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Zombie Pigs First, Hibernating Soldiers Next 193

Posted by samzenpus on Monday December 07, 2009 @07:06PM from the fattening-up-on-brains dept.

ColdWetDog writes "Wired is running a story on DARPA's effort to stave off battlefield casualties by turning injured soldiers into zombies by injecting them with a cocktail of one chemical or another (details to be announced). From the article, 'Dr. Fossum predicts that each soldier will carry a syringe into combat zones or remote areas, and medic teams will be equipped with several. A single injection will minimize metabolic needs, de-animating injured troops by shutting down brain and heart function. Once treatment can be carried out, they'll be "re-animated" and — hopefully — as good as new.' If it doesn't pan out we can at least get zombie bacon and spam."

Submission + - SPAM: Is Genius I.Q. Linked to Psychosis? 2

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destinyland

on Wednesday August 05, 2009 @03:44AM

destinyland writes: "New research suggests a genetic mutation linked to psychosis (and schizophrenia) could also be related to genius IQs. This supports the pscyhological theory that genius "blends intelligence with just the right amount of psychoticism" (which creates unconventional thinking). Evolution may even have favored schizophrenia and bipolar syndrome because the same gene also boosts creativity. But one geneticist still believes exactly the opposite. "Madness is often madness — and doesn't have as much genetic association with intelligence.""
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Comment Re:What do you want to be doing? (Score 1) 174

by Warloch on Wednesday August 16, 2006 @09:40AM (#15918644) Attached to: The M.S. Degree vs. Everything Else?

I recently went through this. I was looking at going back for a MS in Technical Management through a work sponsored program. After working closely with some of the managers in my group, I decided that it just wasn't for me. As for a technical MS, decide what you want to do. In electrical engineering there are some fields that you can barely follow a conversation in if you only have a BS. I know that was the case for me. So I decided to get my MS. For what I did, antenna/radar design, it makes a big difference. Most of the people I worked with had an MS or PhD. A lot of the new hires who were BS holders were working towards their MS at night. Some of the engineers went and got their MBA and moved onto management. It just wasn't for me.

The bottom line : Love what you do!

It sucks to feel like you waisted two or three years of your life one something that you don't use. The good thing is that education can often be ported from one area to another without it becoming totally worthless. At least that's true for engineering.

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