Regional nuclear war could trigger mass starvation
A nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cause one billion people to starve to death around the world, and hundreds of millions
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“Postsingular” by Rudy Rucker
Cover page from www.rudyrucker.com In Postsingular, a mad scientist creates a race of nants — nanites — that digest the planet and turn
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Robot dogs race to be soldier’s best friend
A timid-looking four-legged robot about the size of a Chihuahua might seem like an unlikely companion for soldiers of the future. New Scientist.
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New World Economics: Simulations Controlling Reality in 2007
As of December 2006, the richest 2% of Earth humans owned more than half of the planet’s wealth. I suspect the numbers on
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Forecasts for the Next 25 Years
The Futurist has published forcasts on global change the coming 25 years in their recent newsletter (“Forcasts for the Next 25 Years“). Compared to more
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Nanotechnology risks – where are we today?
Fadeel, an Associate Professor of Toxicology at the Karolinska Institute’s Division of Biochemical Toxicology, is first author of a review paper that summarizes
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Bullet-proof helicopters play key U.S. border role
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) – Pilot Rich Rouviere gazes through night vision goggles as he speeds the Black Hawk helicopter to where a high-tech
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Public meeting will re-examine future of artificial intelligence
For decades, scientists and writers have imagined a future with walking, talking robots that could do everything from cooking your eggs to enslaving
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The 11th Hour Time Capsule
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vdYa6G1Mr0] Source: 11th Hour Action.
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Heat Ray Too Scary for Iraq
Many a DT reader will remember the so-called “Active Denial System” – a giant millimeter-wave electromagnetic antenna mounted on a Humvee that could
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