What’s the most dangerous karate move? Science KNOWS! DNA copying for everyone. More evidence dinosaurs were warmblooded, even the swimmy ones. Cloned horse! Courtesy and disability discussion on Reddit. When are you an adult?

Eight principles of neurodiversity. iPhone 4 = AR dream machine. Interview with Julian Savulescu on bioethics and enhancement. Jesse Bering, always entertaining, on the science of fag hags. Self-control is slavery? Whole brain emulation?

The Hanky Pancreas Putting the GMO food debate to rest. Shut. Up. Hippies. Splice, a rather enjoyable sci-horror flick, seems to be something a few law makers are actually worried about. Let’s talk about cyborg rights. Like, right now. The evolution of zombies (as a meme/myth, not how real [...]

Hooray? I never know how to treat vasectomy news. Moralism, responsibility and teenage pregnancy. “There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.“ Cannibalism is not your best bet for surviving Armageddon. Another voice arguing for dolphins to have [...]

Xenolinguistics: why alien languages will almost certainly be incomprehensible. Cerebral Imperialism. The average person has a teleological view of major life events. Atheists have a teleological view that they reject. Aspies skip the teleological step. Q: “Why did you get sick before your big performance?” A: “Because I contracted a virus.” Patent [...]

Chinese Fashion Week. (Pictured) (via grinding) The military just bought Big Dog. I cannot wait to see how they actually use that thing in the field. Obama is cutting farm subsidies. Ballsy. Politically dangerous. Very needed. Transgenic tomatoes last longer.

Epic “There is no heat in my apartment and it is 13˚ outside” Saturday Edition

Burt Rutan: The Maverick of the Mojave. Stereotypical brilliant/crazy person. Life Imitating Life. Art with bacteria and microorganisms. Japan’s version of a cat video. It’s weirder than you think because it’s less weird [...]

It’s been a rough week folks. I try not to live for the weekends, but man am I glad this one is here.

Dog fitted with $$$ prosthetic leg. Self-control is contagious. Does that mean I can infect you with my self-control and then after you’ve declined it, take [...]

It’s been a busy week folks!

“Five emotions you never knew you had.” One of my good friends is actually a research psychologist studying a couple of these. Which body part is talked about most in your favorite kind of music? That’s disgusting (not really SFW) The uniqueness of humans. I’m [...]

GOOD MORNING

Killer robots: Armin Krishnan discusses morality. (ht Anissimov) 9 Surprising things from Where’s Waldo? I remember seeing most of these! Muppets Comeback! I’ve been saying it for a while now, but this article is the most comprehensive piece I’ve seen (ht Pam’s House Blend) Ant Species Is Only [...]