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(http://www.sciencedaily.com)
- scanned by: Bora
over 4 years ago
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Commercial genetic tests, which can verify risks of cancer risks to paternity, have become commonplace in the Western societies.
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(http://news.bbc.co.uk)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Some believe it will be three to five years before money goes out of fashion and a truly cashless society emerges.
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cashless, money, mobile, security, payment
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(http://news.bbc.co.uk)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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A security expert has sounded a warning on features that allow offline access to websites.
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(http://www.coolglobalbiz.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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As the global financial crisis worsens, more businesses seem to be turning to feng shui masters for guidance.
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(http://www.sentientdevelopments...)
- scanned by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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George Dvorsky: The launch of SU has kindled considerable debate about their offering, mission and purpose. I've compiled some highlights:
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Alvis Brigis
over 4 years ago
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Stating a lack of social focus as a fundamental problem, I recently joined the ranks of those critiquing the tentative Singularity University (SU) curriculum. I found (and still do) the proposed courses to be too hard-tech centric, which i...
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(http://endoftheamericancentury....)
- scanned by: DSMason
over 4 years ago
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A prominent Russian academic predicts the collapse of the U.S. and its fragmentation into six parts. But as bad as things are in the U.S., they are not THAT dire, and Prof. Panarin's forecasts actually tell us more about Russia than about the U.S.
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(http://tech.yahoo.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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We're barely into February and already a rash of computer security breaches is shaping up to be one of the biggest technology stories of the year.
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(http://www.physorg.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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Picture this: prospective parents excitedly clicking through an online catalogue, ticking off the optimal mix of traits for their yet-to-be-conceived child.
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darwin, naturalselection, dna, genemanipulation, genesequencing, designerbabies, reproduction, xytex
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(http://www.memebox.com)
- posted by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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The Singularity University, which our own Alvis Brigis got an early scoop on, was made official today. The venture has the support of Google, NASA and an All-Star team of the singularity cognoscenti. The announcement received widesprea...
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(http://thestandard.com)
- scanned by: Jeff Hilford
over 4 years ago
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That's one-tenth the price of the $100 laptops created by Nicholas Negroponte of MIT through the One Laptop Per Child Project. The OLCP devices were seen as too expensive by the Indian government.
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