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You Should Fear a Zombie Apocalypse — It’s Science

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:56 PM PDT


Should you be stocking up on brains to feed the undead that will rise on Halloween night? Well, not quite. But according to this highly scientific whiteboard drawing, a zombie apocalypse is technically possible.

No, you won't see rotten corpse hands clawing their way out of graves, but it is possible that an incurable illness could kickstart a zombie apocalypse. But we already know this from The Walking Dead.

The video above, written and created by Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE, illustrates how a zombie virus could infect parts of the human brain and control our thoughts and actions. It's all bad news. But it's set to a friendly soundtrack, so we don't feel too…
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More About: Apocalypse, Halloween, zombies

Op-Ed Contributor: Suicide by Choice? Not So Fast

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:01 PM PDT

As a disabled man, I'm nervous about the "right to die" laws.

Op-Ed Columnist: It’s All Up to Ohio!

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Ohio has it all: a Real Recovery Road Rally, tons of TV ads and a problem with political lawn signs. People, if this election is going to come down to one group, let it be Ohioans.

Op-Ed Columnist: Will Climate Change Get Some Respect Now?

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:56 PM PDT

Climate change has virtually been ignored in this presidential campaign, but Sandy brought it front and center.

Editorial: Mitt Romney Versus the Automakers

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:03 PM PDT

Mitt Romney can't admit that the auto bailout helped Detroit and America, so instead he invents problems with it.

Opinionator: The Sound of Silence

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT

A month into another blockbuster term (Affirmative action! Voting rights! Same-sex marriage!), the Supreme Court is curiously missing from our national conversation.

Op-Ed Contributor: In China, Silencing a Voice for Justice

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:58 PM PDT

Chinese authorities want to crush all petitioners against the state and make those who help them disappear.

Op-Ed Contributor: Grover Cleveland’s Hurricane

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:46 PM PDT

He saw federal aid as paternalism. And it cost him the country.

Editorial: Worrying Beyond Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Could surge barriers be a bargain against future eruptions of nature?

Editorial: Drug-Sniffing Dogs and the Fourth Amendment

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:54 PM PDT

The constitutional protection from searches without a warrant should include protection from the police using a dog to smell for drugs.

Room for Debate: Dealing With Secession in Europe

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Independence movements are on the rise in Belgium, Scotland and Spain. What are the legal, political and economic implications of secession in these regions and the European Union?

Opinionator | Disunion: Free to Fight

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 11:28 AM PDT

Though they are largely forgotten today, the First Regiment of the Kansas Colored Volunteers were among the earliest black troops to fight in the Union Army.

Opinionator | Things I Saw: Things I Saw - No. 40

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT

The artist draws things he saw in Europe and Africa.

Letters: Voices in the Storm: Ruin and Uplift

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT

A sampling of the outpouring of responses to Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath.

Letter: Medicare and Chronic Ills

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT

The National Parkinson Foundation says the Medicare settlement will benefit Parkinson's patients.

Facebook Profile Pics Could Go on Display at Louvre, Met Museum [VIDEO]

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:31 PM PDT


Da Vinci, Monet, van Gogh and Picasso: They've created some of the world's most remarkable and memorable paintings, but do they really have anything on your Facebook pictures?

A group of Londoners thinks its time for these artists to make some room on museum walls for the art of the digital age -- a social network profile photo.

The Profile Picture Exhibition is working to get profile photos shown at leading art museums like the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The institutions have accepted the proposition, CNET reports, but require that the project reach one million likes on Facebook (they currently have a…
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Robot Makes Your Salad and Cleans the Table

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 06:06 PM PDT


Why go out to a restaurant and order a $15 salad when this robot can make one right in your own kitchen?

The CIROS robot has free movement of both arms and hands, allowing it to chop vegetables and add dressing to your salad. But the home-service bot's capabilities aren't limited to food preparation.

The machine, which stands just a little taller than 5 feet, is able to recognize objects and keywords. So, it can also set and clean the table and provide beverage service, giving you the complete restaurant experience.

SEE ALSO: German Robot Learns How to Play Ping-Pong [VIDEO]

Developed by the Center for Intelligent Robotics in South Korea, the robot in this video is the third…
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More About: cooking, kitchen, robots

Is it true the world is going to end in 2013?

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:50 PM PDT

No, the Mayan Doomsday Prophecy is based on a calendar wh...

Hurricane Sandy is 2012′s No. 2 Topic on Facebook [VIDEO]

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:37 PM PDT


Hurricane Sandy has been dominating Facebook chatter over the past week, making it the second most talked about event on the social network in 2012.

Facebook's "Talk Meter" rated Sandy an 8.34, CNN reports. Data also showed that men and women are equal in talking about the storm, but older users (over 55) are posting more about the hurricane than younger users.

SEE ALSO: After Sandy, 'We Are OK' Is Top Facebook Status

Politics was another hot topic on Facebook's 2012 Talk Meter. The first presidential debate scored an 8.18, the vice presidential debate got a 6.79 and the announcement of Rep. Paul Ryan as Gov. Mitt Romney's vice-president…
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More About: Hurricane Sandy, facebook status updates, trending

When will you feel like it?

Posted: 31 Oct 2012 05:13 PM PDT

Well since I'm married, dating you is out of the question...