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the weird things year in review, third edition

Another year, another peek under the hood of Weird Things.
the weird things year in review, third edition

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weird things wrap up, 2010

It's been a busy, wild, weird year...
weird things wrap up, 2010

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why we shouldn't mix kurzweil with atheism

When you start with a deeply flawed premise and advance a deeply flawed argument, you'll come to a deeply flawed conclusion.
why we shouldn't mix kurzweil with atheism

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looking for science in all the wrong places

Science bloggers are trying to wedge scientific accuracy into Tron Legacy, a movie which doesn't have any scientific content to speak of.
looking for science in all the wrong places

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tron legacy's glimpses of high tech idealism

Tron Legacy didn't just have countless special effects and a custom soundtrack, it managed to cram in a massive dose of tech utopianism.
tron legacy's glimpses of high tech idealism

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the tech prophet's visions get graded by ieee

IEEE is not impressed with Ray Kurzweil's cold readings about the future of computing and technology.
the tech prophet's visions get graded by ieee

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dear technophobes, the kids are quite all right…

Over the last 60 years, the world has dramatically changed but K-12 education hasn't. Just blaming social media and web connected devices won't help get students more engaged.
dear technophobes, the kids are quite all right…

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why valley execs need to stop prognosticating

The last thing we need is to try and turn social media into an artificial intelligence.
why valley execs need to stop prognosticating

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gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

Gizmodo is taking a very hard line with trolls and the trolls demand their right to hurl abuse. Is this is the start of showdowns to come?
gizmodo's editor tackles the troll community

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the right and wrong reasons to study computers

Regardless of what you may have heard, computer science will not make you a better writer or communicator.
the right and wrong reasons to study computers

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mixing technology and evolution yet again…

It's often tempting to compare advancements in technology to evolution. But they're two fundamentally different processes.
mixing technology and evolution yet again…

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the age of the cyber-vigilante is here. now what?

Online mobs have become judge, jury, and executioner. What happens to social media now?
the age of the cyber-vigilante is here. now what?

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robots just might take your job. and keep it.

Being replaced by machines at work is no longer a utopian prediction. It's a grim reality for which our leaders haven't even tried to prepare.
robots just might take your job. and keep it.

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could video games train their players for war?

Using video games and realistic virtual simulations to train soldiers has been a sci-fi trope for many years. Experts are wondering if it could soon become a reality.
could video games train their players for war?

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turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

Tron's human/computer gateway certainly seems cool, but it's going to be pretty much impossible to build, ever.
turning humans into digital vapor, revisited

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