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Author of Circumference of Darkness (entitled Maximum Impact in the UK)

Secrets of the World’s Oldest Calculator Are Revealed Today

July 31, 2008 · Comments Off on Secrets of the World’s Oldest Calculator Are Revealed Today

Check out the video that comes along with this story from the Telegraph, or just go here if you’re impatient. …

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In Search of a Beautiful Mind

July 16, 2008 · 1 Comment on In Search of a Beautiful Mind

He was long a jewel of the MIT faculty. Now, after a devastating brain injury, mathematician Seymour Papert is struggling …

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Inflation in U.S Growing at Fastest Pace in Over 27 Years

July 16, 2008 · Comments Off on Inflation in U.S Growing at Fastest Pace in Over 27 Years

The economy showed the depth of its twin problems on Tuesday, slow growth and rising inflation, as the nation wrestled …

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U.S Spy Bill Creates the ‘Infrastructure for a Police State’

June 29, 2008 · Comments Off on U.S Spy Bill Creates the ‘Infrastructure for a Police State’

The whistleblower at the heart of a lawsuit against AT&T for illegal eavesdropping says Congress is set to stage a …

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Their Deepest, Darkest Discovery

February 21, 2008 · Comments Off on Their Deepest, Darkest Discovery

from The Washington Post Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs …

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90% of World Bank Aid Money Consumed By Corruption

January 15, 2008 · Comments Off on 90% of World Bank Aid Money Consumed By Corruption

from the Wall Street Journal Online Corruption is an endemic problem in bank projects, swallowing unknown but significant chunks from …

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Google May Outspend The Federal Goverment on Renewable Energy Research

November 28, 2007 · Comments Off on Google May Outspend The Federal Goverment on Renewable Energy Research

Depending on how fast Google spends its money, its investment could rival the federal government’s investment in renewable energy. A …

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Driverless SUV wins $2 million at the DARPA challenge

November 6, 2007 · Comments Off on Driverless SUV wins $2 million at the DARPA challenge

The Tartan Racing Team, based at Carnegie Mellon University, walked away with a $2 million prize on Sunday for coming …

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Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000 names

October 25, 2007 · Comments Off on Terror watch list swells to more than 755,000 names

The U.S. government’s terrorist watch list has swelled to more than 755,000 names, according to a new government report that …

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MIT Researchers Build Tiny Batteries With Viruses

October 17, 2007 · Comments Off on MIT Researchers Build Tiny Batteries With Viruses

MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small “nanowire” structures for use in very thin …

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Adobe says Acrobat & Acrobat Reader vulnerable to hacks

October 12, 2007 · Comments Off on Adobe says Acrobat & Acrobat Reader vulnerable to hacks

Adobe Systems Inc, whose software is used by millions of people to read documents sent over the Internet, said on …

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In Surprise, Oilman Admits Iraq Kickbacks

October 2, 2007 · Comments Off on In Surprise, Oilman Admits Iraq Kickbacks

Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the Texas oilman accused of cheating the United Nations oil-for-food program, pleaded guilty yesterday to paying …

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