Seven Must-Read Stories (Week Ending July 19, 2013)
Another chance to catch the most interesting, and important, articles from the previous week on MIT Technology Review.
- Edit Wars Reveal The 10 Most Controversial Topics on Wikipedia
An analysis of the most highly contested articles on Wikipedia reveals the controversies that appear invariant across languages and cultures. - Forget Battery Swapping: Tesla Aims to Charge Electric Cars in Five Minutes
Tesla Motors is pushing the limits of charging technology to make electric vehicles as practical as gas-powered cars. - It’s Up to You, Entrepreneurs
Startup scenes are popping up in cities all over the world. Brad Feld is part of the reason. - Bill Gates: Software Assistants Could Help Solve Global Problems
The founder of Microsoft says we have reached a “golden age” of computer science enabling more powerful assistant software. - Finding Cancer Cells in the Blood
Technologies that can pull tumor cells from patients’ blood are giving researchers an unprecedented look at cancer. - A Manufacturing Tool Builds 3-D Heart Tissue
A layer-by-layer fabrication tool lets researchers quickly form complicated biological tissue in three-dimensional space. - Microsoft Has an Operating System for Your House
Microsoft aims to simplify home automation with software that connects different Internet-enabled devices. <
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Five poems about the mind
DREAM VENDING MACHINE I feed it coins and watch the spring coil back,the clunk of a vacuum-packed, foil-wrappeddream dropping into the tray. It dispenses all kinds of dreams—bad dreams, good dreams,short nightmares to stave off worse ones, recurring dreams with a teacake marshmallow center.Hardboiled caramel dreams to tuck in your cheek,a bag of orange dreams…
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