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 A Cry Heard Round The World: Kim Sun-Il died desperate and alone, but he did not die unheard. Looking At And Longing For Mars: Reflections on a childhood dream. A Robot May Not Harm a Human Being. Is The Opposite True?: Thoughts on the future rights of artificial intelligence. Long After The Boys Of Summer Have Gone: What makes a relationship work? Winter Of Our Feline Discontent: What the cat wants, the cat gets. But what DOES it want? To Tell The Truth: There may be no honor among thieves, but can't we find it even in a few good men and women? Should The Human Brain Retire?: We know that we cannot win forever. We know that machines will continue to improve. So why don't we let the human brain retire gracefully now, with honors?
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Ohmura's research. But then they started corroborating a phenomenon too
fantastic to believe and too frightening to ignore.
To Front Page | Read This Story Toast of the Town: A Formula for SuccessThousands of pounds worth of
research—yours for the taking.
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California's fires.
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intelligent research robots, but they won't catch the Kingpin any time
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in a matter of decades? An experiment next year aims to find
out.
To Front Page | Read This Story Surfs Up! Power Up, Dude!What do cell phones and super soakers
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using their minds. Now might be a very good time to stock up on bananas for our
new primate overlords.
To Front Page | Read This Story Now Hear This: New Pill May Prevent Hearing LossTeenagers at rock concerts may soon be
popping pills—with their parents' approval.
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of years ago. How much larger is still stunning scientists.
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why the space program isn't just a convenience.
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definition of life in an unexpected direction.
To Front Page | Read This Story Science Isn't For Wimps, SonPopular Science asked readers to
nominate the worst jobs in science. Pray that yours isn't on the
list.
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odds would not be good.
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accessible as any point on the surface of the familiar Earth. In a few more
decades, if the average man wanted to spend a weekend on the Moon, he could
afford to do so. Even Mars would not be out of the
question."
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city.
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understanding the most populous species on Earth.
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comparative research.
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stimulation.
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shall slay you with my bare hands..."
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and you've got a recipe for more fun than a barrel full of ...
well...
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Race some time ago, but apparently the habit dies hard for
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