This Week in the Future, June 20-24, 2011

This Week in the Future, June 20-24, 2011 Baarbarian

Campfires: Good for iPhones, bad for the (anthropomorphic, overheated) Earth. At least in its sweaty state, we can see its magnetic field.

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• Humans Might Be Able to See the Earth's Magnetic Field, Like Birds Do
• Study: Rising Global Temperatures Spur Steepest Sea Level Rise In 2,100 Years
• Outdoorsy Japanese Cooking Pot Charges Phones Over a Campfire

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

• The Goods: July 2011's Greatest Gadgets
• Human Vaccine Cures Prostate Cancer in Mice
• One Camera With 40,000 Lenses Helps Prevent Blurry Images
• The Sex Files: Why Sex With Creatures from the Future Is a Bad Idea
• Celebrity Scandal Revealed: Last Week's Hottest Japanese Pop Star Isn't a Real Human
• Utah Man Posts Facebook Updates During SWAT Standoff, Gets Help From Online Friends
• New Alloy Can Convert Heat Directly Into Electricity
• You Built What?!: The Ultimate Tailgating Station Combines a TV, Wine Refrigerator, and Grill
• Robot of the Week: Automatic Butcherbot Debones 1,500 Whole Chickens Per Hour (Video)
• Testing the Goods: HTC's Evo 3D, the Country's First Glasses-Free 3-D Smartphone
• Archive Gallery: Strange Sports of Tomorrow