Who said don't try?

That's an interesting point about the brain potentially growing in a certain way because of how it was used. I'm not so sure the brain grows like a muscle does though. To prove it's even possible they'd have to take a random pooling of people and take brain scans every year of their life or something. Keep track of…

The most motivated, dedicated learner doesn't have the same tools that Einstein, or Hawkings has, though. You can train all the time and still never run like Usain Bolt. Some smokers make it to 80, never quitting and never getting cancer while others get it after only smoking a moderate amount for relatively short…

My favorite thing about science is how it systematically proves that anything that could ever make you special or unique solely comes down to your luck-of-the-draw genetics. Whether you live til you're 110, resistant to cancers, super awesome athlete, one of a kind genius, doesn't matter. Kind of disproves that whole…

They haven't mentioned the Iron Patriot either. Side kicks get no love.

You mean the show with the hastily produced pilot that made a mad dash to get a season prepared by the start of the fall season has bad writing?

What was the very last one after the Through the Looking Glass one? It didn't display anything, is it another Pans Labyrinth?

Oh, my mistake, I just started applying American norms to this and forgot it was a Canadian study. Typical American.

I think the whole pursuit of a 'humanoid robot' is kind of underwhelming. I know what a 6 ft guy looks like, I don't need the robot version, you know. Make them small little gremlin things that can scour the insides of a nuclear reactor or something. Or an aquatic looking robot that can swim faster and leap 50 ft into…

I dream of an America where every citizen has a drone to follow them, and a robot attack dog to chase them down.

They almost have to go big or go home. Raimi covered [ruined] some of the better villains, so they almost can't do a doc ock or a Sandman or a Venom. There's gotta be a Green Goblin, obviously, but assuming they stick to the material and he kills Gwen, it's a much bigger arc than he had in the first Spiderman flick.…

I remember watching an interview with him where they asked why he takes such long breaks between his roles, they're unusually something like 2-5 years apart. He said he gets so committed to his roles that it's hard for him to move on to a new one. He would be very interesting to watch film his takes.

Director came right out and said it was more about the experience and the immersion. The story itself is not very complex.

You're comparing apples and oranges there. My instinct not to kill during the general day to day events of life doesn't compare to my life being threatened by an outer space, super powered alien criminal, and the only way to stop him from destroying the world was to kill him. A soldier's general instinct is to not…

So the biggest complaint was that they had Superman kill or was it the only complaint? I'm not discounting the importance of that one character point, but.. okay, look at it this way. Batman doesn't kill either right, Batman Begins established that without having him first kill to learn that lesson, so why not…

GRRM comes off like a snide little bitch about continuing his series. Like his attitude is "i don't gotta do it just cause you want me to", which sure, is true, but what a turd. If it takes a huge mega hit TV adaptation that forces HBO execs to twist his arm, JUST so he takes the responsibility seriously then okay I…

I wouldn't outright say Batman would win, but he could definitely get the upper hand straight away, for the reasons you mention. I think it'll be a back and forth, Batman will win a round, Superman will regroup, strike back, Batman will regroup, then the showdown.

From a director's stand point, I agree, they can't be chained to fan expectations. What it comes down to is having someone at the head, picking directors with vision and style and some understanding of the basics of the character they're covering. Sam Raimi was a bad choice for Spiderman. He did what he thought was…

wooooah now, largely unchanged for 80 years? I'd say Superman is the most changed character ever. Maybe he retained that boyscout thing for long after it was socially relateable, but everything else around him is different. I haven't seen Man of Steel yet, but my understanding is that the main outrage people have is…

At first glance I thought this was going to be a nerd outrage about not reading the Morning Spoilers anymore because of something to do with Doctor Who. Then I read who wrote it.