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Space elevators and smart machines: Life in the year 2100

By Michio Kaku, Special to CNN Editor’s note: Michio Kaku is professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York and author of Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 (Doubleday). (CNN) — In my book, Physics

Steve Jobs, Apple founder, dies

By Brandon Griggs, Source: CNN Steve Jobs, the visionary in the black turtleneck who co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage, built it into the world’s leading tech company and led a mobile-computing revolution with wildly popular devices such as the iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56. The hard-driving executive

Archie Comics: Finally, some respect?

Erika D. Peterman — Special to CNN, Source: CNN.com They’re as much a part of Americana as Spider-Man, but Archie and his pals don’t always get the respect they deserve. Think about it: Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Reggie are instantly recognizable characters and archetypes, and I’d wager that most people

16 ‘super-Earths’ found outside solar system

Source: CNN.com It’s not like aliens put up a welcome banner or anything, but scientists now have newly identified at least one planet that could potentially sustain life. The European Southern Observatory has just announced the discovery of more than 50 new exoplanets (planets outside our solar system), including 16

A field guide to the geeks of Dragon*Con

by Michael Saba, CNN.com This Labor Day weekend marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Dragon*Con – the largest and most well-attended multi-genre convention in North America. Or, put simply, it’s the “mother of all things geek,” as Aaron Douglas (Galen Tyrol) of “Battlestar Galactica” said. For one magical weekend, geeks of

Obsessions: ‘The Big Lebowski’

By Katie McLaughlin, Source: CNN.com Achievers, raise your White Russian tumblers because this “Obsessions” is for you. Do you hate the Eagles? Do you bowl? Compulsively drink White Russians (er, Caucasians)? Is your only form of identification a Ralph’s Value Club card? Got a rug that really ties the room

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