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Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

Technology’s future isn’t gleaming, it’s dirty and biological

16 October 2019

We’ve always thought of tech as conquering nature, but the climate crisis is changing everything – not least what future advances will look like, argues Annalee Newitz
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7 crazy transport systems that didn't go the distance

8 September 2017

New York nearly had a pneumatic subway, and the US military thought about sending their soldiers abroad on rockets. Find out why these and other quirky ideas failed

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