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Quantum computing already exists, but on a truly miniscule scale. We’ll probably have molecular computers before true quantum ones, says the physicist.
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The Internet, the European Union, and the Olympics are all signs that, within the next 100 years, mankind will become a truly planetary civilization.
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Enzymes like Telomerase and Resveratrol, though not the Fountain of Youth unto themselves, offer tantalizing clues to how we might someday soon unravel the aging process.
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Discovering the Theory of Everything would be the crowning achievement of modern science, allowing mankind to master time and space.
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There are no more evolutionary pressures driving gross human evolution, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to genetically re-engineer ourselves in the future.
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Theoretically, there could be people and planets made out of antimatter rather than matter, but where are they?
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By 2030 the physicist expects that we will have hot fusion reactors.
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When you freeze human tissue, it may appear to be preserved superficially, but the ice crystals that form create massive cell damage, causing many cell walls to rupture.
Spacehacking is a common craft among urban dwellers who want to make the most out of their less-than-generous floor plans. From Japanese-born, German-based designer Yuya Ushida comes Sofa_XXXX – an ingenious […]
Academic journals, like universities, gain prestige by refusal. The smaller the number of applicants you admit onto your pages, the greater your glory. With logic worthy of Charles Dodgson, then, […]
Sometimes I think that people have an unhealthy obsession with Yellowstone Caldera. Sure, it is big, powerful and the stuff that disaster movies are made, but in terms of a volcanic system that poses a high threat to life/property in the U.S. on a daily basis, it is relatively low.
President Obama has fallen hook, line and sinker for the short-sided political view of our nation’s most efficient stimulus program.
Rupert Murdoch is on his way to the annual shindig of global movers and shakers at Davos. Quite what is moved and shaken at Davos is frankly anyone’s guess. But […]
Why do we underestimate others' misery while knowing most of our own negative experiences happen in private, and we frequently put on a brave, happy face when socializing?
Demonstrating that one is able to conform to curricula currently trumps boldness; seat hours in the auditorium count more than audacity. I wonder if that’s really good for America, though.
Get ready for a rocky year. From now on, rising prices, powerful storms, severe droughts and floods, and other unexpected events are likely to play havoc with the fabric of global society.
As much as I like crowdfunding, that doesn't mean creative decisions should all be crowd decided. In this case, the creative decisions are based on popular vote, with little artist input.
In 'Wandering Lonely in a Crowd’, S M Atif Imtiaz's desire for genuine discussion about Islam in Britain is striking and compelling, writes Charles Moore.
Massive budget slashing can lead to economic disaster, violence and repression. The DC-Wall Street power circuit is blindly pushing an agenda that could lead to massive social upheaval.
At his core, Frank Sinatra was consumed by pain and anxiety. A new book chronicles his irresistible ascent then the loss of altitude which delighted those repelled by his arrogance.