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Spore

Spore

Spore is putting the nerdy stuff back into video games. Plus Big Thinker Nicholas Negroponte.

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Human Terrain System

Human Terrain System

The Pentagon is bringing social scientists to the battlefield. Plus Big Thinker Samantha Power.

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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life

A new web-based zoological catalogue will store information about every single plant and animal on earth. Plus Big Thinker Wendy Kopp.

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Gum, Easily Removable

Gum, Easily Removable

The gum stuck-on-shoe/in-hair/to-your-stoop nightmare now has an antidote. Plus Big Thinker Mario Batali.

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Paper Saving

Paper Saving

A single setting in Microsoft Office wastes a small state's worth of trees every year. Plus Big Thinker Cameron Sinclair.

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X Prize

X Prize

The X Prize shakes gives stagnant industries a shot of entrepreneurial innovation. Plus Big Thinker Peter Diamandis.

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Nuclear Energy Goes Green

Nuclear Energy Goes Green

Policymakers and environmentalists are reconsidering the nuclear option. Plus Big Thinker Lawrence Lessig.

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Famous People Sell Magazines

Famous People Sell Magazines

We're won over by conventional newsstand wisdom. Sort of. Plus Big Thinker Danny DeVito.

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Serenity Now

How fan culture is reshaping the business of entertainment.

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Broken Record

How MySpace killed the radio star and our collective musical culture.

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Silver Lining

Is Iraq the first step in a new era of human rights?

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A Note from Baghdad

An aspiring filmmaker is forced to trade his camera for a gun.

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Internet International

The revolution won't be blogged, but it will be online.

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