Gotta confess. When I see "zombie" anything written on a press-release or trailer, part of me cringes inside. I'm tired of the genre. Tired of the hype surrounding it. Tired of the regurgitated tropes again and again.

Hm! Thanks for such a thoughtful reply!

Heh, I definitely understand that. Though I find the sociological stuff fascinating, and math and physics have always escaped me (never liked how easy it is for a tiny mistake in calculation to make you flat-out-wrong). I tip my hat to those who revel in such things! Else there would be no technological evolution to…

Though I would argue that these are all the hallmarks of a healthy auto-immune response to rapid change and invention. There are enormous positives as well as drawbacks. To my mind, Google is taking an obvious, logical step in human/technological interaction. We see things. We like taking pictures of things we see. We…

Looks like he's seen things we people wouldn't believe...

Probably because the artist used photo-manipulation and collage of real world slums to create this image. No way he hand painted detail that dense :) It'd be possible, but not exactly efficient. You can see the photo-manip technique all over his portfolio work that @Annalee Newitz linked to. Gorgeous stuff!

"No admittance. Except on pooping business."

Oh man, Ciaran Hinds as Mance Rayder? I'm officially pumped about this season now. He was amazing as Caeser in Rome, and I'm sure he'll knock this out of the park.

Glad someone is looking at this kind of thing with a scientific eye. Also, this article taught me a new word: "vituperative." Gotta expand that diction, son!

There was a young man who said "Damn.

Whoa! Proud to be selected among so many great entries...can't wait to see what happens!

Could be that his studies and pursuits changed the physical shape of his brain. Saw this TED talk a while ago talking about exactly that.

Resolution of the "UFO": About 16x16 pixels.

It's a tough slog through GRRM's insane level of detail. I recommend speed-reading when he's describing a dinner table...the words "lamprey pie" are a pretty sure signal to start skimming. Man-o-man is the story worth it though. Best book of the series IMHO.

Goooood... Gooooood. /steeples fingers

We've already seen the collision points that a lot of these ideas have with current paradigms. Primarily humanity's conventional sense of "liberty". It may be apparent to the more educated of us that radical change (in many of the directions listed in this article) are absolutely essential to our survival. But many…

YES. Bless you, sir.

This man posthumously turned me into the lay-science enthusiast I am today. I'd never heard of him until watching Cosmos online in 2009, triggering an appetite for information I'd never had before. I am ultimately more enlightened, educated, and inspired because of him. Here's to Carl...made from the very best star…

Oh my god, that image is hilarious. I think I peed a little. Please let this become a Scientology meme...

Anyone else notice that the intro here is almost identical to the "War of the Worlds" remake? A-list actor stuck in traffic with kids sees crazy things exploding behind him (transition from normal-to-unsettling-to-action in pretty much the same way). I loved the book...here's hoping the movie isn't a formulaic…