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As trivial party politics obstruct urgently needed action, real people experience real consequences
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A leading technologist imagines what will happen when home robots take on a larger role as domestic servants
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My response to a critique of a recent post
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Nobody wants to act like just another special interest—but science is for the long term good of the nation, not just the scientists.
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With climate deniers and political pundits trying to poke holes in what we know to be true, it's important to understand that science, too, is based on questioning facts
April 27, 2017 — Emily Weiss
It can have multiple benefits even when the partner is also an adversary
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It's tradition, which is why imported or newly invented sports rarely find a foothold
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