Technology
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Our Adapting Future
November 19, 2009
Current developments in autonomous, biological, and evolutionary robotics will have a profound impact on the future of interactive and dynamic architectural space.
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Let There Be Light
November 17, 2009
Astronomers will soon find scores of Earth-sized exoplanets, but imaging them may be decades away. That is, unless NASA decides to build a starshade.
funding, pace, scale, space, technology
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Probing into Depression
November 11, 2009
Deep brain stimulation, already established as a treatment for stubborn Parkinson’s disease, may also be useful as a therapy for drug-resistant clinical depression.
medicine, neuroscience, research, research blogging, technology
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Bioplastics Man
November 10, 2009
Biochemist Oliver Peoples explains how his polymer-producing microbes could transform the plastics industry and why both oceans and landfills will benefit.
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Lo and Behold: the Internet
October 29, 2009
On the 40th anniversary of the first internet connection, a look back on how a flash of insight and a 20-minute meeting got it all started.
communication, information, innovation, networks, technology
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The Environmental Revival
October 27, 2009
Which modern enviro concepts are throwbacks to the past? Four experts discuss the technologies, laws, and states of mind that have their roots in the first wave of the environmental movement.
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Back From the Future
October 16, 2009
A crazy theory about the Higgs-Boson sparks debate in the physics community, and the perils of cloud computing becomes all too real.
lhc, risk, technology, time, truth, week in review
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Loggerheads at Bloggingheads
September 04, 2009
A falling out over creationism at a popular videoblogging site and muddled reactions to a report on geoengineering illustrate what’s at stake in the “framing wars.”
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Why In-Vitro Meat Is Good for You
August 31, 2009
Jason Matheny on the world’s addiction to meat and how to grow ground beef in a test tube.
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Here Comes the Sun (and Wind)
August 27, 2009
Four experts discuss the balance between pristine land and renewable energy, the pros and cons of photovoltaics versus solar thermal, and how much rooftop solar can help.
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(Tele)Present at the Future
August 26, 2009
Attending a virtual conference—and what it tells us about the future of scientific communication.
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Technology in the Trash
August 06, 2009
In the Trash Track project, garbage becomes a window through which we are able to see our once invisible and energy-intensive removal chain, prompting us to consider the impact of our waste.
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Roboethics Redux
July 31, 2009
After Fox News misrepresents a military robot’s dietary habits, the world muses over what ethical behavior means for intelligent programs and machines.
ethics, intelligence, media, robotics, technology, week in review
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Who Owns Green Tech?
July 30, 2009
Five experts discuss how intellectual property can be adapted to spread green tech, what we can learn from Pasteur, and how to inspire people to innovate.
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Living Off the Land
July 20, 2009
The same technology that keeps astronauts alive in outer space could foster more sustainable lifestyles right here on Earth.
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The Future Isn’t What it Used to Be
July 20, 2009
Today, as many nations aspire to the Moon and America struggles to return, does anyone still have “The Right Stuff?”
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The Enchanter of Objects
July 14, 2009
David Rose on how his new company will get people to take their medicine and what Frodo Baggins’s sword can teach us about ubiquitous computing.
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Summit Notes: State of Innovation
July 07, 2009
Seed and The Council on Competitiveness brought together thought leaders from science, business, academia, and design to discuss the future of innovation.
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How to Build a Better Tree of Life
July 01, 2009
An unconventional approach to analyzing molecular sequences allows researchers to construct larger evolutionary trees.
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Photographer to the Stars
June 24, 2009
Famed space photographer David Malin talks about why his new compilation, Ancient Light, is in black and white and on the role of aesthetics in astronomy.
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