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Colbert: Huffington Post

Posted by Shazy on Thursday, February 17, 2011

Nation, we here at The Huffington Post aim to bring you the finest news anywhere, which is why we present the Colbuffington Re-Post. Clearly this rising media titan, with top-notch story selection and brilliantly crafted headlines, couldn't have been made without the smartest and best looking editors on the internet.

So a tip of the hat to Stephen Colbert for his wag of the finger on last night's "Colbert Report." Sure, watching a video on HuffPost of Colbert talking about his website made from HuffPost (which includes a page of Colbert news) ... it might feel like going through some sort of wormhole. But Colbert fans are used to that.

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Fake Robot Baby Provokes Real Screams

Posted by Shazy on Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Uncanny valley, heard of it? No worries, you're knee-deep in it right now. It's the revulsion you feel to robots, prostheses, or zombies that try, but don't quite duplicate their human models. As the robot becomes more humanlike, however, our emotional response becomes increasingly positive and empathetic. Unfortunately, the goal of Osaka University's AFFETTO was to create a robot modeled after a young child that could produce realistic facial expressions in order to endear it to a human caregiver in a more natural way. Impressive, sure, but we're not ready to let it suckle from our teat just yet.



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Supermodels Where are they now?

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They made millions strutting their stuff on the runways and flaunting their bods on countless magazine covers. Now these famous former supermodels are running companies, hosting television shows and nurturing families.

Twiggy
Cindy Crawford
Christie Brinkley
Janice Dickinson
Naomi Campbell
Claudia Schiffer
Linda Evangelista
Kathy Ireland
Paulina Porizkova
Tyra Banks
Kim Alexis
Carol Alt
Helena Christensen
Rachel Hunter
Cheryl Tiegs
Christy Turlington
Iman
Elle Macpherson
Stephanie Seymour
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