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Looking back at Obama's drone playbook, and when it's "okay" to assassinate an American

tesla: 1 gas: 0

How did the electric carmaker become the first to pay Washington back for all of those loans?

What's Assange's Deal?

Alex Gibney spills some secrets

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Three years ago, a Czech art collective revealed just how easy it is to become someone else.

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It's a rare treat to see them in the wild.

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Things I Saw and Ate at the Frieze Art Fair

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May 23 2013 Jordan Keenan

Why Do Beer Brewers Around the World Hate Fracking?

It's all about the water.

May 23 2013 Brian Merchant

Tesla Motors Is the First Automaker to Repay All of Its Government Loans

It simultaneously proved that electric vehicles and alternative energy loan programs can be a success.

May 23 2013 Derek Mead

Algae Could Provide One-Twelfth of the US Fuel Supply Without Stressing Water Supplies

There have been some seriously harebrained proposals put forward to build algae biofuel plants in water-stressed areas.

May 23 2013 Mat McDermott

Brilliant Mathematician Norbert Wiener Described the Robo-Apocalypse in 1949

Six decades later, the warning seems perfectly timed.

May 22 2013 Meghan Neal

Soylent, the Post-Food Macro-Nutritious Cocktail, Is Going Nationwide

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May 22 2013 Brian Merchant

'Smart' Guns Would Only Allow the Right Hands to Shoot Them

We're getting closer to creating personalized weapons that respond only to the proper touch or signal.

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Europe Wants Saharan Solar Power, but Morocco Called Dibs

While European leaders have been counting on the project supplying 20 percent of the continent's power by 2050, Saharan countries want to keep their solar power for themselves.

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Five Reasons Flickr's Redesign Is a Hit, All of Which Annoy Me

All it means is that now I've got yet another new interface to figure out.

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Australian Scientists Think "Salamander-Like" Human Limb Regeneration Is Possible

A new arm, grown for you in your nearest hospital.

May 22 2013 Brian Merchant

Could Bitcoin Help Everyone Else Avoid Taxes Like Apple?

Given what’s happening on a far grander scale, is such a reality really that ridiculous?

May 22 2013 Alec Liu

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The internet's libertarian dreams meet the real world.

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