Whoa, maybe don't jump all over that new Cheesecake Factory diet just yet: a new study says that dieting can force the brain to eat its own cells. more ›

New York City might not be smart in the eyes of Portfolio.com but we think they need to get their vision checked. Urbanophile recently looked at the same census data as Portfolio (who ranked us #36 in brains) and found something totally different. When you look at the density per square mile of those with college and graduate degrees New York comes in an easy second behind San Francisco and way ahead of Boston. And we'll be ahead of SF soon enough if current trends continue. more ›

Yesterday, a contingent of the undead wandered around Manhattan, searching for fresh brains and taking up midterm election issues. And because New Yorkers will grab any opportunity to dress up, yesterday's sixth annual all-day Zombiecon was a cornucopia of fake blood, disembodied brains, and paler-than-normal skin. This year's more ›

Last week, the zombies were out in full force for the opening of the Woody Harrelson zombie movie Zombieland. Apparently they didn't get enough, because they were in Union Square for another Zombie Crawl—obviously they are practicing for Halloween or just want to get some more mileage out of their costumes. more ›