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The Stories They Tell celebrates “September 12th thinking” at its best—a generosity of the spirit, a heroism within us all, and a strength to continue moving forward despite the terrible knowledge that the anarchy and insanity that spawned the attacks exists in our world.
TruTag Technologies' edible, silica-based microtags contain a wealth of specific data and can be used in both pharmaceuticals and food.
Today's (Sept. 10) removal of Hewlett-Packard from the Dow Jones Industrial Index demonstrates how quickly advances in technology are speeding up companies' rise and fall.
An hour ago, the Associated Press is reporting, Syria agreed to dismantle its chemical weapons program to avert a U.S. strike. Here is the tweet: This may solve the international […]
As the cloud continues to absorb more and more information, some futurists are wondering about what extreme cold storage could look like.
No matter what industry you’re in, chances are you have a few products or services in your line that are commodities. From food and beverage items to household products to […]
Daniel Dennett, one of the best-known living philosophers and a professor at Tufts University, feels it’s time to unmask the philosopher’s art and make thought experimentation accessible to a wider audience.
So you might think I’m excessively anti-technological. That’s not true at all. I do think that liberal education should be a counterweight to all our technological obsessions. That means its […]
Being principled gives us the strength to do the right thing, the connecting thing, to enlist others in our endeavors even when it’s inconvenient, unpopular, dangerous and seemingly unprofitable in the short term.
Join the Praxis live-blog of President Obama's address tonight at 9:01pm, when he will face one of the most challenging tasks of his presidency. The three main audiences he needs to keep in mind— members of Congress, the American public and the Syrian regime—all need to hear a somewhat different message. Yet he must be resolute and clear.
Documents retrieved from the Edward Snowden archive reveal that in addition to all the other spy tricks it can do, the agency can collect data from most smartphones, including the famously "surveillance-proof" Blackberry.
A bill approved by the state Senate will replace those familiar metal plates with screens that can send, receive, and display data. Naturally, privacy advocates are concerned.
Contrary to what some may think, the herb popularly known as "ganja" is illegal, yet it manages to attract tourists from all over the world. A group of advocates says the country should turn that to its advantage.
If the United States bombs Syria, whatever else happens, the international norm to respect the processes of international institutions and conventions will be dealt a serious blow.
Announced by the city's mayor a week after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death, the measure proposes euthanizing all strays...even the healthy ones.