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War-torn Somalia stages TEDx conference

Somalia's war-ravaged capital Mogadishu will host Thursday its first ever TED talks as part of efforts to showcase improvements in development, business and security, organisers said.

Other Sciences / Other

created May 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness

(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tennessee seeks to question evolution in bill

US conservative Christians and science advocates are clashing again, this time in Tennessee over a bill that would allow debate in public schools over theories like evolution.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 185

With Breitbart gone, what becomes of his empire?

(AP) -- Can you have Breitbart.com without Andrew Breitbart?

Technology / Internet

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Eastern Europeans fuel fight for Internet freedoms

(AP) -- Eastern Europe's tradition of political revolt has met the digital age. This time it's not communists or food shortages fueling fury, but an international copyright treaty that opponents say threatens ...

Technology / Internet

created Feb 18, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Chicago asked not to stifle wireless at summits

(AP) -- Protesters are coming by the thousands to Chicago, armed with smartphones, video cameras and social media links that will allow them to instantly map strategy, share plans and disseminate images of ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GPS court ruling leaves US phone tracking unclear

A US Supreme Court decision requiring a warrant to place a GPS device on the car of a criminal suspect leaves unresolved the bigger issue of police tracking using mobile phones, legal experts say.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 11, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New videogames give civil uprising tips

The Arab Spring uprisings and Occupy-style US protests have inspired a new genre of serious videogames designed to help activists develop strategy -- all in the safety of cyberspace.

Technology / Software

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living, and coughing, downwind of Texas smoke stacks

When the black smoke pours out of the Texan oil refinery across the road in yet another unplanned discharge, Erma Lee Ellas has just one way to try to keep the cloud of chemicals from reaching her asthmatic ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Vancouver marks birth of Greenpeace 40 years ago

A simple phone call about dead sea otters washing up on the shores of Alaska after US nuclear tests lead to the birth of environmental organization Greenpeace four decades ago.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4


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