June 10, 2009 – In Night of the Living Dead, zombies are brought back from the dead by a "mysterious force" that allows their brains to continue functioning. But how exactly does a zombie brain function? More »
Is Star Trek A Religion?
May 29, 2009 – Star Trek has long been described as a cult phenomenon…but is it an actual cult? Some anthropologists think so. Following the example of anthropologist Margaret Mead, they lived among the natives and studied their rituals-that is, they went to Star Trek conventions and fan clubs. More »
Where Do Robots Come From?
May 19, 2009 – The first robots were born on January 25, 1921, the day Karl Capek's play R.U.R. premiered in Prague, more than 80 years before Skynet achieved sentience and declared, "I think, therefore you're all toast." R.U.R. More »
Physicists Prove That Vampires Could Not Exist
May 5, 2009 – Two physicists have published an academic paper where they demonstrate, by virtue of geometric progression, that vampires could not exist, since they would almost immediately deplete their entire food supply (a.k.a, all of us). If you've ever read Salem's Lot (or seen the lame Starsky and Hutch-era... More »
