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  Fracking can cause earthquakes, but the risks are low

  By Andrew Webster on June 18, 2012 10:07 am + 36 comments

  According to a new report from the National Research Council, the controversial practice of h Continue reading…

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  The changing hue of movie posters

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 18, 2012 06:50 am + 24 comments

  A couple of weeks ago, software engineer Vijay Pandurangan had a theory. He decided that movie Continue reading…

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  How to measure the universe

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 16, 2012 10:44 am + 18 comments

  Have you ever wondered how we know the distance between Earth and Proxima Centauri? What about the Continue reading…

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  Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing: do the costs outweigh the benefits?

  By Justin Rubio on June 15, 2012 04:52 pm + 26 comments

  With a line of extremely successful e-readers and a gigantic user base, Amazon and its Kindle Direct Continue reading…

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  Fan fiction returns to the mainstream with a vengeance

  By Kimber Streams on June 15, 2012 04:09 pm + 16 comments

  As a denizen of the internet, you've almost definitely heard of fan fiction. The Wall Street Continue reading…

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  Former NASA rocket scientist: 'FTL might be achieved between the years 2300 and 3000'

  By Kimber Streams on June 15, 2012 01:50 pm + 47 comments

  Former NASA physicist and founder of the Tau Zero Foundation Marc Millis talked about the prospects Continue reading…

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  France's precursor to the internet, the Minitel, to retire after 30 years of service

  By Aaron Souppouris on June 15, 2012 04:28 am + 30 comments

  In 1982, years before the world wide web, came the Minitel. It was a French videotex system, a way Continue reading…

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  Human Microbiome Project: you've got 10 times as many microbes as cells

  By Evan Rodgers on June 14, 2012 08:13 pm + 11 comments

  Would you be upset to know that you're coated in bacteria and other microorganisms from head to Continue reading…

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  Obama's 2012 campaign focused on tech, sought advice from Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt

  By Kimber Streams on June 14, 2012 05:58 pm + 18 comments

  Bloomberg Businessweek's profile on Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina focuses on the Continue reading…

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  Cory Doctorow explains ebooks, copyright, and parallel importation

  By Evan Rodgers on June 14, 2012 05:49 pm + 2 comments

  In a blog post from this morning, Cory Doctorow — a technology writer who has given a number of s Continue reading…