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Feeding the world while protecting the planet

The problem is stark: One billion people on earth don't have enough food right now. It's estimated that by 2050 there will be more than nine billion people living on the planet.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 33

Law professor studies 'sexing up and dumbing down' of work force

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pick a decade, any decade. From secretaries in miniskirts in the "Mad Men"-style '60s and Southwest Airlines' "hostesses" in hot pants in the "liberated" '70s, to the present-day surge of provocatively dressed ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Designing the interplanetary web

Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Video chat expands possibilities for face-to-face services

You once had to leave home to see a psychiatrist for therapy, a music teacher for guitar lessons or a makeup artist for face-to-face consultations. Now they can come to you, virtually, through video chat.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0