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BREAKING: You Know That TED Talk You Weren't Supposed To See? Here It Is.

Seeded on Thu May 17, 2012 10:50 PM EDT (Adam Mordecai Elevate the conversation)

Adam Mordecai wanted this shared, OK Adam Nick Hanauer, self-described "super-rich" entrepreneur, gave a pretty compelling TED Talk about how the middle class—not the super-rich—are the real job creators. But TED, which has released over 100 different political video …

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Solar Flare: What If Biggest Known Sun Storm Hit Today?

Seeded on Sat May 12, 2012 11:12 PM EDT (National Geographic)

Repeat of 1859 space-weather event could paralyze modern life, experts say.

science

Eric Klinenberg on Going Solo | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:18 PM EST (Smithsonian Magazine)

The surprising benefits, to oneself and society of living alone. Eric Klinenberg argues that many people living on their own have richer social lives than other adults.

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World gone to the dogs

Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:14 PM EST

World gone to the dogs. A question for enthusiasts of evolution, psychology, anthropology, zoology, and animal psychology, plus for those who wonder what extraterrestrial societies may be like.

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CultureLab: Cooperation, the secret weapon of our species

Seeded on Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:24 PM EST (New Scientist)

Richard Sennett, a sociologist, worries that humans suffer from a deeply ingrained tribalism that "couples solidarity with others like yourself to aggression against those who differ". He is alarmed by the way societies develop tribalism within their ranks.

politics

The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog is Now Online!

Seeded on Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:15 PM EST (Universe Today)

OK we do not really know if ET lives there or not. But a catalog of possibilities, kind of cool.

science

Quantum Computing Promises New Insights, Not Just Supermachines

Seeded on Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:59 PM EST (The New York Times)

So when can we expect to purchase a quantum computer at say our local Best Buy?

technology

Japanese 'K' Computer Is Ranked Most Powerful

Seeded on Fri Nov 25, 2011 9:44 PM EST (Newsvine)

Japanese ‘K’ Computer Is Ranked Most Powerful The computer, known as “K Computer,” is three times faster than a Chinese rival that previously held the top position, said Jack Dongarra, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Univ …

technology

Artificial Meat Made from Sewage Mud

Seeded on Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:22 PM EDT (Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities)

In case Soylent Green is not to your taste, here is another alternative future food. The global food crisis is a very serious issue, but professor Ikeda thinks his latest invention, an artificial meat based on protein from human excrement, could be of great help.

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