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Supplements the "Public Policy" Twine. From energy and security and business to health care and government and education
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Focus on long(er)-term issues, i.e., after the next five (5) years. Short(er)-term issues are covered by the "Public Policy" Twine, http://www.twine.com/twine/publicpolicy.
Focus on long(er)-term issues, i.e., after the next five (5) years. Short(er)-term issues are covered by the "Public Policy" Twine, http://www.twine.com/twine/publicpolicy.
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Ghost in the Shell: Why Our Brains Will Never Live in the Matrix | h+ MagazineWhen surveying the goals of transhumanists, I found it striking how heavily many of them favor conventional engineering. This seems inefficient and inelegant, since such engineering reproduces slowly, clumsily and imperfectly, what biological systems have fine-tuned for eons, from nanobots ...
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Essay - Doomsday Isn’t Coming, NASA Says; At Least Not in 2012 - NYTimes.comScientists give many reasons not to worry about predictions based on the Mayan calendar that the world will end in three years. ################ There are hundreds of books devoted to 2012, and millions of Web sites, depending on what combination of “2012” and “doomsday” you type into Google. Al...
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High oil prices are good for U.S. culture | Marketplace From American Public MediaHigh oil prices are good for U.S. culture Fluctuating gas prices haven't caused too much change in the way we view energy. But if gas prices rise to $6, $10, or $12 per gallon, author Chris Steiner says the effects would change everything from the way we drive to how we shop. TEXT OF INTERVIEW ...
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Cap-and-trade: “Green Jobs” or Job Killer? | FactCheck.orgCap-and-trade: “Green Jobs” or Job Killer? Government energy economists predict job growth would likely slow, but how much is uncertain. October 27, 2009 Summary A TV ad sponsored by business groups claims a bill to curb carbon emissions "will cost up to 2.4 million U.S. jobs" if ...
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La révolte des billets | The ObserversEntre les manifestations, l'opposition iranienne ne se tourne pas les pouces. Les jeunes Iraniens ont en effet trouvé un moyen très efficace de faire tourner les autorités en bourrique : la révolte des billets.
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Scientists unveil plan designed to cut cost of space travel - TelegraphI always thought that mastering the gravitational forces will be a giant leap for mankindJosé Moreno added 8 weeks ago
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2Technology Review: Forget Curbing Suburban SprawlThe assumptions here are very arbitrary. While the average American commutes 29 miles per day, I live in a densely populated area and commute about 7.5 miles per day, by bicycle. So, assuming that living in more densely populated areas would (could?) reduce personal travel "by only 8 to 11 ...Geoffrey Ames added 2 months ago
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The Next 200 Years: Are Modern Humans Evolving Faster? | A Galaxy InsightVery interesting article turning a widely held opinion upside down. Saw it elsewhere and thought it would fit here, but got beaten to it by an hour.ecopolst added 2 months ago
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First Steps for Sustainable Interior DesignBasics for those who want to green their interiorsÖzge Uraz added 2 months ago
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Eco-friendly Human-based Energy ProductionThe video at the original post is very interesting.Özge Uraz added 2 months ago
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