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The "Leap" into the Future

handre.jpgLeapMotion's new camera, the Leap, is a breakthrough technology that can detect finger movement within 1/100 of a millimeter. (more)

Sights in Sounds

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Researchers at Hebrew University are using newly developed technology that allows the blind to "see" by way of soundscapes. (more)

Mysterious Cosmic Rays

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The source of cosmic rays remains a mystery after scientists rule out gamma rays as a prospect. (more)

This Week in Tech

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This Week in Tech includes Vandana Shiva discussing local food models, the Venus Project's new documentary Paradise or Oblivion, Sheldrake and Fenwick on dogmatism in science, and much more. (more)

Scenes from Internet Rising

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Scenes from Internet Rising, a digi-documentary investigating the evolving relationships between the Internet and collective consciousness of humanity. (more)

This Week in Tech

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This Week in Tech includes Dr. James S Gates in an NPR interview, Rachel Marone talking about biohacking, the art of video games, Occupy vs iris scans, cyberspy bases, and planets moving at the speed of light. (more)

Atomic Flash

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Researchers at Ohio State University have captured images of an atom moving within a molecule for the first time ever, using an ultrafast laser and an interesting new technique. (more)

This Week in Tech

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In the inaugural edition of RS's new column, This Week in Tech, topics covered include, Amber Case headlining at SXSW, the militarization of robots and AI, Quantic Dream reveals 'Kara', and the launch of Old Maps Online. (more)

Cleaning Space

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The Swiss have a plan to clean up the mess humanity has made in space. (more)

iVoting

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A new app with a political bent has hit the cyber streets. (more)

"I Share Therefore I Am"

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Internet freedom has won the day in Sweden as the religion, The Missionary Church of Kopimism has been officially recognized by the government. (more)

Brains in a Vat

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A new scientific development conjures up sci-fi images of Rutger Hauer’s android in Blade Runner – lab-cultured eyes, brain parts, and glands. (more)

New Particle Discovered

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Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider still can't find the elusive Higgs boson or "God particle" but have settled for a newly dubbed "Chi" particle. (more)

Spy Files Leaked

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WikiLeaks reveals a growing worldwide network of surveillance. (more)

And Now, Faster-Than-Light Culture

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The recent discovery at CERN of neutrinos traveling faster than light has physics forums buzzing about the possibility that this is "solid" evidence of long-hypothesized additional dimensions.  And we seem to be on the verge of confronting this new reality, this encounter with the transcendent unknown, on a mass cultural level. (more)

CIA "Ninja-Librarians" Track Twitter

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The CIA is mining social media websites like Twitter and Facebook in an attempt to track everything from common public opinion to revolutions in the making. (more)

Sinking Leaks

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Recently, WikiLeaks announced that it was suspending publication in order to “aggressively fundraise” due to a financial blockade by Bank of America, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and Western Union. (more)

Not So Fast

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A recent discovery claiming the discovery of particles traveling faster-than-light is coming under scrutiny. (more)

Virtual Panopticon

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The FBI announces its plan to implement iris scans as part of a new nationwide facial recognition service set to launch in January 2012. (more)

Digital Dead Sea

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The famed Dead Sea Scrolls, described by some as the most important archeological discovery of the 20th century, are now available online for digital viewing. (more)

Hacking The Future: The Technology Spore

Technology_Spore_ImageThumb.jpgThis month, join Evolvers from 40+ Spores to explore the benefits and pitfalls of modern technology. (more)

Trending Dissent

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Nearly four years since the Bush Administration, many Americans are expressing their disgust with their government via a hashtag meme on Twitter. [Video] (more)

Singularities and Nightmares

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Let me offer a few possibilities about the days lie ahead -- changes that may occur within the next twenty or so years, roughly a single human generation, possibilities that are taken seriously by some of today's best minds, potential transformations of life on Earth and, perhaps, even what it means to be human. (more)

Has Google's Search Gone Sentient?

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A TED talk explores the relationship between social media, plant consciousness and revolution. (Video) (more)

Cyborg Kitsch

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The latest in cyber self- augmentation features electronic novelty cat ears that are manipulated by the emotional state of the wearer. (Video) (more)

Electrical Cold Turkey

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As the Sun begins to go through a cycle of increased solar storm activity, the US and the UK look to the possibility of scheduling controlled power cuts. (more)

PS The Screen Snag

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Multi-tasking makes a mess of our focus and sacred attention, but I want to believe it's somehow serving us, because it's happening. Perhaps all this technology we're using to "relate" is brain-sculpting boot camp, prepping us for a different way of engaging each other and the world altogether. Or, total extinction. And then there's dating and sex. (more)