Fat-bottomed girls are more intelligent than those with skinny genes according to new research out of the Universities of California & Pittsburgh. The researchers theorize the increased brain power is a result of the Omega-3 fatty acids stored in the hips and thighs. But don't start gargling the Ben & Jerry's yet ... [Read More]

We're one day closer to Judgement Day thanks to the creators of Asimo. Asimo 2.0 has just been unveiled and he's stealing the jobs of hard working men & women with his impression of a waiter. Only wouldn't this break Asimov's rule #1: do no harm. I mean whether it's sake or coffee, nothing we humans consume is good for for ... [Read More]

This week Japanese researchers, who've obviously never seen The Planet of the Apes, announced they've created super intelligent chimpanzees. How'd they do it? They taught them to count. Turns out that chimpanzees have a near photographic memory and consistently beat their human counter parts in both speed & accuracy at a ... [Read More]

Dr. David Levy forecasts that within just 50 years man and machine will be walking hand in grappler down the aisle. Dr. Levy cites: the Roomba, Sony's robot dog Aibo, and Tickle Me Elmo as examples of technology's move toward anthropomorphization. Henrik Christensen, founder of the European Robotics Research Network, predicts ... [Read More]

Meet Officers Mochine, Linux, and Circuit, leave it to Hong Kong to make crime fighting funny. These knuckleheads are actually high-tech promotional tools created to teach children (ages 4-11) all about crime prevention. The star of the trio, Robotcop III (pictured left), takes center stage as the newest addition to the group ... [Read More]

On Aug 3rd Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS), which accounts for about 30 percent of all Hubble scientific observation programs stopped functioning. Only 4 of Hubble's 6 gyroscopes are still operational, 3 of which are used daily and have estimated failure date of 2007. Even Hubble's rechargeable ... [Read More]

It's been said that given enough time, monkeys randomly typing on typewriters could eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. The only thing holding them back: MONKEY BUSINESS.Dr. Barry Richmond of the National Institute of Mental Health explains, "Like many of us, monkeys normally slack off initially in working ... [Read More]