A new space order
The launch by Japan and China of their first lunar orbiter rekindles a scramble for space not seen since the launch of Sputnik
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The End of Oil is Upon Us
If there are any lingering doubts as to whether the age of oil is nearing its end, the International Energy Agency has put
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The reality of our science future
Most of the predictions of the future have been done by science fiction writers, Hollywood screen writers, and social critics, who either paint
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Sci-Fi Weekly review Plausible Futures
The folks over at Sci-Fi Weekly has written an article about this blog. Billing itself as a “news service for the future studies
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Depleting oil supplies threaten ‘meltdown in society’
It is downhill all the way for oil, according to a study by the Energy Watch Group (EWG) in Berlin, Germany. It reported
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Quest for Immortality: De Grey, Bostrom and Sandberg
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The World’s Smallest Piston
Tomorrow’s nanosized machines may share something in common with the workhorses of yesteryear. A team of Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley scientists have
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Keith Olbermann on Bostroms Simulation Hypothesis
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Technology’s challenge to privacy
The International Data Protection and Privacy Commissioner’s conference brings together hundreds of privacy commissioners, government regulators, business leaders, and privacy advocates who spend
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Iran, US: Prospects for a ‘hot war’
In the first of a two-part series, ISN Security Watch examines the chances of military conflict between Iran and the US, which some
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