Matt, you are using a BS argument to foment outrage where there should be none. Your notion of rapidly detecting blood borne pathogens like HIV has no relevance to the world of Blood Banking. Blood Banks use screening tests, not diagnostic tests (if you don't immediately understand the difference you should recuse…

They have a similar rule for people who lived in Europe when Mad Cow Disease was prevalent: http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBlood…

I loved Her, but I have a lot of unanswered questions:

As a hard SF fan, I agree with Jonze. It's a love story. I knew that even before seeing the flick. The promos made it obvious.

I'm sorry — but WHO here is being petulant? Cuz I don't think it's Spike.

Yeah, facts are what do it for me.

The ECs were obviously tested on women over 165 lbs. First, there is no way you're going to get a drug past clinical trials with a sample population of only petite women. Second, the 2011 study is a meta-analysis of prior studies.

notice how almost every comment here is directed at pharmaceutical companies' thin privilege, the inadequacy of the BMI index, and the stigma of being obese....rather than considering the fact that being overweight makes most applications of modern medicine more difficult. It's almost as if there were concrete health…

The Mammalian Diving Reflex is better known for its involvement in another sport, soccer.

so why do we think that it should be women's sole responsibility to take care of any non-condom business?

When I first started running I was so meticulous about planning a route that fit into my training schedule (nothing special, I was just trying to do the couch to 5k so I planned routes that were EXACTLY 5k). Recently though, I've just been leaving my front door and going until I stop. Sometimes I do an OK job of…

That elevator better lead to the C-Sec Academy.

Pigeon is the new Horse mask, which frankly is time to retire. Bring on Hitchcock!

Counter-Strike's demolition mode. Need I say anymore?

Wait. Wasn't it 2001 that invented the iPad?

As long as every explosion in space is followed by this song, I'm good.