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World, from an animal reservoir, the path can be mixed. We saw with sars a meat animal being sold seemed to be the original source, that was getting into human beings that way. Other infections we have seen bats be an original source but not the direct source necessarily. We have seen bats transmit the infection to pigs or horses, not mers but other viruses. Animals in between the original source and humans can be part of the pathway. So difficult to pin do you. How is it spread . What we know s...

Why not just say its under way . That doesnt mean its not happening. Growing threat of a terrorist group isis. The islamist murderers in syria and iraq. They are a clear and present danger. Dozens of americans are potentially becoming radicalized. How close is the u. S. To air strikes on ice necessary syria . It may be a matter of time before air strikes begin. Looking for targets. Rooting out a cancer like isis wont be easy and wont be quick. Sucking us into that toxic brew. Will president obam...

Are flowing into ukraine. A russian directed counteroffensive is likely under way. Ukraine saying theyve been invaded. We would like to see russia roll back. Any direct control of the prorussian separatists in eastern ukraine. A russian invasion. Why not just say its under way . That doesnt mean its not happening. Growing threat of a terrorist group isis. The islamist murderers in syria and iraq. They are a clear and present danger. Dozens of americans are potentially becoming radicalized. How c...

The Morning Commute for Tuesday, May 21

Boston Dynamics has launched the new Atlas robot as the firm focuses on fall recovery and integrating humanoid robots into operations for agility and minimal disruptions.

The savvy marketers at Boston Dynamics produced two major robotics news cycles last week. The larger of the two was, naturally, the electric Atlas

The savvy marketers at Boston Dynamics produced two major robotics news cycles last week. As I write this, the sub-40 second video is steadily approaching five million views. The accompanying video was a celebration of the older Atlas’ journey from DARPA research project to an impressively nimble bipedal ’bot.

1 v. 4 and 1 v. 11 awaits in the Final Four

Now that the first two rounds have passed, let’s see how everyone is doing in the bracket

Perhaps a few years from now, the halls of the Georgia World Congress Center will be peppered with humanoid robots the week of Modex. In 2024, however,