BIG Problems – Page 149

Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?
By the Editor on November 21, 2011
A rabbi, a descendant of Charles Darwin, a philosopher, and a scholar walk into an auditorium. It sounds like...
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Is the End of the World Really Nigh?
By the Editor on November 21, 2011
Look through the lens of science and “the end” becomes much more interesting.
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Hawking: Time to Go
By the Editor on November 21, 2011
British theoretical physicist Prof. Stephen Hawking says the colonization of outer space is key to the survival of humankind,...
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A Five-Step Program for Ending Our Oil Addiction
By the Editor on November 20, 2011
In Reinventing Fire, Rocky Mountain Institute provides a blueprint for transforming transportation and freight services with uncompromised convenience, safety...
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World’s Worst Die-Off: Hell on Earth
By the Editor on November 18, 2011
During the world’s biggest mass extinction, Earth seemed pretty close to a description of hell—fiery, smoky, and explosive—created by...
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Future Wars May Be Fought by Synapses
By the Editor on November 15, 2011
Instead of the indiscriminate destruction of the atom bomb or napalm, the signature weapon of future wars may be...
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Can Algae Feed the World and Fuel the Planet?
By the Editor on November 15, 2011
Microbes will be the (human) food- and fuel-makers of the future, if J. Craig Venter has his way. The...
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Voters Prefer Deep-Voiced Politicians
By the Editor on November 15, 2011
Researchers found that voters were more likely to cast their ballots for candidates with lower-pitched voices, and tended to...
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Disease-Ridden Societies Could Be More Murderous
By the Editor on November 15, 2011
Does the threat of rampant disease leave people more likely to commit murder? It’s a provocative suggestion, that, if...
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In the Heavens as It Is on Earth
By William Grassie on November 15, 2011
What is the lifetime of our communicative civilization? Will our civilization make it through the 21st century intact? Is...
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