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It’s February 15th, and while some readers may have woken up this morning in a haze of romantic bliss, others will have spent the day asking their pets where it […]
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Researcher Michael Schatz explains the challenges and opportunities of storing genetic data in the cloud.
Everyone in politics pays lip service to data. "Our opponents say X but the facts are plainly Y, which they would admit if they were not (pick one) deceived or […]
What's the Big Idea? What Wikipedia is not, according to Wikipedia: a paper encylopedia, a dictionary, a publisher of original thought. A soapbox. A means of self promotion. A link […]
Unless you've been living under a rock, actively dislike basketball, or subscribe to Time Warner Cable in New York City, you have probably heard that a phenomenon called Linsanity has […]
Iran's nuclear development may sound dangerous, but so are the U.S. imposed trade sanctions against Iran.
Every Wednesday, Dr. Michio Kaku answers reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and […]
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Scientists need to engage with the public and make statements about the great political issues of the day - because it impacts not just our science budget, but actually on […]
Casablanca, kissing, the giddy exchange of bodily fluids, the pressing of the flesh—It’s all so 20th century. Today there doesn’t need to be sex in your sex anymore. The “virtual,” […]
Scientists have agreed on boosting power levels at the Large Hadron Collider by 14 percent. 2012 should settle once and for all the question of the Higgs boson's existence.
Beneath the Greenland's icepack, there are untold riches in the form of exploitable energy. The country also provides a pathway to the Arctic which is sought by China, among others.
Energy efficiency means cheaper energy. Cheaper energy means having more money to spend on energy. See the problem? What we really must accept is slower economic growth.
Just as Francis Fukuyama once predicted the End of History, are we now facing a sort of technological end of history? Has truly radical innovation been forever replaced by incremental […]
Their paths were similar, but the outcomes were far from the same
Modern art takes itself much too seriously. Even the Pop artists often took the fun out of whatever they touched—a reverse Midas touch rendering even comedy gold into dross. Andy […]
Editors' Note: It's too late to heed Mark Card's advice (below) for Valentine's 2012. But you've got a whole year to save up for two bottles of Tokaji Eszencia for Valentine's 2013 […]
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Robert Kaplan asks "How many of you want to get promoted when we talk about succession planning? If you do, you need to work starting day one on developing a […]
Harvard Business School professor Robert Kaplan says if you want to get promoted "you need to work starting day one on developing a successor."
The obvious solution to the distraction and shallow thinking that accompanies too much Internet is switching off. But that's not a realistic option nowadays. Here's how to plug in better.