Posts Tagged with "Future"

Plastic Soup

April 21, 2008

You may have heard of the North Pacific Gyre. According to Wikipedia, “the North Pacific Gyre (also known as North Pacific Subtropical Gyre) is a clockwise-swirling vortex of ocean currents comprising most of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is located between the equator and 50º N latitude and occupies an area of approximately ten million [...]

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Displacement Wars

March 5, 2008

Many companies and industries fail to reduce their emissions and adopt eco-friendly business practices. In the future, will they be held financially accountable for the costs of relocating people from cities and towns that are no longer livable as a result of global warming? The residents of Kivalina, a coastal native community in Alaska believes [...]

Magic Crystals

February 28, 2008

From the land of fake titties, cocaine nose jobs, bleached blonds, paparazzi and mutant celebrities comes a groundbreaking scientific development. Researches at UCLA have discovered how to manufacture magic crystal. Not that type of crystal! This isn’t a Steve Aoki dance party, and the scientists don’t look like they’re into raves. Rather, what has been [...]