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Earth We can let fission fizzle out in a renewable world If Germany can phase out nuclear power and still thrive, why would other nations pursue a uranium-fuelled future? Opinion
Technology AI gets involved with the law Computer programs could soon start making legal decisions, and they might do a better job than humans News
Earth Over the rainbow: Patchwork view of Kansas from space (Image: USGS/ESA) "I'VE a feeling we're not in Kansas any more." Indeed not, we are 700 kilometres above Kansas, looking down from the venerable Landsat 5 satellite. What you can see is how huge swathes of the state have been given over to agriculture. It ain't known as the nation's breadbasket for nothing. Kansas produces … Regulars
Life Consciousness: Watching your mind in action We no longer have to wonder what self-awareness looks like, now we can see for ourselves Features
Enigma Number 1749 Genotype In a new design of cellphone, each of the 10 number keys is associated with some letters of the alphabet. All letters each appear once, but are not in the usual alphabetical order found on a standard phone. For example, W appears on the zero button, S is on the 5 button and N … Regulars
Feedback: Odds against James Bond's survival Odds against James Bond's survival AS CAMP as a row of tents. That's Feedback's assessment of the James Bond film franchise. Why? Consider this: the transvestite road-movie epic The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert almost certainly contains far fewer flagrant challenges to the reality scientists know and love than any one Bond film … Regulars