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Cambridge scholars will study how robots are going to kill us all
Professional smart people who get paid to think about the future are exploring what they see as the rather plausible idea that robots will wipe us out.
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Putting wireless devices in cows’ stomachs could stop them from burping methane
These are our choices, basically. Cyborg-like cows, or eating much less meat and dairy.
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Wrecking Thanksgiving: Survey of 18 major environmental organizations finds total ignorance of climate science
Who wants to talk about climate on a holiday, especially Thanksgiving, when the spirit is generous and food inviting? Not me, I don’t generally volunteer to discuss the matter outside of activist circles; who wants to be a wet blanket, especially on a holiday? It is noteworthy, then, that climate was a topic of conversation […]
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The new head of the House Science Committee is indifferent to science
Rep. Lamar Smith, tapped to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, is a climate skeptic who likes to make climate jokes.
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Tobacco companies ordered to admit deception. Heads up, coal industry
A judge has ordered tobacco companies to run ads admitting they lied about the health effects of cigarettes. Can you think of any other lying industries?
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Not only can this jellyfish live forever, it has a theme song
The scientist in Japan who's dedicated his life to studying the jellies has found celebrity as the superhero Mr. Immortal Jellyfish Man.
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Sea levels are rising 60 percent faster than expected
Incidentally, I'm selling lovely beachfront property in West Virginia.
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‘Chasing Ice’ changed this climate-denying Bill O’Reilly listener into a believer
Whenever you feel discouraged about climate change deniers, watch this video.
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Texas town is building public bathrooms made entirely out of glass
Because what sounds more Texan than a glass bathroom?
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EPA: No new contracts for you, BP (but keep the old ones)
It's another punishment for the 2010 oil spill -- and another punishment that doesn't seem that harsh.
