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Microsoft unveils Sun Microsystems' vision for 2004
Every day for the next two weeks we're unpacking the record behind the rhetoric
FDA wants to make this official and recently asked to know more
The world's most prestigious universities have begun posting entire curricula on the Web—for free. Is there such a thing as a free higher-education lunch? I enrolled to find out
What's the best way to make scientists?
PopSci columnist Theo Gray (who developed Wolfram's Mathematica software) comments on the new program
Bill Gates explains to Congress how America can retain its competitive edge in the sciences
Three myths your teachers told you about how your brain learns, debunked
Texas Schoolbook Massacre
Astronomy: Timothy Ferris eyes the amateur asteroid-watchers.
Darwin Is Dead. Long live Darwin.
A scientist with a swab and a microscope could tell what school you went to
EdX CEO Anant Agarwal is digitizing his teaching—and every student can benefit.
We spoke to candidates with science backgrounds from across the political spectrum
In his book The Most Human Human, Brian Christian looks at the artificial intelligences we've built, and what they say about us
The novelist Nicholson Baker makes a case against algebra
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