Do altruistic groups always beat selfish groups? A new book claims they do.Â
Energy and the Environment
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Would You Hold a Funeral For a Machine?
I’m sorry, son, but XK-421 went to go live on a farm upstate. (Flickr/Ian Kennedy) This may be my favorite story of the week. You might remember Aibo, a robot dog that Sony introduced in 1999. It was one of those things that seems most interesting as a preview of what technology will eventually become, […]
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Photo of the Day, Mindless Tech Slavery Edition
View image | gettyimages.com Attention, my subjects. Behold this watch. You will buy it. Is it because you want it? Silly question-I have presented it unto you, and therefore you want it as much as you have ever wanted anything, even if it doesn’t actually do much that the device in your pocket doesn’t already […]
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Google Glass Is Dead, But It’s Also the Future
Flickr/Karlis Dambrans Google announced today that it is ceasing production of smartphone-on-your-face Google Glass, and although they are characterizing it as just an end to the beta version, everyone else seems to be calling it a failure. There were certainly some reactions the company didn’t anticipate, like the fact that most people thought they look […]
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One Man’s Battle Against the Crude-Oil ‘Bomb Trains’ Running Through His Backyard
Ed Ruszel didn’t set out to be an environmental activist. Then Valero Energy announced a plan to bring 3 million gallons of tar-sands crude—every day—within feet of his family business.
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Naomi Klein: Pitting Environment Against Economy Risks Failure of Both
The solutions to climate change, she writes in a new book, are not those that consolidate wealth.
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Cuddly Robots to Make Life in the Nursing Home Tolerable
Turns out that even a glorified stuffed animal, if it gives us a little interactivity, can make us feel better.
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Highway Robbery for High-Speed Internet
Our broadband is getting faster, but we’re paying through the nose for it.
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If Pot Becomes Legal
What will become of its secretive California hometown?
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Keeping the Grim Reaper at Bay
If you really want to live forever, don’t get too excited about the possibility of uploading your mind.
