 1609-1613
Though Galileo is lauded as the first person to peer at the Moon through a telescope and draw its topography, he was actually beaten to the punch by an obscure British mathematician. More »
