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Michel de Montaigne: 15 pithy quotes on his birthday
February 28th marks Michel de Montaigne's 480th birthday. Here, to celebrate, are some of his most enduring aphorisms.
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Little Green Men? New type of star breaks all the pulsar rules
A newly discovered group of 36 stars seems to be pulsating regularly, but only once every 2 to 20 hours – many times slower than any known pulsar.
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Chapter & Verse Lizzie Skurnick Books will retrieve out-of-print young adult books
Lizzie Skurnick Books, named after the author who will oversee the titles, will re-release old favorites among young adult titles first published between the 1920s and 1980s.
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Michel de Montaigne: 15 pithy quotes on his birthday
February 28th marks Michel de Montaigne's 480th birthday. Here, to celebrate, are some of his most enduring aphorisms.
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The Monitor's View Shaping the world of 2030
A US intelligence report to the president on global trends to the year 2030 is generally upbeat. But like any futuristic study, its foresight needs hindsight in the reading.
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Readers Write: Can we teach robots to think ethically?
Letters to the Editor for the October 8, 2012 weekly print issue: When we create artificial intelligence, will we create artificial 'ethicators,' too? The potential for 'cognitive decision-making skills' in computers is both challenging and exciting.
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The Vote Newt Gingrich biggest geek in GOP primary race, says Scientific American
Newt Gingrich – also known as 'Newt Skywalker' – topped the Scientific American ranking of six GOP candidates. Ron Paul came in third.
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Chapter & Verse Farewell, Borders – lights out
A journalist examines her grief over the disappearance of Borders.
10/24/2011 12:36 pm -
The Monitor's View Defining intelligence in the Watson computer on Jeopardy!
The IBM computer Watson, appearing on Jeopardy! this week, may defeat the human players. But humanity is the real winner by gaining a better understanding of what real intelligence is.
02/14/2011 03:17 pm -
Milky Way 'bubbles' baffle astronomers searching for dark matter
A team of scientists, using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, says a pair of puzzling bubbles gets in the way of their quest to search for dark matter at the core of the Milky Way.
11/10/2010 05:58 pm -
Opinion Jon Stewart and a question of 'Sanity': why a comedian is now liberals' No. 1 hero
As the 'Rally to Restore Sanity' shows, America's liberals are increasingly turning to Jon Stewart as their most inspirational figure. Part of the reason is President Obama's declining political fortunes, but ultimately it is the left’s desire for civility that has turned a comedian into a political star.
10/29/2010 12:10 pm -
Channeling my inner Hemingway – or not
'I Write Like,' a hot new website, purports to tell visitors which bestselling authors' work their prose most resembles.
08/02/2010 10:52 am -
In Pictures Apple's iCandy
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Growthology Anticipating Paul Krugman: Early thoughts on his recent profile in the New Yorker
Paul Krugman is profiled in this week's issue of the New Yorker.
02/23/2010 04:11 pm -
Robotic exoskeletons: Suited for superhuman power
Exoskeletons – or wearable robots – strengthen soldiers and mobilize the disabled.
12/01/2009 12:00 am -
Tech-word origins: stranger than science
A lexicographer describes where science fiction struck first.
05/26/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse 'The book was better': Movies that didn't measure up
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
Arthur C. Clarke: an inventor of the world as we know it today
His imagination helped shape a vision of the future for millions of American readers.
03/25/2008 01:00 am
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