Sadly he succumbed to pancreatic cancer. He gave us all a new perspective on life and death. May he never be forgotten.
*Sorry, not much on the story, this link is to the GMA excerpt from a bio on him. picked by dollyllama 3 hours ago

Well, it's s**t … that's right, s**t! picked by super 4 hours ago

A robot with empathy sounds like the stuff of sci-fi movies, but with the aid of neural networks European researchers are developing robots in tune with our emotions. Feelix Growing is developing software empowering robots that can learn when a person is sad, happy or angry. picked by bingo 13 hours ago

For the past decade the search for a rare metal necessary in the manufacturing of Sony's Playstation 2 game console has fueled a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Currently, the Playstation 2 is the best-selling video game console of all-time, having sold through over 140 million units. picked by punthe 14 hours ago

(and no, not 'that' kind of robot...Ok, well, yeah, that kind of robot too.)

A blog about sex with robots. picked by maven 14 hours ago

A Decatur woman clung to a wooden cross set atop a backyard fence for hours in the summer heat to protest what she called the mistreatment of her son, who is being held in the city jail.

A poster placed on the fence in Maria Thornton's yard during Wednesday's protest declared she wouldn't eat, drink or come down from the cross until her son received help. picked by bingo 15 hours ago

ED-209 doesn't fool around! picked by punthe 15 hours ago

High tech robots, with some very impressive video of their abilities. picked by maven 16 hours ago

R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, published in 1921, includes the first recorded use of the word Robot and Čapek is credited with creating the word*

This is a copy of the text of that play.

*Karel himself said the word came from his brother Josef picked by pocksucket 17 hours ago

Jerry Robinson talks about Ledger's performance in the 'The Dark Knight' as well as other bits about the movie. picked by Chez 19 hours ago

Ever heard of Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, DARPA ? Well in effect they are the people who brought us what we now call the Internet and they are continuing to invest in science. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 19 hours ago

MTV wants to use the original script and film the movie, Rocky Horror Picture Show again."I'd like to see it shown a year from this coming Halloween, but that's up to MTV," Adler said. picked by 2manyusernames 19 hours ago

Where does a mad scientist go to get all of his robot needs? To the robot store of course. picked by dOntEAtpOOp 19 hours ago

I do. Get a robot to do it for you. picked by suebe 20 hours ago

A social experiment of sorts. picked by proselyte 21 hours ago

A random funny comic, there is no ongoing storyline, just some reoccurring characters. picked by Mewhitenoise 22 hours ago

Although we tend to think of evolutionary change as being something that only takes place over the course of millions of years, it isn’t. It’s going on here, now, all around us. So, this artcle rounds up some examples of recent evolutionary change in nature. (What does she mean by recent? Within the last 40 years.)(The fourth part in a series celebrating Charles Darwin. First three ar... read full post picked by DerAlt 23 hours ago

A gun that fires variable speed bullets and which can be set to kill, wound or just inflict a bruise is being built by a US toy manufacturer. The guns will be anything but toys and will offer a wider range of options for police and military. picked by 2manyusernames 24 hours ago

Andrew Giuliani, in the mistaken belief that there is a constitutional right to being on a sports team is suing Duke University because he claims he was unfairly booted from the team and doing so will hurt his chances of becoming a professional golfer. His lawsuit consisted of 198 pages. picked by 2manyusernames 1 day ago

What's worse, he thought that since he was honest, he would still get the job! picked by tigertony 1 day ago

A list of the top seven deadly burgers. picked by DemureArt 1 day ago

Very funny questions posed by Comedy Cental. picked by JennyCa 1 day ago

Three years ago, Army PFC LaVena Johnson was found dead in Iraq. Her body was found in a tent belonging to KBR. She had abrasions all over her body, a broken nose, a black eye, burned hands, loose teeth, acid burns on her genitals, and a bullet hole in her head. The Army labeled Johnson’s death a suicide. The family finds that hard to believe. Link has video, transcript, and mp3 picked by 2manyusernames 1 day ago

Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America’s entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago

No media organisation can claim to be immune from spelling mistakes, but a local paper in the United States may have set a new standard for most glaring typo. picked by AutumnLotus 1 day ago