2012 articles

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  Feature

  The End V: The rapture

  By Joseph L. Flatley on December 21, 2012 12:18 pm + 550 comments

  Pastor Harry Walther is in his late forties, a self-styled Christian preacher more or less since age Continue reading…

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  Article

  Watch this: 'Gangnam Style' and 'Call Me Maybe' meet at last in YouTube's Rewind 2012 mash-up

  By Sam Byford on December 18, 2012 01:30 am + 28 comments

  Google has announced the most popular YouTube videos of 2012, and it's no surprise to see K-pop Continue reading…

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  Feature

  The End: A journey through America's doomsday obsession

  By Joseph L. Flatley on December 17, 2012 11:20 am + 119 comments

  The Mayan Long Count calendar, used during the classic period of Maya civilization (200 - 909 AD), Continue reading…

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  Feature

  The End I: New World Order

  By Joseph L. Flatley on December 17, 2012 11:19 am + 216 comments

  When I finally got Doyel Shamley on the phone, I was pleasantly surprised. I was in New York, Continue reading…

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  Gallery

  Facebook Year in Review 2012

  on December 12, 2012 07:49 am + 1 comments

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  Article

  Whitney, Gangnam, and Sandy: what the world Googled in 2012

  By Aaron Souppouris on December 12, 2012 05:18 am + 79 comments

  Google has published its annual Zeitgeist report, revealing the world's most popular people, events, Continue reading…

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  Stream

  The best photography of 2012

  By Ben Kersey on December 10, 2012 05:48 am

  As another year comes to a close, publications have begun to highlight the most memorable moments Continue reading…

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  Article

  The best photos of 2012 as picked by The Wall Street Journal

  By Ben Kersey on December 10, 2012 04:58 am + 15 comments

  Not to be outdone by the AFP, The Wall Street Journal has served up its own collection of the images Continue reading…

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  Article

  Democratic party attracts far more technologists than Republicans, according to Nate Silver

  By Ben Kersey on November 29, 2012 06:25 am + 99 comments

  Nate Silver has presented an intriguing argument in his latest blog post for The New York Times that Continue reading…

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  Article

  Nvidia reports a third of its business is now 'non-PC,' doubles tablet shipments from a year ago

  By Vlad Savov on November 9, 2012 04:50 am + 42 comments

  One of the main beneficiaries of Android's exponential growth in mobile devices has been Nvidia, Continue reading…