This Week In The Future, September 10-14, 2012

This Week in the Future, September 10-14, 2012 Baarbarian

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• Apple iPhone 5 Liveblog: Mind-Controlled Cat Ears Edition
• Video: Harvard's Robotic Tentacle Can Lift a Flower Without Crushing It
• The Next Generation of Cocaine-Smuggling Drug Submarines
• Science Confirms the Obvious: Literature is Good for Your Brain

And don't forget to check out our other favorite stories of the week:

• How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars
• Video: Big Dog Is Back
• Fearless Dominance: Just One of Many Traits U.S. Presidents Share With Psychopaths
• The Labs That Go Boom: The Shock Compression Laboratory Smashes Planets
• Russia is Building the World's Largest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
• FYI: Why Are Teenagers So Dangerous on the Road?
• Is Homeopathy Really As Implausible As It Sounds?
• New Monkey Discovered, Looks Like Man In Monkey Suit
• Here's What's Interesting About the Nintendo Wii U
• 20 Facts About the iPhone 5
• Inside the World's First Manmade Batcave Built For Wild Bats
• Archive Gallery: Diabolical Death Rays from the Pages of Popular Science
• The Most Amazing Images of the Week, September 10-14, 2012