50 Beautiful Blog Designs

There are things one can do a number of times without worrying about becoming boring. For instance, collecting and showcasing excellent blog designs. In this post we do it already the fifth time. Why? Web design lives in blogs; new developments appear there, that’s where the music plays. And that’s where you need to look [...]

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In Voting Software We Trust?

Computer scientist Ka-Ping Yee describes how he created the prototype voting machine software he calls Pvote and why he thinks it’s better than what we use now.

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Dr. Robert Martensen - A Life Worth Living

Dr. Moira Gunn speaks with Dr. Robert Martensen, author of "A Life Worth Living," about the good and bad of technology in healthcare in general and as we approach the end of life.

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Tjerk de Ruiter, Thomas Videbaek - On Cellulose

Dr. Moira Gunn talks cellulose with Tjerk de Ruiter on a "trade-up" kit for Iowa farmers to cellulosic ethanol, and Thomas Videbaek on a surprising cellulosic ethanol plant in China.

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Tough Economy Doesn’t Help U.S. ‘Innovation Gap’

Both John McCain and Barack Obama have declared that science and technology are essential to America’s security and success. Judy Estrin, author of Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy, explains the importance of scientific innovation.

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