Dual Perspectives
The Future of Reproduction: The Birth Business
Portfolio.com reports: The medical-industrial birth complex is under siege. New research says it's too costly and too inhumane. Are we at a tipping point? Continue
The Future of Reproduction: Male Pregnancy
Wired.com reports: Reproductive science is heading into territory that once only comedians dared to tread, including the means to let a father carry a baby to term. Continue
The Future of the Phone: The End of the Cell
Wired.com reports: Soon "anytime minutes," "roll-over minutes," and even your mobile-phone contract will seem as quaint as the corner pay phone. Continue
The Future of the Phone: Dialing for Dollars
Portfolio.com reports: The arrival of the mobile application store is about to change the way you use your phone, and the industry that makes it. Continue
The Future of Money: DIY Currencies
All the elements are in place for cell phones stuffed with many different microcurrencies. Continue
The Future of Money: The Return of the Gold Standard
The most successful of the current crop of microcurrencies is GoldMoney, a 21st-century take on the oldest financial trick in the book. Continue
Future of Energy: Artificial Geysers
Wired.com reports: In the not-too-distant future, it's the environmentalists who might be chanting "Drill, baby, drill" over and over again. Continue
Future of Energy: Geothermal Heats Up
Portfolio.com reports: There is a limitless amount of energy right under our feet. So why doesn't geothermal get any respect? Continue
The Future of Music: The Celestial Jukebox
Wired.com reports: The killer app for music—any song, at any time—is almost here. The only question is whether or not we'll label everybody who wants to tune in to it a "criminal." Continue
The Future of Music: Record Labels Get Real
After years of blaming the internet for their woes, the major labels are starting to face the music— and see the problem as one they made themselves. Continue
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