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Twitter Test

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Twitter’s ESP test fails to support the power of remote viewing. (more)

Jobs Winding Up

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Siemens Energy creates 400 new jobs with a $50 million wind turbine plant in Hutchinson, Kansas. (more)

Next-Gen 4D Audio

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Ever listened to Beethoven's Fifth from the center of a slowly tumbling dodecahedron?  AstoundSound's holophonic software can take you there. (more)

The Emergence of Open Design and Manufacturing

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We mistakenly think nature is infinite, and that scarcity should be a source of profit. We need to combine a recognition of the real scarcity of physical goods with the real abundance of immaterial goods to generate a new and sustainable civilization based on peer to peer principles. (more)

Peak Internet

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Analysts with Nemertes Research warn of cyberspace capacity limits that could reduce Internet usage to the status of an “unreliable toy” by 2012.  (more)

Don't Fight Forces, Use Them! : The Integrity of Tension in Science and Architecture

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What do Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes and the human body have in common? Both speak to the ingenuity of self-assembling structures and their methods of maintaining stability; when you use forces, you don't need to fight them. (more)

Pirate Bay Gets Marooned

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The Pirate Bay, the world's largest bit-torrent tracker, is dangerously immersed in legal, red-tape infested waters.

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Space Scout

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NASA recently launched Kepler, a telescope that will explore the "habitable zone" of space for life-sustaining planets. (more)

Campus Singularity

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A Google and NASA sponsored Singularity University prepares academia for the convergence of humanity and technology. (more)

Finalists of the Fuller Challenge

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The Buckminster Fuller Institute recently announced the finalists for this year's "Buckminster Fuller Challenge."  Bucky would be proud. (more)

Green Traveler

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The Interstate Traveler is a clean energy, zero-emissions monorail system with stylish and futuristic appeal. (more)

Raising the Bar

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Sweden's Mobile Compost initiative recycles mobile phones and cashes in on the precious metals they contain. (more)

Animal Architecture: Buckminster Fuller's Tensegrity

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Buckminster Fuller coined the term "tensegrity" to describe the decentralized tension that enabled him to build his famous geodesic domes. But tensegrity structures are not just archtectural forms, they are found in carbon atoms, water molecules, proteins, viruses, cells, tissues, and animals. (more)

Bug Eyes

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Solar power experts have discovered an unlikely source of inspiration: moth eyes. (more)

The Self, the Field, and the Logic of Uncertainty: A Talk with Roy Ascott

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What if other states of consciousness – those accessed by shamans and Buddhist monks – could be mapped and accessed by new forms of technology? Will there be a time when our minds will be able to move at will between alternative states and alternative selves? An interview with visionary pioneer Roy Ascott about technoetic culture, the nature of mind and the new consciousness. (more)

International Twitter Time

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An upsurge of Twitter enthusiasts organize 175 "Twestivals" around the world to bring clean water to those in need. (more)

Forgotten Technology

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Retired carpenter Walley Wallington demonstrates how a single man could have built Stonehenge. [Video] (more)

Mega Winds

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Ambitious plans are underway to build a 960 megawatt wind farm off the coast of Germany. (more)

How spam is driving us towards Artificial Intelligence

captcha1.jpgAn interesting story by Dora Kishinevsky made me think about the way spam might be part of an evolutionary path pulling us towards artificial intelligence. (more)

Energy Harvesters

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Scientists have invented tiny devices that could replace batteries by harvesting limitless energy from common vibrational frequencies.

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Mapping Dreams

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In an astounding technological breakthrough, Japanese scientists have developed a device that converts a person's dreams into actual images on a computer screen. 

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Gimme Shelter

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Earthbag construction utilizes the materials of war for a peaceful purpose: building affordable, sustainable homes.

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Manufacturing Star Power

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Scientists are hoping to ignite a man-made star and bring humankind one step closer to opening the first nuclear fusion power plant. (more)

Silk Sensors

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Edible sensors made of silk could save lives by warning of biological threats.

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Web Prophecy

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The Web Bot Project predicts a string of escalating world events leading up to and culminating on the winter solstice in 2012.

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Solar Solution

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A break- through in solar cell technology promises nearly 100% efficiency. (more)

Vortex Power

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Inspired by nature, a new technological innovation is revolutionizing hydroelectric energy by harnessing the power of micro-vortices.

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The Cosmic Body

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Researchers are combining medical imaging technology with astronomy to form a new discipline known as Astronomical Medicine. (more)

The Fuel Cell Phone

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The Swedish- based company myFC has developed a way to use portable fuel cell technology to charge hand-held electronics. (more)

Of Campfires and Computers

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From language to advertising to technology, all of our experiences are mediated to some degree. We need to be more mindful of what constitutes authentic experience. It's vital that we participate more fully in the stories of our time and our lives. (more)