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Mitt Romney Campaigns According to the Rules of Quantum Mechanics, Says Times Op-Ed
Science

Mitt Romney Campaigns According to the Rules of Quantum Mechanics, Says Times Op-Ed

Crunching the Big Bang With the Greatest Supercomputer Ever Built
Space

Crunching the Big Bang With the Greatest Supercomputer Ever Built

The future of astronomy is the future of computing

Scientist Behind Earth-Shaking Neutrino Finding Resigns Due to Slowness of Subatomic Particles
Technology

Scientist Behind Earth-Shaking Neutrino Finding Resigns Due to Slowness of Subatomic Particles

Ten Dollars Is Not a Lot to Pay for All of the Music Ever
Technology

Ten Dollars Is Not a Lot to Pay for All of the Music Ever

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?
Climate Change

Where Are Henry David Thoreau’s Plants Now?

A literary-scientific project tracks the change in New England plantlife from Thoreau's journals to today

How Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria’s Bloody Conflict
Social Media

How Activist Data Mining Is Penetrating the Veil Around Syria’s Bloody Conflict

Amid highly confusing death-toll reports, technology offers answers

“Wonders of the Universe” App Is Your Space Textbook of the Future
Space

“Wonders of the Universe” App Is Your Space Textbook of the Future

What Can a Videogame Tell Us About How Economies Work?
Technology

What Can a Videogame Tell Us About How Economies Work?

Telepresence Robots Will Join Doctors on Their Rounds in Singapore Next Month
Robots

Telepresence Robots Will Join Doctors on Their Rounds in Singapore Next Month

Video: The First Footage from James Cameron’s Record-Setting Dive to Challenger Deep
Technology

Video: The First Footage from James Cameron’s Record-Setting Dive to Challenger Deep

Swimming On The Hot Side
Energy

Swimming On The Hot Side

These elite nuclear divers are risking their lives to help save a troubled industry.

FYI: Why Does Some Food Taste Bad To Some People And Good To Others?
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FYI: Why Does Some Food Taste Bad To Some People And Good To Others?

“Jarno Smeets” and the Physics of True Human Flight
Physics

“Jarno Smeets” and the Physics of True Human Flight

Resident physics dude Adam Weiner shows us what it would really take to lift a human body off the ground, bird-style

Video: At 800 Pounds and 45 Feet Long, The Largest-Ever Paper Airplane Takes Flight
Aviation

Video: At 800 Pounds and 45 Feet Long, The Largest-Ever Paper Airplane Takes Flight

This Week in the Future, March 19-23, 2012
Technology

This Week in the Future, March 19-23, 2012

Climate Experts Weigh In on Our Record Heat Wave
Climate Change

Climate Experts Weigh In on Our Record Heat Wave

A Mouse Made Just For You Will Model Your Medical Problems
Cancer

A Mouse Made Just For You Will Model Your Medical Problems

Book Review: Can Science Determine Which Foods Taste Best Together?
Science

Book Review: Can Science Determine Which Foods Taste Best Together?

In Taste Buds And Molecules, François Chartier concocts some unexpected pairings

Video: Dutchman Flaps His Arms And Flies
Aviation

Video: Dutchman Flaps His Arms And Flies

A Taste of Exotic Meats at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner
Animals

A Taste of Exotic Meats at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner