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Interactive Gaming Effort Aims to Identify Solutions to Global Problems
By the Editor on March 24, 2012
The Rockefeller Foundation and the Institute for the Future have invited gamers from all walks of life to join...
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U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
Increasing production and declining consumption of oil and gas have unexpectedly brought the United States markedly closer to a...
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For Have-Nots, Rocky Road to College Degree Encourages Alternate Paths
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
In public forums about the drastic changes that higher ed may undergo in the coming years, one question inevitably...
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Could Human and Computer Viruses Merge, Threatening Both Realms?
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
Information security experts believe the blurring of the boundaries between computer and biological viruses is not too far-fetched—and could...
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Respect Your Elders. Even if They’re Neanderthals
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
Every election year, political candidates of all stripes are called “knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.” In a recent column, Washington Post pundit...
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Record-Breaking Laser Pulse Boosts Fusion Power Hopes
By the Editor on March 23, 2012
One giant step towards 'creating a miniature star on Earth'
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Did Belief in Gods Lead to Mayan Demise?
By the Editor on March 22, 2012
A dread of malevolent spirits haunting forsaken areas could, along with environmental catastrophes, help to explain why some areas...
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MIT: U.S. Has Plenty of Room for Carbon Storage
By the Editor on March 22, 2012
While plenty of question marks still hang over the prospect of carbon capture and storage, MIT believes it’s ruled...
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We Are Going to Pay for This Beautiful, Freaky Weather
By the Editor on March 22, 2012
As much as we’re enjoying these halcyon early spring days of bare legs and light breezes, perfect al fresco...
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T. Boone Pickens on Natural Gas
By the Editor on March 21, 2012
T. Boone Pickens promotes natural gas for energy security and as a bridge to alternatives in this 2012 TED...
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