Secrets of the World’s Oldest Calculator Are Revealed Today
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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 …
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’
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
from The Washington Post Researchers in New York reported this month that they have created a paper-thin material that absorbs …
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
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
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
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
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
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
Oscar S. Wyatt Jr., the Texas oilman accused of cheating the United Nations oil-for-food program, pleaded guilty yesterday to paying …
