He announces science’s latest innovation with a tremendous smile. His excitement causes his eyes to glint. Adjusting his laptop’s screen to allow the growing audience behind him a better view, he waves his hands in front of the screen as he explains the new technology. Just a Google search resulted in his jubilation. How can he get the same information without going through an abundant amount of search results? The site io9.com/ may be the help he needs.

Io9 is a site run by and designed for science fans. From the latest sci-fi news to a shocking biological find, information about it will be on the site. Io9 even covers comic book news and anything else some may deem as “nerdy.” The site writers may seem to some users to have the same level of enthusiasm about science as they do. Each article tends to vibrate with energy or humor. That is not to say the writing is unclear and convoluted, but it tends to be slightly more entertaining that most news sites.

An addition to the site most others do not have is a forum section. Users can get together to discuss what they have read, other news they have stumbled upon, share interesting ideas and media, or just make new friends. The forum board members tend to be friendly and respectful of one another. However, the forums are somewhat inactive. It is usually a select few (few in terms of internet forums) who actively post and reply. Users usually receive at least one reply to their initial post.

For the geeks and nerds of McIntosh, Io9.com may suit all of their needs.