The debate over assisted suicide will be reopened tomorrow when Sir Terry Pratchett uses the annual Dimbleby Lecture to call for a radical overhaul of the law.

He will also offer himself as a “test case” for an assisted suicide tribunal, a body that he believes should be set up to give people legal permission to end their life with medical help. picked by DAVEthefish 1 week ago

"Powered by a computer under her soft silicone "skin," she employs voice-recognition and speech-synthesis software to answer questions and carry on conversations."

Men everywhere *facepalm*. picked by Qpon 1 week ago

Four people have already claimed ownership of him, but so far he hasn't claimed any of them in return. It's ok though, he's making himself at home on the boat that rescued him. picked by tigertony 1 week ago

whoa man, like what if we didn't really have free will? Wouldn't that be just the trippiest man? FSU professor of philosophy, Alfred Mele has been awarded $4.4 million to study free will and question whether there really is such a thing or is it just an illusion. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

Imam Anwar al Awlaki was born in New Mexico but now resides in Yemen. He is a U.S. citizen and until recently was mainly known as a preacher espousing radical Islamic views. But Awlaki's ties to the Ft. Hood shootings and the failed Christmas Day airline plot have helped convince CIA analysts that his role has changed. They are considering putting him on a list to be executed picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

You can listen to the underwater sound of the Antarctic Ocean with a delay of a few seconds here. picked by ThePoint 1 week ago

It's disturbing to learn that we, too, breed religious nuts; and exhilarating to see who'll welcome them with arms wide open. picked by suckersklub 1 week ago

Economic hardship can be found at every corner--even outside the Wayne County Morgue. There, 67 giant freezers on trailers store a record number of unclaimed bodies because neither the families nor the county can afford to bury them. picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

An unapologetic prankster heisted a cop car that was left running and unattended outside a diner in the Bronx. The officer didn’t even have time to order his breakfast before realizing the highway patrol vehicle was gone, and with it his loaded rifle. picked by suebe 1 week ago

Corporations, nonprofits and government alike are helping to prevent the imminent extinction of 4,000-year old Nushu, a Hunan dialect that may have inadvertently started its own feminist movement in China.

Great resource site on Nushu. picked by suebe 1 week ago

“It's not a funny matter. I had someone say to me, ‘Well, just look at it as a compliment.’ Well, that's not a compliment to me. I can do without those kinds of compliments,” Thweatt said. picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

“Over the years, because of him, my circle of friends changed, I met people I never would have met; I came to see my whole life depending on this dog I hadn’t wanted at all. I’d expected having to walk him in the rain in the middle of the night. But I never expected to lose him. If ever you put a dog down, some of you goes with him.” picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

The action-packed ideas of a five-year-old brought to comic strip life by his 29-year-old brother. picked by TheStep 1 week ago

Did I mention that it belonged to Winston Churchill?
The wartime prime minister abandoned the stub to attend a 1941 Cabinet meeting - and it was picked up by a Downing Street worker. picked by tigertony 1 week ago

"He said to hold it against the steering wheel with the blade facing him. I did that, and he leaned forward into the knife three to four times while I held it," Minor said. "He then told me to move the knife over to the other side where his heart is. I moved the knife over and he leaned forward into it a couple of more times. At that point, he was alive and breathing heavily. I got ... read full post picked by dollyllama 1 week ago

* Australia ranked 1 for sinning
* South Korea ranked 1 for lust
* United States ranked 1 for gluttony

*burp*Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body, so it doesn't count* picked by Bornbad 1 week ago

For the first time, scientists have found evidence that flame retardants ubiquitous in homes and in the environment may be reducing human fertility picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

Seems some mother decided that the passage in Anne Frank's complete diary where she wrote some sexually suggestive references, including one about her sinful lady flower was too harmful to teach - after all don't want girls to know they have a lady flower. Instead of ridiculing the parent they pulled the full edition of Anne Frank's diary. picked by NoPantsMan 2 weeks ago

Friday night's full moon will be the biggest and brightest full moon of 2010. Look for this wolf moon to be 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser full moons.

How can this be? Click the image to read all about it. picked by millerlite 2 weeks ago

January 28, 2010 marks the 24th anniversary of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. All seven crew members, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, died on January 28, 1986, when Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after launch. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

Some of course probably wouldn't agree. Theta sorority in Penn state challenged their members to sleep with, give a bj to, or kiss as many frat boys as they could. Unfortunately for the frat boys, they forgot to mark their facebook page 'private'. picked by NoPantsMan 2 weeks ago

"CBS said it turned down the ad partly for financial reasons, but 'ManCrunch' believes that there's more to it than that.

"It's straight-up discrimination," said Elissa Buchter, spokeswoman for the Toronto-based dating site." picked by Qpon 2 weeks ago

Boy, 12, and girl, 13, face child pornography, exploitation counts picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

The jury took only minutes to convict him. Justice is done.
Update to THIS, THIS, and THIS picked by Moe 2 weeks ago

"Bill and Melinda Gates announced plans Friday to invest $10 billion in the fight against a number of illnesses including AIDS and said the record donation could save nearly nine million lives."

I'm speechless. picked by Qpon 2 weeks ago